Why don't we move to a 4/10 work week?
A taskforce was assembled earlier this summer to examine the pros and cons of such a schedule. While several benefits are possible (more days off, less commuting time), the downsides were significant (fitting Friday classes into Mon-Thurs would be extremely difficult, many research facilities must be powered 24/7, the student experience would be compromised, we have outside events such as conferences that use our facilities during the weekend, child care could be a problem for many and so on).
A taskforce was assembled earlier this summer to examine the pros and cons of such a schedule. While several benefits are possible (more days off, less commuting time), the downsides were significant (fitting Friday classes into Mon-Thurs would be extremely difficult, many research facilities must be powered 24/7, the student experience would be compromised, we have outside events such as conferences that use our facilities during the weekend, child care could be a problem for many and so on).