What kind of a workplace is this? I like to have a couple of months off between spurts of sustained activity. I just finished, for the most part, room assignments and changes for spring. I’m ready to relax for a few months and catch up on my mystery reading and writing. Unfortunately, when you work full time, they expect you to, well, work ALL the time. Whose idea was that? I am not a type A personality; I’m a type S. I like to have a lot of quiet STARING time. These constant expectations to produce are very annoying.
So, without even one month off, much less the two that my personality type requires, I’m moving from spring room assignments to the spring final exam schedule. I sent in the request to have the Final Exam Request Form activated. You will find it on the Faculty Services menu in Banner Self Service under, “Schedule a Final Exam”, catchy but not terribly creative. Unless your exam is a departmental exam—same exam given for every section of the same subject/course--you must submit your request(s) electronically no later than Wednesday, February 15, 2012. This is a hair pulling and tearful process for me so please submit your requests on time. There are a series of reports and files that are set up based on the survey information and requests coming in after those files are set up require a lot of manual manipulation to get them scheduled. The “Schedule a Final Exam” online form will close at the end of the work day on February 15 so those files can be created.
My goal is to have the final exam schedule ‘up’ by March 31. Then, I assume, ‘they’ will give me my required two months off before I need to work on fall and summer room assignments. Please help me to meet my goals!
Deborah Benjamin
Registration and Records
02/06/2012 |