The MU Faculty Council approved a new finals week schedule this week that moves Reading Day to a Thursday and starts exams on Friday.
Council members are hopeful the change will be in place for the Fall 2009 semester.
Under the policy change, classes would end Wednesday, with no classes Thursday and finals beginning Friday. Exams would [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Faculty Council approves new finals week schedule
Posted in 32974, Faculty and Staff, Miscellaneous, Student Life, tagged Exam Week, Faculty Council, Fall 2009, Finals, Graduation, MU, Nathan Winters, Reading Day on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Gordon Lamb to retire from UM System
Posted in 32974 on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gordon Lamb, who served as the UM System’s interim president between April 2007 and February 2008, announced Monday that he will retire, effective March 1.
Since Gary Forsee’s appointment as system president last year, Lamb has served as system executive vice president.
Read more by Nathan Winters at ColumbiaMissourian.com.
Correction: FAFSA deadline
Posted in 32974 on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to the Student Financial Aid office, the deadline for the FAFSA at MU is March 1st. In a previous post, I stated April 1st by mistake.
Sorry for the mix-up… register online today!
Pell Grant Increases By $500
Posted in 32974 on February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The recently passed stimulus bill provides billions of dollars for higher education, but there are a few bonuses that affect families directly. Pell Grants provide need-based grants to low-income families and students.
The amount of the grant given is based on a few factors: family income, cost of attendance, full time or part time status, and [...]
Is your diploma legit?
Posted in 32974 on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Senator Matt Bartle is currently sponsoring a bill that would prohibit the use of or attempted use of false or misleading diplomas. Violating the act would be a Class C Misdemeanor. The last action on the bill was a hearing conducted by the Education Committee on Jan. 28.
Officials at the Missouri Dept. of Higher Education [...]
Have an early happy Valentine’s Day
Posted in MU Events, Student Life, tagged Columbia Missourian, Emily Younker, Memorial Student Union, MU, Valentine's Day on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Drop by the Memorial Student Union tonight between 8 p.m. and midnight and here’s a sampling of what you can expect:
Mix-and-match speed dating
Free pizza, soda and other treats
Love-song karaoke
Valentine arts and crafts
Free for MU students with a student ID; $5 for everyone else.
Trimmed-down stimulus plan includes nearly $100 million for education
Posted in 32974 on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From The Christian Science Monitor:
New education spending alone is close to $100 billion. It includes $40.6 billion to local school districts to avoid budget cuts and layoffs and to upgrade schools, plus $5 billion in bonus grants to states that meet performance measures under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
For college students, the higher [...]
Nixon proposes reduced cuts to extension
Posted in State funding, tagged budget, Extension, funding, FY2010, Lincoln University, MU, Nixon on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gov. Jay Nixon announced an amendment to his proposed budget Wednesday afternoon that would provide $10.1 million in funding to the extension programs at MU and Lincoln University.
“There will still be a cut, but it is far less than what was originally recommended a couple of weeks ago,” said Nixon’s press secretary, Scott Holste.
According to Holste, the [...]
Sudoku vs. KenKen
Posted in 32974, tagged Columbia Missourian, Emily Younker, KenKen, New York Times, puzzles, sudoku on February 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Addicted to Sudoku? Join the club — I love doing those puzzles each day in the paper and online.
So imagine my surprise this morning when I discovered that the New York Times unveiled a new puzzle — called KenKen, it was developed by a Japanese math teacher.
I gave KenKen a shot online and chose the [...]
Curator meeting audio posted online
Posted in 32974 on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UM System President Gary Forsee and Board of Curators Chairman Bo Fraser held a press conference after the Board of Curators meeting Friday.
The UM System website has posted the audio from that press conference, and you can find it here if you want to listen to it.
