This email is sent on behalf of the ad hoc committee reviewing the current summer term academic schedule. In 2021, the structure of the Summer Term Academic Schedule was revised to provide a more simplified model with two 6-week segments and one 12-week segment. Each segment is followed by one week without evaluation or instruction to facilitate course grading. Field trip and co-op courses are scheduled separately as appropriate. In November 2023, Senate approved a motion to review the Summer Term Academic Schedule. An ad hoc Committee to Review the Summer Term Academic Schedule was established in 2024 with the following members:
Donna Martin (Associate Dean, Graduate Programs, Nursing) Greg Smith (Vice-Provost (Academic Planning and Programs)) Jeff Adams (University Registrar and Executive Director, Enrolment Services) Gayle Gordon (Associate Registrar and Director of Systems) Philip Ferguson (Engineering) Jeremy Patzer (Arts) John Sorensen (Science) Rob Hoppa (Associate Dean, Research, Arts) Horace Luong (Associate Dean, Student Experience, Science) Taylor Friesen (Agricultural and Food Science) Rachhvir Dhaliwal, (UMSU Vice President University Affairs) Christopher Yendt (UMGSA President)
The objectives of the review are to investigate any impacts of the Summer Term Academic Schedule structure on:
* students' summer employment,
* units' ability to hire instructors to teach Summer Term courses, and
* academic staff members' ability to take vacation time in the summer.
Additionally, the ad hoc committee will determine if the goals for restructuring the Summer Term Academic Schedule were met. The goals were:
* provide an outstanding student experience,
* create a schedule that enables students to learn course material in a comparable way to courses taught in the Fall and Winter terms,
* allow for sufficient time in an examination period with few or no exam conflicts,
* provide time for instructors to complete marking and for students to receive their grades prior to beginning their next courses. We are interested in learning about the perspectives of the current Summer Term Academic Schedule amongst all students. You are invited to complete a confidential survey about the current Summer Term Academic Schedule. The survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Survey results will be summarized and included in a report to Senate in 2025. This survey was approved by the UM Survey Review Committee. Click on this link to begin the confidential survey: https://cssrp.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6ioVv2cP6wea7fE
This message is available in alternate formats upon request to:
Marcia Yoshida Student Appeals and Academic Governance Officer Office of the University Secretary University of Manitoba 312 Administration Building Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
[University of Manitoba logo]
