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Clocks on Campus Could Keep University On Time
Jen Braaten/Muleskinner
Issue date: 1/18/07 Section: News
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Students, faculty and staff have been asked to complete an online survey by Jan. 30 that will determine a desire for a synchronized clock system at UCM.
The first organized survey about this project was sent to Mulemail accounts last week. It asked a series of questions regarding clocks, personal information and provided a place to add comments.
"It all started last year when Mike Carey [Student Government Association, SGA president] just started throwing the ball around," said Zach Harvey, senior criminal justice major and SGA committe member. "Very few classrooms have clocks and everyone has a different time. Students are pulling cell phones out in class and professors are getting peeved."
Students who arrive late to class does not bother Spanish professor Julie Stephens De Jonge, but she can identify another problem due to an absence of a classroom clock.
"Students have cell phones for clocks now; they have them on their desks and are tempted to text," Stephens De Jonge said.
SGA committee members responsible for the plan are chair Carlie Phillips, Zach Harvey and Patrick Lau. The committee credits Richard Morrell, vice president of Student Affairs for his help.
"If students have an interest, let's collect the data and see what the needs and wants are. If students don't see a need, it will go on the shelf," Morrell said.
Morrell and committee members all agreed the plan is in preliminary stages. The survey must identify if synchronized clocks are truly a desire of the University.
"The next step is to meet with the group that formed the survey, to make sure we don't make a mistake [reading the results], and make a presentation to the SGA and to the administration," said Phillips, sophomore marketing major.
"If there is a need, we'll figure out a cost to meet the need and how to fund it," Morrell said.
"It will go against other priorities; there's no open pocketbook to do everything."
The first organized survey about this project was sent to Mulemail accounts last week. It asked a series of questions regarding clocks, personal information and provided a place to add comments.
"It all started last year when Mike Carey [Student Government Association, SGA president] just started throwing the ball around," said Zach Harvey, senior criminal justice major and SGA committe member. "Very few classrooms have clocks and everyone has a different time. Students are pulling cell phones out in class and professors are getting peeved."
Students who arrive late to class does not bother Spanish professor Julie Stephens De Jonge, but she can identify another problem due to an absence of a classroom clock.
"Students have cell phones for clocks now; they have them on their desks and are tempted to text," Stephens De Jonge said.
SGA committee members responsible for the plan are chair Carlie Phillips, Zach Harvey and Patrick Lau. The committee credits Richard Morrell, vice president of Student Affairs for his help.
"If students have an interest, let's collect the data and see what the needs and wants are. If students don't see a need, it will go on the shelf," Morrell said.
Morrell and committee members all agreed the plan is in preliminary stages. The survey must identify if synchronized clocks are truly a desire of the University.
"The next step is to meet with the group that formed the survey, to make sure we don't make a mistake [reading the results], and make a presentation to the SGA and to the administration," said Phillips, sophomore marketing major.
"If there is a need, we'll figure out a cost to meet the need and how to fund it," Morrell said.
"It will go against other priorities; there's no open pocketbook to do everything."
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