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51 Classes start early this fall
UNI Century 2:3, p.3
6/1/1974 Fall semester begins August 26, with three week interim between fall and spring semesters.
52 Summer sessions
Northern Iowan 70:46, p.1
4/12/1974 Provost Martin explains that two four-week sessions as well as the usual eight-week session will be offered.
53 Semester will begin, end earlier next fall
UNI Century 2:1, p.1
1/1/1974 Fall classes will begin in late August and end before Christmas; spring classes will begin in mid-January and end in mid-May.
54 Regents approved two-year calendar
Northern Iowan 70:11, p.5
10/19/1973 Regents approve pre-Christmas fall calendars for 1974-1975 and 1975-1976.
55 New semester plan may be one year away
UNI Century 1:3, p.1
6/1/1973 Faculty and students react to plan to end fall semester before Christmas; have three week interim; and end spring semester in mid-May.
56 Drop the calendar
Lynch--Steven
Northern Iowan 69:51, p.2
5/1/1973 Wonders if students have considered all implications of new calendar.
57 Faculty votes delay for pre-Christmas semester start
Northern Iowan 69:43, p.1
3/23/1973 Will begin in 1974-1975 school year; semester break shortened to three weeks.
58 Missing
Chang--James C. (Chemistry Faculty)
Northern Iowan 69:41, p.3
3/16/1973 Professor Chang believes that the NI should have noted that the faculty approved a new pre-Christmas calendar.
59 Another calendar--the 4-4-2-2 plan
Chang--James C. (Chemistry Faculty)
Northern Iowan 69:35, p.2
2/23/1973 Professor Chang outlines plan which he believes will significantly improve calendar reform plan.
60 The Pre-Christmas idea
Potter--Don
Northern Iowan 69:35, p.3
2/23/1973 Faculty will now consider specific calendars; discussion of six week break between semesters..
61 Pre-Christmas plans presented to Senators
Potter--Don
Northern Iowan 69:33, p.1
2/16/1973 Would end fall semester on December 21 and begin spring semester on February 4.
62 No calendar approved
Gach--Vicki
Northern Iowan 69:32, p.3
2/13/1973 Idea of pre-Christmas calendar is approved, but no specific calendar has been set.
63 Pre-Christmas semester plan gets faculty approval
Olson--Diane
Northern Iowan 69:31, p.1
2/9/1973 Faculty members point out good and bad points; must now await approval of specific calendar.
64 Pre-Christmas consideration
Gach--Vicki
Northern Iowan 69:29, p.2
2/2/1973 Points out advantages to calendar reform.
65 UNISA discusses Regents, calendar, faculty evaluation
Freiberg--Karen (Class of 1974)
Northern Iowan 69:19, p.1
11/17/1972
66 The poll that wasn't
Northern Iowan 68:45, p.2
4/11/1972 Disagrees with Professor Tulasiewicz on matter of polling students about pre-Christmas calendar.
67 Faculty won't consider pre-Xmas semester
Pershall--Mary K. (Class of 1973)
Northern Iowan 68:43, p.1
3/24/1972 Continuing debate on length of half-terms.
68 Ideas on the no finals and pre-Christmas plan
Stewart--David W.
Northern Iowan 68:43, p.2
3/24/1972 Supports pre-Christmas plan; would like opportunity to go over final examinations.
69 Support for eliminating finals
Beymer--Bob
Northern Iowan 68:42, p.2
3/21/1972 Believes that pre-Christmas semester and finals week may be incompatible.
70 Eliminate finals week
Stamp--Keith L. (Classes of 1972--1975--1979 and 1994)
Northern Iowan 68:40, p.2
3/14/1972 Exams seem to serve little purpose; elimination of this period would equalize semester halves.
71 Objections to pre-Christmas
Einck--Beth
Northern Iowan 68:35, p.3
2/25/1972
72 No to pre-Christmas because . . .
Crawford--Elinor Ann (Physical Education Faculty)
Northern Iowan 68:34, p.2
2/22/1972 Professor Crawford outlines reasons she voted against a semester that ends before Christmas.
73 "Eliminate the dead session"
Gach--Vicki
Northern Iowan 68:32, p.3
2/15/1972 Believes that reformed calendar would benefit students.
74 Dorms drive for visitation reform
Beymer--Bob
Northern Iowan 68:32, p.1
2/15/1972 Results of survey distributed to student leaders: other important issues include calendar reform and combination of AWS and MRA into Residence Hall Association.
75 Sincerity and the faculty
Northern Iowan 68:32, p.3
2/15/1972 Dissatisfied with reasons cited by faculty for not approving revised calendar.
76 Pre-Christmas plan killed?
Chang--James C. (Chemistry Faculty)
Northern Iowan 68:31, p.3
2/11/1972 Professor Chang attempts to clarify certain faculty objections to the current proposed plan.
77 Who's UNI for?
Kirby--Kenn
Northern Iowan 68:31, p.2
2/11/1972 Critical of food service situation and academic calendar revision; urges students to use their rights.
78 Faculty kills pre-Christmas semester
Haring--Cynthia
Northern Iowan 68:30, p.1
2/8/1972 Faculty defeat proposal, 159-113; cite conflicts with student teaching and nine week courses.
79 Pre-Christmas plan "will not die"
Linn--Shirley
Northern Iowan 68:30, p.3
2/8/1972 Urges students to continue their fight for calendar revision.
80 The 4-4-2-2 calendar plan; Fitzgerald suggests another plan
Fitzgerald--Jerry
Northern Iowan 68:29, p.4
2/4/1972 Detailed explanation of another academic calendar.
81 Coed is upset by faculty 'buck-passing'
Fredrickson--Jann
Northern Iowan 68:28, p.2
1/14/1972 Finds only disorder in Faculty Senate consideration of modifying semester calendar.
82 Pre-Christmas semester meets opposition from faculty
Haring--Cynthia
Northern Iowan 68:28, p.1
1/14/1972 After debate, the matter is sent to the full faculty without a recommendation.
83 Student Senate passes pre-Christmas semester
Haring--Cynthia
Northern Iowan 68:21, p.1
12/3/1971 Also considers proposals from Committee on Grading.
84 Student Senate discusses emergency conference
Haring--Cynthia
Northern Iowan 68:19, p.1
11/19/1971 Also consider alteration of semester schedule.
85 Dialogue topic is Texas Plan
Northern Iowan 68:15, p.7
11/5/1971 Will discuss rescheduling the semesters.
86 Students present facts about 'Texas plan'
Hult--Beverly (Classes of 1974 and 1977)
Northern Iowan 68:15, p.3
11/5/1971 Present advantages and disadvantages.
87 Student Senate discusses 'Texas', '17 week' plans
Northern Iowan 68:11, p.15
10/22/1971
88 VP Leonard talks about Texas plan
Leonard--Jane Little
Northern Iowan 68:11, p.2
10/22/1971 Believes UNI should adopt pre-Christmas semester end, despite problems posed by student teaching schedules.
89 'Texas plan'
Stamp--Keith L. (Classes of 1972--1975--1979 and 1994)
Northern Iowan 68:9, p.2
10/15/1971 Supports ending first semester before Christmas.
90 Pre Christmas semester into effect next year
Haring--Cynthia
Northern Iowan 68:9, p.1
10/15/1971 Committee recommends re-arrangement of semesters.
91 Student Senate discusses 'Texas plan' in Tuesday meeting
Haring--Cynthia
Northern Iowan 68:9, p.7
10/15/1971
92 Student wants finals before X-mas break
McLeod--Becky
Northern Iowan 68:4, p.2
9/28/1971 Advantages of plan.
93 Kamerick explains inability to alter finals schedule
Northern Iowan 67:50, p.11
5/4/1971 President explains that calendar, once approved by Regents, is difficult to change.
94 End fall semester before Christmas vacation
Northern Iowan 67:24, p.2
12/15/1970 Would like to move calendar up about two weeks.
95 Board of Regents votes to drop 11-week session
College Eye 64:4, p.1
9/22/1967 Eleven week session dropped due to low enrollment; eight week session will continue.
96 Faculty Senate accepts six year school calendar
College Eye 63:35, p.5
2/24/1967 Marshall Beard comments on the calendar.
97 Fall semester terminates January 25
College Eye 63:28, p.8
1/13/1967
98 J. W. Maucker announces Saturday dismissal
College Eye 63:25, p.1
12/15/1966 Classes will be dismissed early for Christmas break; photo.
99 Students should help determine the academic calendar
College Eye 63:25, p.2
12/15/1966 Calls for greater student input into the calendar process
100 Time changes for employees are announced
College Eye 63:25, p.1
12/15/1966 Student teachers and college employees will not be affected by the change in the Christmas break schedule.

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