[Englecturers] Fwd: Re: Biol 05LA exam conflict - PERHAPS A ENGL 1ABC, FINAL EXAM CONFLICT WITH STUDENTS

[Teri Carter]

It has come to the attention of Rise' Axelrod, that a few Biology students 
may have a conflict with their Final Exam schedule.  Please reference to 
Professor Oro's response to Rise' in regards to this issue. I believe the 
students have another option if they run into a conflict.




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>From: Rise Axelrod <rise.axelrod at ucr.edu>
>Subject: Re: Biol 05LA exam conflict
>Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 09:00:03 -0800
>To: John Oross <john.oross at ucr.edu>
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>Professor Oros,
>
>Thank you very much. I appreciate the apology and the explanation. If I 
>hear reports regarding any other Biol 05LA students in future, I will know 
>how to advise them.
>
>Sincerely,
>Rise B. Axelrod
>Professor and Director of Composition
>rise.axelrod at ucr.edu
>
>On Dec 2, 2005, at 2:09 PM, John Oross wrote:
>
>>Dear Professor Axelrod,
>
>
>>I am writing to offer an apology and an explanation about the time 
>>conflict between your ENG 1C class and the evening exam in my lab class 
>>(Biol 05LA).  Basically, I am surprised that this even came to your 
>>attention because of the measures we take to avert and/or circumvent this 
>>problem.  Most students never encounter this problem because we make note 
>>of the date and time of the lab exam in the official Schedule of Classes 
>>each quarter that this course is offered; thus students usually avoid 
>>signing up for classes or labs on Monday evening.  However, some 
>>circumstances occur that necessitate students signing up for Monday 
>>evening classes.  In order to accommodate these students we let them know 
>>at the beginning of the quarter, both verbally and in the lab manual, of 
>>the time and date of the exam and that they will need to be alert for 
>>instructions coming later in the quarter about what they need to do to 
>>deal with this conflict.  Starting in week 6 of the quarter we inform the 
>>students, via their TA's and the course website, of the alternative that 
>>exists for those students with class conflicts - we offer an earlier 5:00 
>>PM  sitting of the exam.  All they have to do is to put their name on a 
>>list that is present in the lab rooms during one of the regular lab 
>>sessions for weeks 6-9.  Once their conflict has been substantiated, they 
>>are authorized to sit in the early session.  Ms. Hsiao and Fong failed to 
>>do this.  This was not true for all of you students; another 1C student, 
>>Audrey Kim, followed this procedure with no difficulty.
>
>
>> From this presentation, I hope you can see that there was no willful 
>> attempt to make your students miss this important session of your 
>> class.  In closing, I would like to apologize for any problem or stress 
>> this situation may have caused you and would welcome any response that 
>> you might have.
>
>
>>Sincerely,
>
>
>>John W Oross
>
>>--
>>John W. Oross
>>Academic Coordinator
>>Biology Dept. - SPTH 1360
>>University of California
>>Riverside, CA 92521
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Teri Carter
Student Affairs Assistant
UC Riverside English Department
Phone: 951-827-1453
Fax: 951-787-3967  
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