The revised minutes were subsequently accepted as amended. She also said that the academic plan is currently undergoing a process of review. The motion was approved by a unanimous, voice vote. Tom Weber discussed the report from the Senate Ad Hoc Calendar Committee. The university webpage has a voting utility that indicated a three-week break was more favorable.
Students are predominant users of the university webpage voting utility.
The ad hoc committee compared the length of the Christmas break at several other universities and found that the average length was 27.1 days. Iowa State University's break is 23 days. The ad hoc committee asked the University Calendar Committee to reconsider their earlier vote for a three-week break. The University Calendar Committee subsequently reaffirmed their earlier vote for a three-week break. The Senate ad hoc committee expressed concern that the representation on University Calendar Committee should be examined to determine if any stakeholders, particularly faculty, may be underrepresented.