Faculty Senate votes ‘no’ to add/drop

The VCU Faculty Senate voted against extending the add/drop period from seven to ten days at their meeting on Tuesday. The MCV, Monroe Park and VCU Qatar campus Student Government Association previously approved the proposal. Monroe Park Campus SGA President Jibran Muhammad presented the proposal to the Faculty Senate.

Lou Szari, assistant director in the theatre department, proposed an alternative, which would keep the current add/drop fee and add a “late-fee drop only” period where students would be charged a fee for classes dropped after the seven day period.

Additionally, the Faculty Senate voted in favor of altering the current grading scale by incorporating pluses and minuses in letter grades. This would affect students with borderline grades, altering their GPA.

Information provided by a press release from the VCU Faculty Senate.