While it’s hard to believe it’s already time for Winter Carnival, we at The Lode welcome the break. We encourage our fellow Huskies to enjoy their time and remember to be safe. 

We’ve been undergoing some changes over the past couple of years and would like to thank our advisor, M. Bartley Seigel; our Dean of Students, Dr. Wallace Southerland III; HU3621: Introduction to Journalism; the Writing Center; our advertisers, and our campus community for their continued support over the past few months. We are looking forward to seeing where we can take The Lode in the future.

Thursday, Feb. 2

CDI x CSMHW: Cookies and Coloring Books

1 – 3 p.m. — CDI Lower Level

Facilitating Difficult Conversations for Graduate Students

2 – 4 p.m. — Admin 404

Biological Science Seminar Series – Dr. Ramana Pitadala

3 – 4 p.m. — Virtual Event

Intro to Web App Security

4 – 5:30 p.m. — Fisher 326

Physics Colloquium – Graduate Student Presentations (Rosky / Allwayin)

4 – 5 p.m. — Fisher 139

Recycling of Waste Plastics by Solvent Targeted Recovery and Precipitation (STRAP)

4 p.m. — EERC 103

International Students Forum

5 – 6:30 p.m. — Van Pelt and Opie Library East Reading Room

(Women’s Basketball) Wayne State vs. Michigan Tech

5:30 – 8:30 p.m. — SDC Wood Gym

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

(Men’s Basketball) Wayne State vs. Michigan Tech

7:30 – 10:30 p.m. — SDC Wood Gym

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

Ice Bowling

10 p.m. — Dee Stadium

Friday, Feb. 3

Prepare for Career Fair!

11 – 11:30 a.m. — Admin 220

Book Release Event: The Idler’s Club: Humour and Mass Readership from Jerome K. Jerome to P.G. Wodehouse

12 – 1 p.m. — Van Pelt and Opie Library East Reading Room

Film Board Presents: Nope

5:30, 8:30, 11:30 p.m. — Fisher 135

$3 Tickets, $1 Concessions

Saturday, Feb. 4

Michigan Concealed Pistol License (CPL) Course

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. — SDC Shooting Range

$150/person (with own equipment) $185/person (with rental equipment 9mm pistol)

Snow Soccer

11 a.m. — Nordic Skiing Stadium Area

(Women’s Basketball) Saginaw Valley State vs. Michigan Tech

1 – 4 p.m. — SDC Wood Gym

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

Tea & Lemonade

2 – 4 p.m. — Fisher 231

(Men’s Basketball) Saginaw Valley State vs. Michigan Tech

3 – 6 p.m. — SDC Wood Gym

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

Speed Skating

3:30 p.m. — John MacInnes Student Ice Arena

Film Board Presents: Nope

5:30, 8:30, 11:30 p.m. — Fisher 135

$3 Tickets, $1 Concessions

Blue Key Hosts: Winter Carnival Royalty Coronation

7 p.m. — Rozsa Center

$10 General Admission; $5 Non-Michigan Tech Students; no charge for Michigan Tech students

Sunday, Feb. 5 

Broomball

10 a.m. — Broomball Rinks

Pokemon Tournament: OU Standard Singles

5 – 8 p.m. — Walker 109

Snow Soccer

7 p.m. — Nordic Skiing Stadium Area

Monday, Feb. 6

Michigan Tech Art Presents: Me, You, and Us

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center Galleries

ACSHF Forum: Jason Archer

2 – 3 p.m. — Meese 109 and Virtual

Marketing Yourself

5 – 6 p.m. — Admin 404

Winter Carnival Geospatial Imagery

6 p.m. — Virtual Event

How to Build an All-Nighter Snow Statue

7:30 – 9 p.m. — Virtual Event

Tuesday, Feb. 7

Michigan Tech Art Presents: Me, You, and Us

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center Galleries

Living Room Conversations

6 – 8 p.m. — MUB Alumni Lounge

Michigan Tech Parent Panel

8 – 10 p.m. — Virtual Event

Michigan Tech Student Hangout

8 – 9:30 p.m. — Virtual Event

Wednesday, Feb. 8

Michigan Tech Art Presents: Me, You, and Us

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center Galleries

Digital Marketers

9 – 10 a.m. — Admin G27 and Virtual

Engineering Biosensors and Preclinical Tumor Models to Study Cancer Drug Resistance and Metastasis

10 – 11 a.m. — Chem Sci 201

Submission and Formatting 101: Master the Dissertation, Thesis, and Report Process

2 – 4:30 p.m. — Admin 404 and Virtual

Give Back to the Pack

4 p.m. — Michigan Tech Campus

Guardians of the North, Air Force ROTC All-Nighter Pancakes

6 p.m. – 2 a.m. — Fisher Hall, Hallway; 135; 138; 139

$7 For One Person; $10 for Two People

FREE CHILI during the All-Nighter

7 p.m. — Van Pelt and Opie Library

Mocktails

7 – 10 p.m. — MUB Commons

What is your favorite music genre?

“Trance”
— Josh Nygaard, Computer Science Student

“Post Punk”
— Griffin Abbott, Mechanical Engineering Student

“Metal”
— Ari Stanish, Biomedical Engineering Student

Thursday, Jan. 26

CEGE Alumni Speaker Series – Leon Sniegowski

12 p.m. — Virtual Event

Campus Childcare and Family Support

1 p.m — Virtual Event

Biological Science Seminar Series – Dr. Muhammad Rizwan

3 – 4 p.m. — GLRC 202

Aerodynamics Engineering: Design Process and the Tools of the Trade + Industry Hiring Tips

4 p.m. — EERC 103

Art Creation Day for Black History Month

6 – 8 p.m. — Van Pelt and Opie Library

Husky LEAD – Student Ord Budgeting

6 – 7 p.m. — MUB Ballroom A1

Friday, Jan. 27

Get Ready for CareerFEST!

12 – 12:30 p.m. — Admin 220

Essential Education proposal overview and Q and A 

2 – 3 p.m. — Virtual Event

CS Info Session: Undergraduate Research Experiences

3 – 4 p.m. — Rekhi Hall 214

MTU Film Board Presents: The Bad Guys

5:30, 8:30, 11:30 p.m. — Fisher 126

Tickets $3; Concessions $1

(Men’s Ice Hockey) Northern Michigan vs. Michigan Tech

7:07 p.m. – 10:07 p.m. — John MacInnes Student Ice Arena

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

Michigan Tech Music Presents: Backstage Jazz – Small Groups

7:30 p.m. — Rozsa Center

$15 Adult; $5 Youth Under 18; Student Rush Tickets included with Experience Tech Fee

Saturday, Jan. 28

Snow Volleyball

10 a.m. — Recreational Sports Fields

Curling

3:30 p.m. — Calumet Drill House

MTU Film Board Presents: The Bad Guys

5:30, 8:30, 11:30 p.m. — Fisher 126

Tickets $3; Concessions $1

Michigan Tech Music Presents: Backstage Jazz – Small Groups

7:30 p.m. — Rozsa Center

$15 Adult; $5 Youth Under 18; Student Rush Tickets included with Experience Tech Fee

Sunday, Jan. 29

Curling

10:00 a.m. — Calumet Drill House

Snow Volleyball

5 p.m. — Recreational Sports Fields

Monday, Jan. 30

Spring Involvement Fair

12 – 4 p.m. — MUB Ballroom

Making Skis

6 p.m. — Virtual Event

Tuesday, Jan. 31

Networking, Professional Introductions, and LinkedIn

11 – 11:30 a.m. — Admin 220

Creating SciENcv Biosketches and Changes to NSF PAPPG

12 – 1 p.m. — Virtual Event

Café Français

5 – 6 p.m. — Walker 120A

La Peña: Spanish conversation hour

5 – 6 p.m. — Walker 120A

Husky LEAD – Supporting Your Peer’s Mental Health

6 – 7 p.m. — MUB Ballroom A1

All About the Pavlis Honors College

7 – 8:30 p.m. — Virtual Event

Ice Bowling

10 p.m. — Dee Stadium

Wednesday, Feb. 1

(Men’s Tennis) Tiffin vs. Michigan Tech

Gates Tennis Center

(Women’s Tennis) Tiffin vs. Michigan Tech

Gates Tennis Center

Resume Review with Corporate Recruiters

3 – 5 p.m. — Admin 220

EV Scholars Kick-off and Info Session

5 p.m. — Virtual Event

Thursday, Jan. 19

7 Days of MUB

12 – 6 p.m. — MUB

Innovation Week: Reverse Pitch Presentation with Nate Yenor

12 – 1 p.m. — Virtual Event

Physics Colloquium – Graduate Student Presentations

4 -5 p.m. — Fisher 139

Policies and Procedures of the MEEM Graduate Program

4 p.m. — EERC 103

Bob Mark Business Model Pitch Competition

5 – 7:30 p.m. — MUB Ballroom A

Explore Majors in Social Sciences Open House

5 – 6:30 p.m. — Van Pelt and Opie Library

(Women’s Basketball) Davenport vs. Michigan Tech

5:30 – 8:30 p.m. — SDC Wood Gym

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

Sustainability Film Series: Hometown Habitat—Stories of Bringing Nature Home

7 – 9 p.m. — Forestry Building G002

(Men’s Basketball) Davenport vs. Michigan Tech

7:30 – 10:30 p.m. — SDC Wood Gym

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

Friday, Jan. 20

7 Days of MUB

12 – 6 p.m. — MUB

Innovation Week: Financing Your Venture Panel Discussion

12 – 1 p.m. — Virtual Event

Film Board Presents: Black Adam

5:30, 8:30, 11:30 p.m. — Fisher 135

$3 Tickets; $1 Concessions

Saturday, Jan. 21

7 Days of MUB

12 – 6 p.m. — MUB

(Women’s Basketball) Grand Valley State vs. Michigan Tech

1 – 4 p.m. — SDC Wood Gym

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

(Men’s Basketball) Grand Valley State vs. Michigan Tech

3 – 6 p.m. — SDC Wood Gym

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

Film Board Presents: Black Adam

5:30, 8:30, 11:30 p.m. — Fisher 135

$3 Tickets; $1 Concessions

Copper Country Humane Society Presents: Raise the Woof Comedy Show

8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

$20 for one or $30 for two until noon on the day of the event; $20 each at the door.

Sunday, Jan. 22

7 Days of MUB

12 – 6 p.m. — MUB

Monday, Jan. 23

7 Days of MUB

12 – 6 p.m. — MUB

Basics of Wastewater Treatment Operation & Design

3 p.m. — GLRC 202

Sliding into the Future of Mont Ripley

6 p.m. — Virtual Event

Tuesday, Jan. 24

7 Days of MUB

12 – 6 p.m. — MUB

Create Your Résumé

2 – 2:30 p.m. — Admin 220

McNair Scholars Info Session MTU/Zoom

2 – 3 p.m. — MUB Alumni Lounge and Virtual

IDEAhub Update to the Campus

3:30 – 4:15 p.m — Van Pelt and Opie Library

Wednesday, Jan. 25

7 Days of MUB

12 – 6 p.m — MUB

WIBIT Wednesday

5 – 9:30 p.m. — SDC Pool

Thursday, Jan. 12 

Physics Colloquium – Graduate Student Presentations

4 – 5 p.m. — Fisher 139

Trivia Night with Phi Delta Chi!

7 – 8 p.m. — Wads. Annex

Friday, Jan. 13

MTU Film Board Presents: How to Train Your Dragon

5:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m. — Fisher 126

$3 Tickets; $1 Concessions 

(Men’s Ice Hockey) St. Thomas vs. Michigan Tech

7:07 – 10:07 p.m. — John MacInnes Student Ice Arena

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

Saturday, Jan. 14

MTU Film Board Presents: How to Train Your Dragon

5:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 11:30 p.m. — Fisher 126

$3 Tickets; $1 Concessions 

(Men’s Ice Hockey) St. Thomas vs. Michigan Tech

7:07 – 10:07 p.m. — John MacInnes Student Ice Arena

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

Monday, Jan. 16

MLK Day Interfaith Vigil

12 p.m. — Van Pelt and Opie Library

MLK Jr Day Celebration

5:30 p.m. — Rozsa Center

Engineering Ambassadors Info Session

6 – 7 p.m. — Fisher 132

Tuesday, Jan. 17

Innovation Week Keynote: Leading Innovation with Charles Nwatu

4 -5 p.m. — Virtual Event

The Rozsa and Aspirus Health Present: Hairspray

7 p.m. — Rozsa Center

$35 Adult, $10 Youth Under 18, Student Rush Tickets included with Experience Tech Fee

Wednesday, Jan. 18

7 Days of MUB

12 – 6 p.m — MUB

Just Dance!

8 – 9 p.m. — DHH Ballroom

Thursday, October 27

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

Check-In With Yourself

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Rock Dog

Let’s Talk and Color

1 – 3 p.m. — CDI

The Rozsa Class Acts Presents: American Ballet Theatre Studio Company

1 p.m. — Rozsa Center

$1 student; $1 chaperone; no charge for teacher and staff tickets

Physics Colloquium – Theodore Drivas

4 – 5 p.m. — Virtual Event

UP Community Health Town Hall

7 – 8 p.m. — Virtual Event

The Rozsa Presents: American Ballet Theatre Studio Company

7:30 p.m. — Rozsa Center

$28 Adult; $5 Youth; Student Rush Tickets included with Experience Tech Fee

Friday, October 28

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

Mathematical Sciences Seminar Series (Dr. Matthew (Jake) Roberts)

1 – 2 p.m. — Fisher 327B

Academy for Engineering Education Leadership: Induction & Reception, then Panel Discussion

2 – 4 p.m. — M&M 712

Computer Science Colloquium Lecture: Scott Diehl, Google

3 – 4 p.m. — Rekhi 214

Student Workshop: Technical Interviews

4:40 – 5:30 p.m. — Rekhi 214

Film Board and IRHC Present: A Quiet Place

5:30, 8:30, 11:30 p.m. — Fisher 125

$1 Concessions

(Women’s Soccer) Northern Michigan vs. Michigan Tech

5 – 8 p.m. — Sherman Field

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque Artist Reception

5 – 7 p.m. — Rozsa Center

Physics Bowl

6 – 7:30 p.m. — Fisher 133

Rhythm Afrikana

7 – 10 p.m. MUB Commons

(Men’s Ice Hockey) St. Lawrence vs. Michigan Tech

7:07 – 10:07 p.m. — John MacInnes Student Ice Arena

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

The Rozsa Presents: American Ballet Theatre Studio Company

7:30 p.m. — Rozsa Center

$28 Adult; $5 Youth; Student Rush Tickets included with Experience Tech Fee

Summoning Spirits

10 – 11 p.m. — MUB Ballroom

Saturday, October 29

Michigan Concealed Pistol License (CPL) Course

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. — SDC Shooting range

$150/person with own equipment; $185/person with rental equipment 9mm pistol

DEA Drug Takeback

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Michigan Technological University Public Safety and Police Services

(Football) Grand Valley State vs. Michigan Tech

1 – 4 p.m. — Sherman Field

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque

1 – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

(Men’s Ice Hockey) St. Lawrence vs. Michigan Tech

7:07 – 10:07 p.m. — John MacInnes Student Ice Arena

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

The Rozsa Presents: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

11 p.m. — Rozsa Center

$15 Adult; $5 Youth; Student Rush Tickets included with Experience Tech Fee

Sunday, October 30

Film Board and IRHC Present: A Quiet Place

5:30, 8:30, 11:30 p.m. — Fisher 125

$1 Concessions

Monday, October 31

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

Photochemical Fate of Free Amino Acids in Sunlit Surface Waters

3 – 4 p.m. — GLRC 202

Kitchen Metallurgy

6 p.m — Virtual Event

Tuesday, November 1

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

CDI x Library Study Hours

2 – 5 p.m. — Van Pelt and Opie Library 244

NSF CyberCorps Scholarship Info Session

7 p.m. — Rekhi 113

Wednesday, November 2

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

Robot101: Invited Talk with Simon Penny

12 p.m. — Van Pelt and Opie Library

CDI x Library Study Hours

2 – 5 p.m. — Van Pelt and Opie Library 244

Protect Your Innovation

4 – 6 p.m. — Van Pelt and Opie Library 244

Thursday, October 20

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

Robot101 – Historical influences on Čapek’s R.U.R.

12 – 1 p.m. — Van Pelt and Opie Library East Reading Room

What does a USDA Forest Service Research Ecologist actually do?

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. — Forestry Building G002

CDI Resource Tour – Pavlis Honors College

3 – 4 p.m. — CDI Lobby

LEED Green Associate Program Training

4 – 6 p.m. — Chem Sci 211

$90

Physics Colloquium – Professor Pulickel Ajayan

4 – 5 p.m. — Fisher 139

Mindful Yoga

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. — Wads Annex 

Pumpkin Carving

6 – 8 p.m. — MUB Commons

Michigan Tech Sound and Michigan Tech Theatre Present: R.U.R.

7:30 p.m.— McArdle Theatre

$15 Adult; $5 Youth; Student Rush Tickets included with Experience Tech Fee

Friday, October 21

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

Nonlinear Electrokinetics for Microscale Bioparticle Analysis

10 – 11 a.m. — Chem Sci. 211

Film Board Presents: Coraline

5:30; 8:30; 11:30; p.m. — Fisher 135

$1 Concessions 

(Men’s Ice Hockey) Bemidji State vs. Michigan Tech

7:07 – 10:07 p.m. — John MacInnes Student Ice Arena

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

Michigan Tech Music Presents: Backstage Jazz – It’s a Swing Thing

7:30 p.m. — Rozsa Center

$15 Adult; $5 Youth; Student Rush Tickets included with Experience Tech Fee

Michigan Tech Sound and Michigan Tech Theatre Present: R.U.R.

7:30 p.m. — McArdle Theatre

$15 Adult; $5 Youth; Student Rush Tickets included with Experience Tech Fee

Saturday, October 22

Saturday Splash!

12 – 4 p.m. — SDC Pool

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque

1 – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

Film Board Presents: Coraline

5:30; 8:30; 11:30; p.m. — Fisher 135

$1 Concessions 

(Men’s Ice Hockey) Bemidji State vs. Michigan Tech

7:07 – 10:07 p.m. — John MacInnes Student Ice Arena

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

Michigan Tech Music Presents: Backstage Jazz – It’s a Swing Thing

7:30 p.m. — Rozsa Center

$15 Adult; $5 Youth; Student Rush Tickets included with Experience Tech Fee

Michigan Tech Sound and Michigan Tech Theatre Present: R.U.R.

7:30 p.m. — McArdle Theatre

$15 Adult; $5 Youth; Student Rush Tickets included with Experience Tech Fee

Sunday, October 23

ISA Diwali Night 2022

5 – 6:45 p.m. (Food) — MUB Commons & MUB Ballroom

7 – 9 p.m. (Festival)  — Rozsa Center

$15 Students; $25 Staff & Community

Monday, October 24

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

ICC Distinguished Lecturer: Dr. Joydeep Mitra, Michigan State University

3 – 4 p.m. — Rekhi 101

The Michigan Tech Band Experience—Wonderful Ruckus to Symphonic Thrills

6 p.m. — Virtual Event

Tuesday, October 25

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

Flu Shot Clinics

11 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Rozsa Center

Cafe Francais: The French Conversation Hour

5 – 6 p.m. — Walker 120C

La Pena: The Spanish Conversation Hour

5 – 6 p.m. — Walker 120A

(Women’s Volleyball) Northern Michigan vs. Michigan Tech

6 – 9 p.m. — SDC Wood Gym

Prices vary; No cost to Michigan Tech students

HuskyLEAD: #IamRemarkable

6 – 8:45 p.m. — MUB Superior Room

Positivity Sticky Notes

6 – 7 p.m. — Fisher 129

Wednesday, October 26

The Rozsa Galleries Present: Arabesque

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Rozsa Center

Robot101 – Americanizing the Robot

12 – 1 p.m. — Van Pelt and Opie Library East Reading Room

Prototype Your Innovation

4 – 6 p.m. — Alley Makerspace

Talk: A Roadmap for Climate Action at Michigan Tech

4 – 5 p.m. — Dillman 320

WIBIT Wednesday

5 – 9:30 p.m. — SDC Pool

On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution calling for the reinstatement of Fall Break for the 2023 to 2024 academic calendar.

The resolution was made at an emergency meeting that was held before Michigan Tech University Senate’s Oct. 12 meeting. It is a response to the Senate’s approval of an academic calendar for the 23/24 academic year which did not include the fall break on Sept 28.

Many in favor of the Fall Break believe it will support student mental health, “ I think USG, as well as the Student Affairs office, identifies this as an important cause due to the rising mental health crisis seen both at Michigan Tech and across the country,” said USG President Cheyenne Scott. According to Scott, the resolution “also allows the same for faculty and staff who may otherwise also not have a break from the semester.”

Progress for Fall Break was made around 2021, following the Fall Break that occurred in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, USG began discussions with the Student Assembly, the Dean of Students Office, and the Graduate Student Government.

Following these discussions, the University Senate passed Proposal 50-22: “Proposal to Pass an October Recess” by a ballot vote on April 20, 2022.  According to the proposal, Fall Break— referred to as October Break—would occur the Thursday and Friday of the seventh week of each fall semester. At the same meeting, a vote on Proposal 37-22: “2023-24 Academic Calendar and Provisional Calendar for 2024-25,”—an academic calendar that did not contain the October Break—was postponed.

At a University Senate meeting on Sept. 28, a motion to drop the fall break in 2023 passed by a roll call vote following concerns from the math department and that the academic calendar was six months behind. At the same meeting, the Senate passed Proposal 37-22. The new USG resolution would call for the reimplemention of the break.

USG’s work towards the addition of a fall break is not new. Conversations surrounding the break go back to 2015, with the Academic Calendar Workgroup which included members from both USG and University Senate, as well as members from GSG, the Registrar’s office, and the Dean of Students Office.

On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution calling for the reinstatement of Fall Break for the 2023 to 2024 academic calendar.

The resolution was made at an emergency meeting that was held before Michigan Tech University Senate’s Oct. 12 meeting. It is a response to the Senate’s approval of an academic calendar for the 23/24 academic year which did not include the fall break on Sept 28.

Many in favor of the Fall Break believe it will support student mental health, “ I think USG, as well as the Student Affairs office, identifies this as an important cause due to the rising mental health crisis seen both at Michigan Tech and across the country,” said USG President Cheyenne Scott. According to Scott, the resolution “also allows the same for faculty and staff who may otherwise also not have a break from the semester.”

Progress for Fall Break was made around 2021, following the Fall Break that occurred in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, USG began discussions with the Student Assembly, the Dean of Students Office, and the Graduate Student Government.

Following these discussions, the University Senate passed Proposal 50-22: “Proposal to Pass an October Recess” by a ballot vote on April 20, 2022.  According to the proposal, Fall Break— referred to as October Break—would occur the Thursday and Friday of the seventh week of each fall semester. At the same meeting, a vote on Proposal 37-22: “2023-24 Academic Calendar and Provisional Calendar for 2024-25,”—an academic calendar that did not contain the October Break—was postponed.

At a University Senate meeting on Sept. 28, a motion to drop the fall break in 2023 passed by a roll call vote following concerns from the math department and that the academic calendar was six months behind. At the same meeting, the Senate passed Proposal 37-22. The new USG resolution would call for the reimplemention of the break.

USG’s work towards the addition of a fall break is not new. Conversations surrounding the break go back to 2015, with the Academic Calendar Workgroup which included members from both USG and University Senate, as well as members from GSG, the Registrar’s office, and the Dean of Students Office.