Faculty Senate
Senate Votes to Increase Time Between Classes
The UA Faculty Senate voted to allow students 15 minutes between classes next semester because of the number of classes meeting in buildings farther from the center of campus, said Tim Kral, chair of the Faculty Senate. Another factor in …
Faculty Senate Will Vote on Intersessions
The faculty senate will decide Wednesday to offer three new intersessions that might be available beginning in the spring. The move might replace the 6 and 12 week summer sessions in place of shorter 5 and 10 week sessions. Intersessions …
Cooking for College Credit
A new food science major with a concentration in culinary arts has been approved for the spring 2012 semester, said the department head of food science and engineering. The new major’s official name is food and culinary sciences. It is …
UA Gives Students Fall Break
This year, UA students will have fall break Monday Oct. 17 through Tuesday Oct. 18, said the provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs. The break will give students a four-day weekend to help revitalize them for the second half …
Lights, Camera Action: Classes Could Air Online
Classes are soon to be recorded in real-time to air online, and it is causing a heated debate. UA professors have strong opinions on who exactly owns the copyright to their lectures. “We work very hard on all our lectures,” …
UA Officials Hire More Educators to Teach Record Number of Students
The UA recently added more faculty members in order to accommodate a record enrollment of students, which grew this semester by more than 1,500 students, a university official said. A total of 63 more faculty members have been hired compared …
