Resolution 94-35: WE WANT A REAL DEAD WEEK
| Number | 94-35 |
| Description | The final week of classes is known as dead week |
| Authored by |
Tammy Bell |
| Sponsored by |
Angela Orr Mervyn Lim Scott Elrod |
| Date Submitted | Tuesday, November 8, 1994 |
| Date Considered | Wednesday, January 1, 1000 |
| General Body Vote | Thursday, January 1, 1970 |
| Committee | Academic Affairs |
| Result | n/a |
| Remarks | No further information is available about this resolution. |
| Whereas | The final week of classes is known as dead week; and |
| Whereas | "Dead" refers to the policy that no instructor shall introduce new material and shall not give major exams during this week; and |
| Whereas | Students need this week for review and studying for finals; and |
| Whereas | Many instructors use this week to cram in all information from the syllabus they have not yet covered; and |
| Whereas | This promotes memorization instead of true learning; and |
| Whereas | This places undue and extremely unnecessary additional pressures on students. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | UTA implement and enforce a university-wide policy about dead week; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | This policy shall state that no instructor shall give any exams during dead week; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | This policy shall not affect finals or parts of finals the sutdents elect to take during the week; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | Any exams given during this week that do not fit the exemptions shall be considered void; and |
| Be It Further Resolved That | This resolution shall take effect in Spring 1995. |