Mississippi State University officials announced today the Jan. 10 snow day will be made up on a Saturday instead of extending the semester as originally reported.
The original make-up plan, announced Monday, was to add an extra day onto the semester and revise the exam schedule, pushing exams into the first week of May.
However, the original plan caused unexpected conflicts for students, families and faculty members, Jerry Gilbert, MSU Provost, said.
“We heard a large number of concerns about plans that had already been made and were difficult to alter,” he said. “We thought it would be a wise thing to go with the Saturday [make-up option].”
Gilbert said the Saturday make-up day has not been decided and the Office of the Provost is currently working with groups on campus to find the least disruptive day.
“I apologize to students and faculty for changing the decision,” he said. “But after the response, I felt it was important to respond to the very real concerns on their part.”
For more updates about the make-up day, read Friday’s issue of The Reflector.