The ongoing battle over Fruesday was brought up yet again at Thursday's University Senate meeting, but this time it seems a change is near.
A proposal to end Fruesday passed at the meeting after being brought forth by Barry Umansky, telecommunications professor and ex-officio of University Senate.
The contents of the passed proposal include eliminating Fruesday, adding another day to Fall Break and condensing Finals Week into four days, with the Monday of Finals Week being a regular instructional day.
"We will have a radical concept. Monday classes will meet on Monday of Thanksgiving week and Tuesday classes will meet on Tuesday of Thanksgiving week. What an idea," Umansky said.
The last time Monday of Finals Week was an instructional day was in 2006, the year before Fruesday began.
The next step for ratification is for the proposal to pass through the Board of Trustees and President Jo Ann Gora. If passed, it would go into effect in Fall 2011.
Gora was present at Thursday's meeting and agreed with the elimination of Fruesday.
"Unfortunately, Fruesday led to a situation in which the Tuesday and Thursday classes had 11 days in which they had no classes, which is just unacceptable, so Fruesday is done," Gora said.
During discussion, concern was brought up about cramming a full semester's work of courses into a four-day exam week.
Gora said she is afraid the Monday instructional day of exam week would not be utilized as a real class.
"Why would we compress the exam schedule when Monday won't be a real class anyway?" she asked.
Gora said it is good that the proposal passed because now the administration has something to respond to.
"And we will respond," she said.
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