The following, dealing with Fall 2020 undergraduate marks submission, was distributed to the members of Faculty Board by email on behalf of the Principal on November 10, 2020.

Members of Faculty Board,

I am writing to follow up from our discussion on Wednesday regarding the due date for marks. If you recall, we examined the pros and cons of 5 options and I was prepared to send out a survey to get your feedback as to which option would work best.

Shortly after the meeting, however, another option came forward, which offers a solution with the least amount of deviation from the published schedule, which is in the best interests of our students and which provides faculty at least 5 days to turn the marks around with an additional day for Department Heads to approve them. This option is based on the discussions we had during Faculty Board and is supported by the Deans Council. I have also consulted with the Faculty Association and I appreciate their input and support as well. Recognition that we are delivering the academic program through emergency remote teaching is key and makes this solution consistent with the MOA dated 6 December 2005 “Scheduled Duties–UT Group”, which was renewed on 12 July 2019.

Note: Where the marks approval is due 24 December 2020, access for approval will remain open until at least 27 December 2020 for Heads who require more time given that we are in an emergency situation as mentioned above.

For marks that are approved in January, Department Heads will need to submit them to Naomi to enter into the system.

Thank you all for your contributions. Should you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Harry

Dr. H.J. (Harry) Kowal, BGen (Ret’d) | Bgén (ret)

Principal Royal Military College of Canada Department of National Defence / Government of Canada Harry.Kowal@rmc.ca / Tel: 613-541-6000 ext 3880