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Keep ULV’s current calendar

The University of La Verne currently has a two-semester schedule with a January interterm, which works perfectly for undergraduate students because the January term is paid for in the general tuition for up to five units per student.

Provost Alden Reimonenq has proposed three new campus schedules, which, if accepted, will improve classroom utilization and coordinate ULV’s multiple calendar schedules that come with our multifaceted University with regional classes offered across the state. All three proposals increase the length of semesters to 16 weeks and all three call for the school year to start in August, before Labor Day. Presently, ULV’s fall semester starts the day after Labor Day.

In some ways, it feels like a game show where contestants are offered whatever is behind curtain A, B or C.

The Campus Times has peaked behind those curtains and offers its opinion. Proposal A starts mid-August and offers a one week fall break and then a May term. A May interim instead of a January term is harder for students because many students work during the summer. Many students take a class in January term that allows them to graduate on time; however, with a May interim, students might have to wait to graduate until the following semester. The greatest argument against this proposal is that it was tried once before in the 1970s and was a failure. Administrators should review their historical notes on why that happened. Kindly said, we’ll take a pass on proposal A.

Proposal B offers a May term but no fall break. We will defer on that one too.

Proposal C keeps January Interterm, offers no fall break but contains a one-week spring break. This is the best of the bunch. January term works perfect with students’ schedules. It also greatly helps students gain extra units and stay on track to graduate. But the downside is that this proposal lengthens the academic year by two weeks.

So, we vote for the nonexistent Proposal D, which is to keep the schedule we have now. Our existing schedule offers options for two hour class blocks, which lead to study days on Fridays. From our viewpoint, it is hard to see how students will benefit from the reasons given to make changes to proposals A, B and C.

We do not want what is behind the curtain; instead, ULV should keep the schedule the same. The decision should be strongly based on benefitting the students. If the students are not pleased with the University, the school may experience an even higher decline in enrollment.

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