<p>You've probably already seen this, but here's the email from Deans Falk and Jones: </p>
<p>June 21, 2006</p>
<p>To: KSAS and WSE Faculty, Students, and Staff:
From: Adam Falk and Nick Jones</p>
<p>After a process that has involved extensive consultation with faculty, students, and staff, we have come to the conclusion that it is in the interest of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering to adopt a reformed weekly class schedule that is closer to the traditional schedules in use at many of our peer institutions. Because of the implementation of the new student information system (ISIS), the new schedule will first be in use in the spring semester of 2008. </p>
<p>We recognize that there is not unanimity within our community about the advisability of such a change, even as there is equally no consensus that the present class schedule serves our schools effectively. We appreciate and respect the substance of the objections that have been raised. However, on balance we are strongly persuaded that this reform is necessary, and we are confident that we will be able to manage this transition cooperatively and effectively. In the schedule redesign, the first task will be to accommodate the large introductory science courses, to assure that there are not conflicts for students whose programs require taking more than one such class at a time.</p>
<p>The new weekly course schedule has the following time slots:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8:00-9:00, 9:00-10:00,
10:00-11:00, 11:00-12:00, 12:00-1:30, 1:30-3:00, 3:00-4:30, 4:30-6:00</p></li>
<li><p>Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00-10:30, 10:30-12:00, 12:00-1:30,
1:30-3:00, 3:00-4:30, 4:30-6:00</p></li>
<li><p>The three-day-per-week 75-minute slots (MWF afternoons) may be
scheduled twice per week for 75 minutes, or three times per week for 50 minutes.</p></li>
<li><p>Four-day-per-week and five-day-per-week classes will take up two
time slots.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>In addition, subject to further analysis by the registrar, the following provisions are expected to apply:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>150 minute, once-per-week seminars may meet any afternoon after
1:30 p.m.</p></li>
<li><p>Once-per-week laboratories and sections may meet any day either
8:00-9:00 a.m. or after 1:30 p.m. Exceptions would be made for large classes with so many labs/sections that they cannot otherwise be accommodated.</p></li>
<li><p>It may prove necessary to introduce rules that require each
department to spread out its course offerings. For example, there may be a requirement of at least one-third of classes/labs/sections in the morning (before 1:30 p.m.), at least one-third in the afternoon (after 1:30 p.m.). Such rules would be imposed only if necessary.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>The schematics of the new schedule in both color and gray scale can be found at:</p>
<p><a href="http://krieger.jhu.edu/newschedule.htm%5B/url%5D">http://krieger.jhu.edu/newschedule.htm</a>
<a href="http://engineering.jhu.edu/new-schedule/%5B/url%5D">http://engineering.jhu.edu/new-schedule/</a> </p>
<p>I think part of the reason this happened was because of the recommendation in the CUE</a> Report even though the report said there was mixed support for the change. Also, I think there was a recommendation in Dean Boswell's Alcohol Task Force report to change the schedule to reduce Thursday night parties that cause problems with the community. </p>
<p>As for student input, they claim there was. But among the people I know (especially freshman, who will be affected by the change for 3 semesters), there were very few people who supported the schedule being changed</p>