Because of Hurricane Matthew and the evacuation that followed for the city of Savannah, SCAD has decided to cease classes from Wednesday October 5, 2016 through Sunday October 16, 2016. They have compensated for this by assigning makeup days after the end of the original scheduled end date for the Fall 2016 term until December 1st.
Students of SCAD, Savannah do not find this decision fair, nor acceptable. A large group of students have travel plans, have purchased their tickets, have preexisting commitments (such as jobs, family plans, etc) and this change to the original schedule will interfere.
We, the undersigned, SCAD Savannah students, call on the SCAD administration to review their decision to extend classes and urge them to find another "Fair" solution for its students.
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October 12, 2016
100 signatures already. This clearly shows we all have the same travel problems.
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October 10, 2016
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October 8, 2016
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I am working at a design studio in Beijing at the sametime studying abroad. The company already have a new project which I will participate in. If I come back late, I will probably lose this job. The salary is an important part of my tuition for study abroad.
Already bought tickets. it will cost me more than a thousand dollars to fix it. I understand the hurricane is not scads fault, but I would rather attend Friday and Saturday classes than miss thanksgiving as I can not afford to travel during that "break"
I can't afford to buy another plane ticket nor change then ones I already bought. Unless scad can pay for these extra costs, I think it's a ridiculous expectation to place on students who are already owe hundreds of thousand of dollars in student loan debt
As an international student, this is highly inconvenient and not the logical solution in my eyes. It does not make sense to keep students and faculty for an extra two weeks, as opposed to utilizing the upcoming Friday classes, or making some classes online.
The schedule change affects way too much including three airplane tickets I have already paid for plus I'll be missing a family member's graduation and a concert already paid for. Having classes on Friday would be a much better choice.
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Because of Hurricane Matthew and the evacuation that followed for the city of Savannah, SCAD has decided to cease classes from Wednesday October 5, 2016 through Sunday October 16, 2016. They have compensated for this by assigning makeup days after the end of the original scheduled end date for the Fall 2016 term until December 1st.
Students of SCAD, Savannah do not find this decision fair, nor acceptable. A large group of students have travel plans, have purchased their tickets, have preexisting commitments (such as jobs, family plans, etc) and this change to the original schedule will interfere.
We, the undersigned, SCAD Savannah students, call on the SCAD administration to review their decision to extend classes and urge them to find another "Fair" solution for its students.
Updates
October 12, 2016
100 signatures already. This clearly shows we all have the same travel problems.
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 10, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
October 10, 2016
October 8, 2016
Getting close to 1,000 signatures. Post this link everywhere right now.
719 Comments
As a parent of a freshman student, I believe SCAD should listen to the thousands of voices -the customers! We cannot absorb the extreme costs of travel rescheduling, premium travel dates and a return trip just for 3 days. Unacceptable!
I am working at a design studio in Beijing at the sametime studying abroad. The company already have a new project which I will participate in. If I come back late, I will probably lose this job. The salary is an important part of my tuition for study abroad.
Already bought tickets. it will cost me more than a thousand dollars to fix it. I understand the hurricane is not scads fault, but I would rather attend Friday and Saturday classes than miss thanksgiving as I can not afford to travel during that "break"
I can't afford to buy another plane ticket nor change then ones I already bought. Unless scad can pay for these extra costs, I think it's a ridiculous expectation to place on students who are already owe hundreds of thousand of dollars in student loan debt
As an international student, this is highly inconvenient and not the logical solution in my eyes. It does not make sense to keep students and faculty for an extra two weeks, as opposed to utilizing the upcoming Friday classes, or making some classes online.
The schedule change affects way too much including three airplane tickets I have already paid for plus I'll be missing a family member's graduation and a concert already paid for. Having classes on Friday would be a much better choice.
Do not cause them problem
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As a parent of a freshman student, I believe SCAD should listen to the thousands of voices -the customers! We cannot absorb the extreme costs of travel rescheduling, premium travel dates and a return trip just for 3 days. Unacceptable!