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- The final exam schedule (either term), e.g., the number of exam days and study days and their positioning.
- Impact on Orientation Programs and New Students
- When the Fall semester starts.
- When the Fall semester ends.
- The positioning, length, and value of the October break.
- The length of the Thanksgiving break.
- The positioning and value of the February break.
- The positioning and value of the Spring break.
- The importance of synchronizing Cornell breaks with local school district breaks.
- The number of days between the last final exam day and commencement weekend.
- The impact of starting the Spring semester one or two weeks earlier, i.e., the impact of having a shorter between-semester break.
- The impact of ending the Spring semester one or two weeks earlier, i.e., the impact of having a longer summer break.
- The impact of holding graduation two weekends before Memorial Day.
- Any issue not covered by the above.
Note: A single miscellaneous comment that covers multiple, decoupled issues is generally less helpful than posting a collection of properly targeted single-issue comments. The busy reader who wants to understand Issue X will not have the time to extract your Issue X insight from a long comment.
You can also email your calendar thoughts to the Committee.