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Office
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March 31, 2003 |
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In an effort to reduce operating costs, UT Tyler will operate on a four-day week, following a Monday through Thursday schedule, for the summer of 2003. The four-day schedule will commence Monday, May 12, and conclude Friday, Aug. 8. Administrative offices will be open at 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. With rare exceptions, campus buildings will be closed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. “While responding to reductions in state funding, we are making every effort to inconvenience students as little as possible. This change will require some adjustments, and we are working to notify students early so that they can make the transition,’’ Dr. Dale Lunsford, vice president for student affairs and external relations, said. “The schedule change will reduce energy consumption on campus this summer and also benefit commuter students who may be able to reduce their gasoline consumption with fewer trips to campus,” he added. In February, Governor Perry instructed state agencies to reduce operating budgets by an amount equal to 7 percent of state appropriations. UT Tyler cut over $1 million in planned expenditures. Classes will follow a modified course schedule. Notices of the revised course schedules will be mailed to those students who have already registered for the summer sessions. They can access their new summer schedule via CampusConnect or TeleReg, the University’s automated student information systems. The new standard class times for Summer I and II will be 8–10 a.m.; 10:10 a.m.–12:10 p.m.; 12:20–2:20 p.m.; 2:30–4:30 p.m.; and 5-7 p.m. Other evening times will be by approval of the dean of the college. The three-week intersession class times will be 8–11:30 a.m.; 1-4:30 p.m.; and 6-9:30 p.m. An
online version of the updated summer schedule
will be available, at www.go2uttyler.com, on
Wednesday, April 2.
Contact
person: Emily
Battle, (903) 565-5604
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