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The student newspaper of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Volume 6, Number 12
Tuesday, May 2, 1978
Tougher penalties
TIME TABLE FOR SUSPENSION
New suspension policy released by Phil Czllp/ll NewspetJk Staff While the WPI plan offers tremendous flexibility and freedom in terms of academic program selection and course grading, students are expected to maintain a certain llrvel of satisfactory "academic progress" • outlined In the WPI Operational Catalog. Until now, the only consequences of poor academic progress were loses of eligibility for financial aid and undergraduate employment, and restrictions on playing a team sport. If a student consistently failed to meet academic requirements, he might also face the possibility of having his class year designation reclasslfled into a lower year. Beginning next fall, another new requirement will be added to this list of penalties Voted in by the faculty this year, a new Academic Suspension Policy has been implemented. In order for a student to be suspended, he must first have been reclassified into a lower class year. Before a student can be 18Cfassified, however, there are a number of rnermed1ate steps. Acceptllble Work
Guidelmes If a student fails to complete:
-at least one unit of acceptable work l1.e getting an AC grade on thnte one--third unit courses or the equivalent) dunng two tucC&SSive terms or -at least 8-3 units of acceptable work during four successive terms, a warning note from the Dean of Academ1c Advising Wl'l be sent to a student and his advisor. The note serves to remind the student of his unsatisfactory progress. If a student for a second time fails to fulfill the above guidelines, his name will be placed on a list of students with unlltisfactory academic progress "which will result in loss of eligibility for team sports, for the undergraduate employment program, and for f.nancial aid."
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Usually, a student meeting the above minimum requirements will not have to worry about reclassification, since he will automatically earn enough accumulated credit. A student must have an accumulation of: 24-3 units for fourth year status 16-3 units for third year status 8 -3 units for second year status Thus, meeting the "at least 8-3 units of acceptable work during four successive terms" guideline will insure that a student stays in his original class year designation throughout four years. A student not accumulating enough credits will be liable for reclassification. Accumulation of credits is reviewed each year at the end of E term, reclassification Is effective for A term in the fall Once a student is reclassified, when he returns in the fall he will also face suspension If he again fails one of the "acceptable work guidelines." Once suspended, a student may not reg1ster for courses. Thus, for example, a student suspended at the end of B term for falling to complete one unit during termsA and B. could not register for C and 0 terms. The accompanying flow chart shows the sequence of events leading to suspension. The "letter of Intent" refers to a letter of intent to suspend from the Committee on AcademiC Advising to the student. Since the suspension policy is new, and untested, for next year only there will be a modification in the policy. Students already reclassified at the present time, or those students who will be reclassified at the end of E term this summer will not be suspended unless they fail to meet the 8-3 units requtrement for A, 8, C and D terms. Questions on the suspension policy should be referred to Oean Van Alstyne or Dean Grogan. The ''Guidelines for the Determination of Satisfactory Academic Progress" are described in greater detail in the latest Operational Catalog.
Letter of Intent forA&, CD
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Suspension CD
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Glee club at IMC con Last weekend, the WPI Men's Glee Club was represented at the 25th annual Intercollegiate Musical Council !IMCI convention, hosted this year by the Men's Glee Club of the University of Georgia at Athens (UGAI. Professor louis J. Curran (music) and students, Stephen Salamin ('~). Bill Gu~foile ('~1. and Oavld Oliver ('81 ), drove the 1,050 miles to attend the varied seminar programs. lectures, concerts and receptions. In all, twenty·three colleges were represented at the convention, totalling 98 delegates, from all across the nation. While they were down in the warm, sunny, summer-like weather, the students were able to discuss and exchange information with other delegates. Many of the delegates from the other colleges were 1mpressed with the PLAN. They were also interested in how music could play an active role in our program through the humanities sufficiency requirement. The WPI delegates were equally impressed hearing from other delegates within each club; i.e .• the relationships arnong not only each member of each club, but of the
hearing from other delegates how their clubs are organized and the varyang situations within each club; 1.e., the relationships among not only each member of each club, but of the brotherhood and sp1rit, not 10 mention the support end rapport generated within each college administration. Concerts were performed by the Men's Glee Club's of Wofford College, Appalacian State University, University of Georgia, North Carolina State University, University of Florida, Emory College, and Morehouse College. An exquisite concert was given by 1he glee club from Moultrie High School of Georgia. Tne UGA Women's Glee Club gave an interesting concert/demonstration on how movements, within the chorus, can be included while performing to intensify the music and its meamng. The guest speakers this year and their 1opics included Dr. E. Paerce Arant, Jr., director of the UGA Men's Glee Club, who spoke on, 'Should the Male Glee Club be allowed to vanish?". Or Arpad Darazs of
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Crew team sweeps city meet by Barry Aronson Newspeak Sports Staff Last Thursday WPI won the Worcester C1ty Row~ng Champaonsh1ps and proved themselves to be the top crew 1n the area by w1nning f1ve out of the seven races they entered. Once again the weather kept the 1rad1110n of cold and cloudy for any crew race held at Lake Ouinsigamond, Wor cester. The vars1ty eight race was the last race of the day and by the ume the heavywe1ghts came in1o v1ew everyone of the spectators was thoroughlY chilled by
the strong cross wind. As the eight man Shells passed the dock WPI was 1n the lead by e1ght lengths "Look at the size of those puddles," an oarsmen from another crew was overheard sayJng. " After two thousand meters I can't believe IWPI'sl puddles are that b1g " The puddle 1s made when the oarsmen d1ps the oar blade into the water at what is called the "ralch". 1he most important part of lhe stroke. WPI' s heavys fin1shed at 6·15 5 and Holy Cross came in over ten seconds later. The closest and most exc1ting race was not lhe vars1ty e1ght race. however. The
women·~ varsity eight race had everyone on shore screaming for one of the crews. Wnh 100 meters to go WPI was an the lead hy a length and seemed assured of a first lime women' s eight win in the City Cham· nionships. until Holy Cross started their spr.nt. Holv Cross brought lhe stroke up to about fortY strokes per mmute and made up almost a boat length before they crossed the finish hne. WPI was able to hold off Holy Cross by about a fool or so. Clark. last year's w1nners. l•n1shed second, followed by Assumption