The LSU Faculty Senate is considering a resolution that would move all spring and fall semester class start times ahead by 10 minutes.
Faculty Senate Resolution 11-18, “Scheduling Classes on the Hour and Half Past the Hour,” was introduced at the Faculty Senate’s October meeting at the request of former Senator Fereydoun Aghazadeh.
The industrial engineering professor said the University’s current class time schedule does not make sense when considering other colleges’ schedules.
“Basically, we are out of sync with the community and the rest of the world,” Aghazadeh said.
According to Aghazadeh, the University should reformat its class times to have uniformity and continuity in peoples’ schedules.
“Final exams start on the hour and half hour, as do meetings and courses during intersessions,” Aghazadeh said.
Amanda Eccles, history and Spanish senior, said she doesn’t consider the proposed schedule change negative.
“It’s not a problem from a commuter’s perspective,” Eccles said. “We already have to get here early to get state.”
“I have been teaching for 26 years and it was like that when I got here,” Aghazadeh said.
The class scheduling resolution will be read one final time and voted on at the Faculty Senate’s Nov. 1 meeting, according to Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope.The LSU Faculty Senate is considering a resolution that would move all spring and fall semester class start times ahead by 10 minutes.
Faculty Senate Resolution 11-18, “Scheduling Classes on the Hour and Half Past the Hour,” was introduced at the Faculty Senate’s October meeting at the request of former Senator Fereydoun Aghazadeh.
The industrial engineering professor said the University’s current class time schedule does not make sense when considering other colleges’ schedules.
“Basically, we are out of sync with the community and the rest of the world,” Aghazadeh said.
According to Aghazadeh, the University should reformat its class times to have uniformity and continuity in peoples’ schedules.
“Final exams start on the hour and half hour, as do meetings and courses during intersessions,” Aghazadeh said.
Amanda Eccles, history and Spanish senior, said she doesn’t consider the proposed schedule change negative.
“It’s not a problem from a commuter’s perspective,” Eccles said. “We already have to get here early to get state.”
“I have been teaching for 26 years and it was like that when I got here,” Aghazadeh said.
The class scheduling resolution will be read one final time and voted on at the Faculty Senate’s Nov. 1 meeting, according to Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope.
 
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