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Univ. reduces Fall Break for next year

Don’t book a hotel in Jacksonville, Fla. yet. Fall Break will be one day shorter beginning next year.

The University Council approved the academic calender for the 2008-2009 school year without a single objection Thursday afternoon.

In 2008, Fall Break will begin on Oct.

Funds critical to medical site

The University could get only half of the Navy School site, according to a new plan offered to University officials.

If the University fails to receive funding for its proposed medical school campus by the Spring of 2010, then the other half of the site will be sold to private developers.

ACC threatens happy hour

Power hour no more?

If a proposal presented to the Athens-Clarke County Commission is passed, students packing downtown for their favorite drink specials will pay full price.

The idea was one of dozens presented to the ACC Commission last week in a move to revise the local alcohol ordinance, said Mayor Heidi Davison.

Administrative decisions ignite heated debate

A handful of University professors expressed concern with the way two upper-level administrators were hired at a heated Executive Council meeting of the University Council on Thursday.

“There seemed to be no provision in these searches for the broader faculty to have input,” said John Morrow, president of the University chapter of the American Association of University Professors.

Univ. requests entire Navy site

Only 30 acres of land usable Despite requests from private developers for a piece of the property, University officials still are asking for the entire Navy site on Prince Avenue. Meanwhile, the funding for the University’s proposed health sciences campus remains up in the air.

Franklin dean may be Dartmouth bound

Michelle Garfield, associate dean of the Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, soon may be leaving for the Ivy League.

She is one of four candidates being considered for the position of Dean of Dartmouth College.

Garfield said it is a “win-win situation” even if she is not chosen for the new job.

Plus-minus grades a mixed bag for students

The Facebook petition group to end plus-minus grading probably won’t be getting their wish. The overall University GPA with the plus-minus system, in Fall 2006, was only slightly lower than in Fall 2005. The number of grades lowered by minuses were almost 6,000 more than the number of grades which were raised by pluses.

Possible changes to Fall Break

Fall Break will be one day shorter and cheaters may find it harder to get off the hook if two measures proposed by the Educational Affairs Committee Monday are approved by the full University Committee. Students may have one less day to party – or prepare – before the Georgia/Florida game, after a measure passed unanimously to shorten Fall Break to Friday, Oct.

BOR gives Adams increased powers

University President Michael Adams will have the authority to change the alcohol policy, choose dorm prices and hire and fire faculty – without approval by the Board of Regents.

The set of measures, which passed in a Board meeting Tuesday, are part of Chancellor Erroll Davis’ effort to transfer authority from his hands down to University system presidents, said John Milsaps, spokesman for the Board of Regents.

Professors opposing background checks

University professors voted to send a list of complaints about a new background check policy to Board of Regents Chancellor Errol Davis at a University Council meeting Thursday.

“You just can’t have this blanket statement that will probably lead to unwarranted and unnecessary checks that will intrude on people’s privacy,” said history professor John Morrow after the meeting.

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