But Rutherford's services are optional. UMD's Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Vince Magnuson says beyond that mandatory survey, it's up to instructors to choose how to measure their own effectiveness. Beginning next semester those options include the student-run survey. Magnuson stops short of urging instructors to take part. The instructors' union is neither supporting nor opposing the the student-run evaluation.
Union officers say it's up to each instructor to decide whether to take part.
Student organizers say, so far, about a dozen instructors have agreed to let their students fill out the survey at the end of spring semester. Major funding for Minnesota Public Radio's regional Internet activities is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.