The next time no one shows up for a midday performance on campus, Utah State University student government will have fewer excuses.
Next year at USU, class schedules will be conducted a little differently. The “common hour” that was voted on in the 2011-2012 campus elections will take effect. The time slot designated for common hour will be on Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Jessica Hansen of the registrar’s office was positive about the change.
“It gives the ability to gather the students at one time, to do independent lectures,” Hansen said. ”The students will have the ability to do student activities like when we do our elections, students will have the ability to hear their candidates, but it’s very much up to the students to decide what they are going to do with this hour to make it more beneficial to them.”
Luke Ensign, the future committee head in charge of determining what events take place, said that they are going to try to have something for everyone.
“The beautiful thing is we have so many possibilities about it,” Ensign said. “We want to feature things like local businessmen for the business college and so on. We want there to be something for every individual college.
Christian Thrapp, student body president for the 2012-2013 school year said the time will be spent well and encourages students to attend.
“The common hour will definitely allow us to put different attractions, speakers and events during that time that students will be able to attend so it’s going to up the quantity of students that show up to these events and it will help out a lot,” Thrapp said.
There is some concern involved that the students will turn that time into lunch hour but overall, Ensign and other supporters remain positive that the time will be spent well.
“We are paying for it with our student fees,” Ensign said. “In the end it has to be the students that want to go and participate to make it happen.”
Next year at USU, class schedules will be conducted a little differently. The “common hour” that was voted on in the 2011-2012 campus elections will take effect. The time slot designated for common hour will be on Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Jessica Hansen of the registrar’s office was positive about the change.
“It gives the ability to gather the students at one time, to do independent lectures,” Hansen said. ”The students will have the ability to do student activities like when we do our elections, students will have the ability to hear their candidates, but it’s very much up to the students to decide what they are going to do with this hour to make it more beneficial to them.”
Luke Ensign, the future committee head in charge of determining what events take place, said that they are going to try to have something for everyone.
“The beautiful thing is we have so many possibilities about it,” Ensign said. “We want to feature things like local businessmen for the business college and so on. We want there to be something for every individual college.
Christian Thrapp, student body president for the 2012-2013 school year said the time will be spent well and encourages students to attend.
“The common hour will definitely allow us to put different attractions, speakers and events during that time that students will be able to attend so it’s going to up the quantity of students that show up to these events and it will help out a lot,” Thrapp said.
There is some concern involved that the students will turn that time into lunch hour but overall, Ensign and other supporters remain positive that the time will be spent well.
“We are paying for it with our student fees,” Ensign said. “In the end it has to be the students that want to go and participate to make it happen.”
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