{"275681":{"#nid":"275681","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Campus Closures Cause Changes in Academic Calendar","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDue to campus closures the week of Feb. 10, the Registrar\u2019s Office has altered the academic calendar for the Spring 2014 semester.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe deadline to report midterm grades for progress reports and the deadline for students to drop individual classes have both been extended by one week. Faculty should now report midterm progress reports by noon on Friday, Feb. 21. Students now have until Friday, March 7, to withdraw from individual courses and receive a \u201cW.\u201d Both \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/calendar.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecalendar.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/registrar.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eregistrar.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E have been updated to reflect these changes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Registrar\u2019s Office, in conjunction with the Provost\u2019s Office, is examining the need for a make-up class schedule and will issue future notifications about any such measures that are put in place.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe situation remains fluid,\u201d said Colin Potts, vice provost for undergraduate education. \u201cWe appreciate the support of students, faculty, and staff as we try to compensate for these disruptions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Registrar\u2019s Office will identify those classes most affected by the campus closures and develop a standard make-up schedule as needed. Faculty has been asked to delay scheduling individual make-up times until guidelines are provided, and both students and faculty are asked to maintain flexibility as a schedule is developed and implemented.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDeadlines have been extended for midterm progress reports and for dropping a course with a \u0022W.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Deadlines have been extended for midterm progress reports and for dropping a course with a \u0022W.\u0022"}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-02-12 12:42:04","changed_gmt":"2022-05-25 15:38:57","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/calendar.gatech.edu\/","title":"Campus Calendar"},{"url":"http:\/\/registrar.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of the Registrar"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"61451","name":"Academic Calendar"},{"id":"3322","name":"classes"},{"id":"937","name":"provost"},{"id":"12676","name":"registrar"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["comments@registrar.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}