Disregard what you have read or heard for that matter. Winter session has not been canceled. Don’t worry just yet.
In the president’s newsletter, a few statements were made that raised some eyebrows as to what really was going on with winter session.
A sentence brought a lot of confusion to students and faculty as it read “the forums were intended to elicit input regarding changing or eliminating the winter session, as early as 2012.”
However, the real intention of the calendar forums was to explore possible calendar options to better deal with budget cuts that did not have to do with the winter session.
Although the topic brought up wasn’t meant to focus on winter session being eliminated, it turned into one, due to the amount of concern shown by not only students, but from faculty and staff as well.
The article also stated that “more than 200 faculty and staff” from EC and ECC Compton was in attendance to participate in the three forums that were held.
The correct information, however, was that most of those who went to the forum were EC students.
E-mails sent back and forth between faculty show a lack of communication and understanding.
Even though the information provided on the newsletter was incorrect, those who published the letter should take responsibility for what was printed and retract it as soon as possible.
We are in a time where registering for classes is almost impossible due to the economic crisis we are in. Classes in this college are incredibly impacted. Waiting lists are full as students eagerly anticipate a drop in the class they are waiting to get into. With this kind of incorrect information, students can be set into panic.
How can people who attend these meetings as well as are in charge of these newsletters fail to provide one with the right information?
In order to avoid future incidents like this, there should be a better form of communication amongst faculty. There is no need for arguing and finger pointing and focus on getting students informed.
After all, isn’t the reason for their existence on campus to better assist students in furthering their education?
