{"id":1275,"date":"2018-08-06T13:06:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T17:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/faculty\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2022-10-24T15:20:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T15:20:01","slug":"fall-2018-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/faculty\/2018\/08\/06\/fall-2018-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2018 Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Faculty Colleagues,<\/p>\n<p>Though we bask in the Sox\u2019 sweep of the Yankees and enjoy what\u2019s left of the summer, I thought this a good time to send you key dates for Fall 2018 as you firm up your syllabi (or syllabuses for those of you, like me, averse to Latin plurals).\u00a0 You\u2019ll be receiving other memos in the coming weeks from Assistant Deans Rachel Reiser and Karen Phillips and me with more information about policies and administrative matters.\u00a0 We\u2019re trying to break what may not be the most riveting reading into digestible chunks, so do please take a moment to review these emails when they arrive.<\/p>\n<p>Should you have any questions or concerns, please respond to this email or call me at 353-9106.\u00a0 You can also stop by my office, Room 150A, just to the left of the stairs on the first floor.<\/p>\n<h2>YOUR CLASS MEETING TIME AND LOCATION<\/h2>\n<p>I strongly encourage you to consult the University Class Schedule to review your finalized class meeting time and location.\u00a0 You should consult the Link (www.bu.edu\/link\/ &#8211; click \u201cFaculty\u201d and \u201cClass Lists\u201d).\u00a0 Should this not work, you may consult the general University Class Schedule (choose \u201cFALL 2018\u201d and \u201cQST\u201d \u2013 contact me with questions) to verify your location and time.<\/p>\n<p>I believe we\u2019ve got the hang of the \u201cnew\u201d university block schedule, but I will remind you one last time of how it is different from the \u201cold\u201d schedule.\u00a0 As a reminder, the features of the new block schedule include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some undergraduate courses switching to a Monday\/Wednesday\/Friday (50 minutes per session) offering pattern.<\/li>\n<li>Other courses that were listed on the schedule as meeting twice weekly for 90 minutes, but with an implied dismissal time 10 minutes prior, are now listed as 75 minutes with the expectation that they will meet for that entire period.\u00a0 To emphasize, the time listed on the class schedule is the actual meeting time!<\/li>\n<li>In most cases, there is a built-in 15 minute passing time between classes, rather than the previous (implied) 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Evening courses begin at 6:30 and let out at 9:15.<\/li>\n<li>The afternoon sections of the undergraduate Cross-Functional Core will begin at 12:20 (MWF) and 12:30 (TR).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>FALL 2018 \u2013 IMPORTANT DATES<\/h2>\n<p>Please read through this relevant\u00a0calendar\u00a0information\u00a0including\u00a0Registrar\u2019s Office semester dates\u00a0and\u00a0class meeting dates by course meeting pattern.<\/p>\n<p>While I encourage you to review the links listed above for the important information they contain, here is a quick overview:<\/p>\n<h3>Standard calendar<\/h3>\n<p>September 4: Classes begin<\/p>\n<p>October 8: Holiday<\/p>\n<p>October 9: Substitute Monday schedule<\/p>\n<p>November 21-25: Thanksgiving Recess<\/p>\n<p>December 12: Last day of class<\/p>\n<p>December 17-21: Final exams<\/p>\n<h3>MBA-specific dates<\/h3>\n<p>Mod 1: September 4-October 24<\/p>\n<p>Mod 2: October 29-December 13<\/p>\n<p>Concentrated Core Session 1: Monday (September 11-October 23), Thursday (September 7-October 19)<\/p>\n<p>Concentrated Core Session 2: Monday (October 30-December 11), Thursday (October 26-December 14)<\/p>\n<h2>RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS<\/h2>\n<p>The following is a list of religious holidays from the Marsh Chapel website:<\/p>\n<p>September 10-11: Rosh Hashanah<\/p>\n<p>September 19: Yom Kippur<\/p>\n<p>November 7: Diwali<\/p>\n<p>A full multi-faith list of holidays may be found here.<\/p>\n<p>The following notes, including a link to the University\u2019s Policy on Religious Observance, is also provided on the Marsh Chapel website:<\/p>\n<p>Weekly observances vary (i.e. Friday\/Saturday for Judaism; Sunday for Christianity; Friday for Islam). The Jewish Sabbath and Holy days begin at sundown. Passover is not a synagogue-based holiday, but a home-based holiday (hence the significance of home and travel time). The intent of the University Policy on Religious Observance is that the student need not face a conflict or choice between academic performance and religious observance. These dates and notes were assembled by the University Chaplains, meeting with the Dean of the Chapel. Dean Hill is happy to speak directly with faculty, staff, students and others, as the need arises.<\/p>\n<p>If you are facing any tricky situations regarding student absence and religious observance, I encourage you to contact Dean Reiser in the UDC or Dean Phillips in the Grad Center.<\/p>\n<p>I wish you a happy conclusion to your summer and a wonderful fall semester!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:normanb@bu.edu\">Norm Blanchard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Director \u2013 Course Planning<\/p>\n<p>Boston University Questrom School of Business<\/p>\n<p>Rafik B. 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