Where would you rather be today
Fridays before spring break can be pretty quiet around Mount Oread...
Some KU students will be long gone to snowy mountains or sunny beaches, leaving professors with lots of empty chairs in their classes. Each professor wants to see his or her classes full today, but they are aware of the reality of early
departures by their students.
before break than have them take it right after the week off."
Hall said he didn't have any particular policy regarding today's potential absentees and treated it like any other Friday. Many other professors voiced the same sentiments.
"I'll have my regularly planned student presentations," said Carol Matthews, graduate teaching assistant in women's studies. "Spring break has absolutely nothing to do with my planning for today's classes."
Matthews said she had two sections of about 30 students each and expected most of her students would be attending.
"I will hold class as usual," said Saeed Farokhi, professor of aerospace engineering. "I think the best thing for students to do is to plan on starting their vacation at 5 p.m. today, not earlier."
Stephen Sanders is a professor of physics and astronomy, and he said his lecture class of about 90 students will be conducted in a regular Friday format.
"I don't take attendance, and realistically, I expect attendance to be kind of low," Sanders said.
"I acknowledge that some students have already made reservations for various travel plans, so I have planned an in-depth study
"I have a lot of absences on Fridays as it is, so it is not that different from what I am used to," McColl said. "It seems that a lot of students start their weekends on Thursdays anyway."
"From the sound of things, I expect to see only about half of my students show up today," said Tammy Vigil, graduate teaching assistant in communications studies. "I'll still take roll, and it will count as an unexcused absence. They are allowed three unexcused absences before it affects their grade."
Vigil said that her classes were canceled last Friday because most of her students were going to watch the basketball game, so she expects them to be here today.
Baer, professor of psychol-
ology and human development and family life, said he had two small classes with graduate students and several meetings.
Baer said it would be just another day at the office as far as he was concerned.
Barbara Anthony-Twarog, professor of physics and astronomy, said a quiz was planned for her 100-level class today.
"I plan to do my job and get paid, and the students have already paid, so I expect them to show," Anthony-Twarog said. "We have a quiz every fourth class, and it just happened to fall on Friday this week."
I think the best thing for students to do is to plan on starting their vacation at 5 p.m. today, not earlier."
Saeed Farokhi, professor of aerospace engineering
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