Many schools are advocating a relaxation of mandatory attendance policies this fall in anticipation of significant numbers of students ailing from H1N1.
See the CDC site http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/school/higheredguidance.html for guidelines for institutions of higher education. Here are the UWF guidelines: http://uwf.edu/cutla/campus_planning--emergency.cfm These are similar to those posted by a variety of institutions (U Michigan has a similar set of guidelines). May be much ado about not much, but we've had a few documented cases on our campus this summer and continuing cases in the local community. Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. Director, Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Associate Professor, Psychology University of West Florida Pensacola, FL 32514 - 5751 Phone: (850) 857-6355 or 473-7435 e-mail: [email protected] CUTLA Web Site: http://uwf.edu/cutla/ Personal Web Pages: http://uwf.edu/cstanny/website/index.htm -----Original Message----- From: Ken Steele [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:36 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] No-Show penalty -- still in use? It is the beginning of the semester and the faculty are hot to snuff the infamous no-show with various consequences like extra requirements, extra participations, loss of points, etc. I seem to remember a discussion that concluded that these kinds of consequences were no longer permitted. Can anyone point me to the definitive answer to this question (definitive for 9/25/09, speed of change may vary with location.) Ken --------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [email protected] Professor and Assistant Chairperson Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
