2013

January

• BGNews.com: Ohio universities still adjusting after switching from quarters to semesters

2012

October

• Columbus Business First:  Enrollment down at Ohio colleges
  
• Barberton.ohio.com:  College enrollment in Ohio is dropping
  
• Ohio.com:  Ohio college enrollment steadily declines
• Dayton Daily News: Statewide college enrollment steadily declines
  

September

• CantonRep.com:  College enrollment in Ohio declines nearly 6 percent
• Limaohio.com:  Semester conversion tough on enrollment, schools tout diversity
• The Lantern:  USG creates board for semester switch issues
• OSU:  Semesters are here! Quarter to semester update
• The Athens News:  Hocking Trustees adjust budget to deal with shortfall

August

• Dayton Daily News:  Sinclair opened its first semester in more than 40 years
• The Lantern:  Libraries make 'significant change' in Ohio State semester switch
• limaohio.com:  Semester preparation tough work, but going smoothly
• You Tube:  UC Classes resume under a new semester calendar
• Cincinnati.com:  Bell rings for UC semester switch
• FOX19:  UC starts classes on semester system for first time in 49 years.
• WLWT.COM: UC move to semesters means early return to classes
  
• The Lantern:  Ohio State semester conversion costs university $11.8 million
• The Lantern:  Students pay price for overloading classes
• UC: Ready, Set, Semesters!  UC is on the Semester Calendar as of Aug. 27, 2012
• The Lantern:  Summer semester doesn't quell conversion worries
• MarionStar.com:  OSUM gets early start after semester conversion
• Dayton Daily News:  Wright state changes payment plan for semesters
• WOSU:  1st Ohio state Fall Semester in 90 years Starts August 22nd
• WDTN.com:  College semesters mean earlier start
• Examiner.com:  Ohio Semester conversion begins in 2012-2013 academic year
• Arlingtonian online:  Semester Shake-Up
• The Athens NEWS: Goodbye quarters, hello semesters
• Ohio University: Semesters Begin at Ohio University Lancaster/Pickerington
  
• The Columbus Dispatch:  Colleges ready for new calendar
  
• UC: UC Begins Classes on Aug. 27
  
• The Plain Dealer:  Switch to semesters means early return for Ohio State, Ohio University, Wright State, Cincinnati
  
• The Lantern:  Short-summer curse over, don't rush through daily life
  
• CantonRep.com:  Last Ohio universities make semester switch
  
• The Daily Record:  Big Changes result in short summer at ATI
  
• Piqua Daily Call:  Registration ends soon for fall classes
  
• Edison Community College: Dual entry points highlight emphasis on success for new students

July

• Dayton Daily News:  Colleges working to ease transition to semesters
  
• IT Community News, OSU: A Successful Quarter-to-Semester Conversion
  
• MarionStar.com: Semester conversion at state schools means earlier start to year
  
• UC: UC Clermont College Classes Begin August 27 - A Month Early!
  
• The Post:  Student Orientation on semesters projected to require few changes.
  
• 94 Country WKKJ 94.3:  Open House to Explain OU-C semesters
  
• The Columbus Dispatch:  Students Struggling to find jobs this summer
  
• Ohio University:  Winners announced in semester transition plan drawing
  

June

• MansfieldNewsJournal.com:  NCSC students prepare for switch to semesters
• UWeekly Magazine:  Does Campus look especially empty?
• Fox 19 News:  Semesters a first for UC's freshman class
• UC:  STUDENTS:  Have You Approved Your Semester Conversion Individual Advising Plan?
• MarionStar.com: Switch to semesters causes rush to graduate at Marion Technical College
• The Columbus Dispatch: Summer enrollment at OSU down 30%
• UC News:  Bearcats Bound Orientation for New UC Students Begins on June 21
• Dayton Daily News: Colleges say change from quarters may help vets
• Compass:  Provost commemorates final quarter and recognized transition team
• The Columbus Dispatch:  Ohio State hosts last spring-quarter commencement
• OnCampus:  Time and change:  Quarter out, semesters in 
• Dayton Daily News:  WSU to graduate record number this weekend
• Ohio State News:  Ohio State spring commencement information, Graduating class is largest in university history
• My Fisher Grad Life:  The end of the Quarter System
• The Guardian:  Take 5 to graduate in four years
• RAPP: UC's Social Justice Forum: Reminder to Return Keycards by June 9th to Avoid Fees
• The Lantern:  Ohio State Semester switch could benefit Buckeyes athletes
• nbc4i.com:  OSU readying for Switch to Semesters
• WOSU:  Ohio State Moves to Semester System
• OSU: Quarter-to-Semester Update

May

• Ohio State University, Marion:  InChant says goodbye to quarters through song
• College Advantage:  Academic Calendar Conversion Blog
• UWEEKLY: For Whom the Bell Tolls, An Obituary to the Quarter System
• The new political:  Scheduling frustrates Students with Q2S Glitch
• Myswitch OSU:  Take the Pledge (tip #14)
• Cleveland.com:  State universities, community colleges switching from quarters to semesters
• College of Public Health, OSU: Digital First Transforms learning at Ohio State
• Nichole Kraft blog:  Kraft of writing, A New Beginning-Ending the Ohio State Quarter System with a Bang
• Digital Union:  Semesters from a Student Perspective
• The Clarion:  Fall Semester brings registration changes
• onCampus, OSU:  Semester Conversion:  With a month left, only little details are left to iron out 
  
• UCAT, OSU:  The Last Quarter:  Preparing to Teach in Semesters
• Wright State University, Newsroom:  Mapping the way to semester success
• UC Blue Ash:  Art And Visual Communication, Semester Conversion
• Cincinnati State:  FAQ’s about the Semester Transition Project 
  
• Office of Academic Affairs, OSU:  Key Notes, June 18, 2012: A New Era Begins
  
• RAPP:  UC's Social Justice forum:  Semester Conversion Cookout - May 9th!
• Ohio State University:  The Last Quarter: Preparing to Teach in Semeters
• Wright state University:  Semester Transition Advising, May Progress Update
• OSU: Quarter-to-Semester Update
  

April

• Wright State University:  Wright State community enjoys first April Craze
• UC:  Conversion Cookout Set for May 9 on McMicken Commons
• The Lantern: OSU students given opportunity to note thanks, appreciation for academic advisors
• The Lantern:  How Semester switch might affect advising
• IT Community News:  Semesters Statistics Completed 4/15
• Buck-i-Brief:  Everything you need to know about Quarter to Semester Transition
• The News Record:  Costly Conversion will up advising
• The Lantern:  Semester Switch prompts sublet struggles
• Coshocton Tribune.com: 17 Ohio Schools spend $26M on switch to semesters
• Dayton Daily News:  Ohio Schools switching from quarters to semesters
• OSU:  Quarter to semester update

March

•  UCAT:  Spring has Sprung
  
• Middletown Journal:  Milllions spent on switch to semesters
• UC: SEMESTER CONVERSION UPDATE: STUDENTS:  Check Your E-Mail for Your Semester Conversion IAP
• ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com:  Ohio University Zanesville, Zane State prepare for semester conversion
• OSU: Impact of semester conversion to B&F
• Compass:  Veteran advisor challenges students to get more involved with Q2S advising
• The Lantern:  Semesters could boost students' opportunities with internships
• The Lantern:  Payment changes set stage for semester conversion
• OSU:  Quarter to semester update

February

• Compass:  Journalism major concludes change is a good thing when it comes to Q2S
• The Marrietta Times:  Annual WSCC Tuition increased
• Wright State University:  Semester Transition Advising
  
• Ohio Higher Ed:  Quarter-Semester Course Equivalency Crosswalk and Semester Course catalog
• Compass:  Students offer tips on Q2S prep
• The Post:  The cost of the switch
• The Lantern:  Ohio State takes swipe at new student meal plan
• Compass:  Peers, profs and cookies team up to ensure smooth Q2S transition in Russ College
• UC: UC officially converts to semesters on August 27, 2012. Are you ready? (co-op students)
  
• Newark Advocate.com:  Newark campus of OSU/COTC prepares for semester conversion
• OhioHigherEd: Quarter-Semester course equivalency crosswalk and semester course catalog
• Inside Higher Ed:  Strength in Numbers
• The Lantern:  Some students cram GECs into last quarter
• Compass:  Advisors step students through curricular change in preparation for Q2S conversion
• The Columbus Dispatch: Switch to semesters Loom for college kids near graduation
• Dayton Daily News:  Ohio colleges brace for start of semester schedule
• OSU:  Quarter-to-semester Update

January

• MarionStar: Marion campus preparing for semester conversion
• Compass, Ohio University:  Ohio University kicks off Q2S Blitz Week
  
• Compass, Ohio University:  Chillicothe adviser enhances TDCP process with technology
• OSU: Arts and Sciences Honors Program Transition Plan
• Soapb!x Cincinnati:  CCM adds new degree to esteemed program
  
• The Lantern:  $12.6M price tag on semester conversion
• nbc4i.com: OSU Students Concerned About Semester Conversion
• Compass:  Regional collaboration promised streamlined advising across campus 
• Compass: First Completed TDCPs bring University one step closer to semesters
• UC: SEMESTER CONVERSION:  See New Online Information - FAQs, Updated Policies
  
• The Lantern:  Students Shift Gears for Semester Switch
• OSU: Quarter-to-Semester Update
• UWEEKLY@OSU:  Conversion Pain: Why students feel unprepared for the semester change.
  
• Wright State University:  January Progress Update

2011

December

• UC: Semester Conversion for Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellowhips
• Buckeye Parent: Important Semester Conversion Dates
• Otterbein 360.com:   Transition verdict is in: Conversion opinion is split
• Wright State University:  Fall 2012 Semesters What you need to do
• Antioch University Midwest:  Quarter to Semseter Conversion Advising
• OSU: Quarter-to-Semester Update

November

• The Lantern: Semester conversion to affect billing cycle
• CollegeAdvantage.com: OSU's Gordon Gee on benefits of semesters
• This Week Community Newspapers: COTC, OSU-N brace for switch
• OSU: Quarter-to-Semester Update
• OSU at Lima:  Semester Conversion Information Session
• Wright State University:  Advising
• Wright State University: News and Announcements
• The Athens News: OU’s switch to semesters finally about to happen
• The News Record:  SG talks scholars, semesters
• Buckeye parent:  Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine:  Goodbye Quarters, Hello Semesters

October

• Health News, UC: Graduate Programs in the College of Medicine with Convert to Semesters
• Administrative Systems NewsLink, CIO, OSU:   New Faculty and Teaching Staff Positions Needed for Semesters? 
  
• Health News: James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy Individualizes Student Plans for Semester Conversion
• The News Record:  Student Government talks scholars, semesters
• Department of History Newsletter at OSU:  Taking Time
• The Lantern:  There is no magic switch for semester conversion
• UC News:  Ohio Semester Conversion Summit to Meet at UC Nov. 9
  
• UC News:  Students: Come to McMicken Commons Nov. 7th for semester conversion info
• Health News:  UC Academic Health Center:  College of Allied Health Sciences Focuses on Students for Semester Conversion
  
• UC Health News:  College of Nursing is on Schedule for Semester Conversion in 2012
• The Clarion: Semester Transition quickly approaching
• OSU: Quarter-to-Semester Update
• OSU: Calendar Conversion Information for Philosophy Majors and Minors 

September

• UC:  SEMESTER CONVERSION UPDATE: Individual Advising Plans Now Underway
• Uweekly@OSU:  Semester Change Survival Guide
  
• The Lantern:  Semester switch website supports students
• The Columbus Dispatch:  Big Switch, Difficult conversion to semester system will eventually pay off
• Fisher College of Business, OSU: Semester Conversion and the Transitional Academic Plan (TAP)
• Otterbein 360:  Semester Conversion receives mixed reviews, More than half agree conversion to semesters is going smoothly
• Wright State University:  A message to transition students
• OSU: Student/Parent FAQ
• Wright State University: Semester Transition Advising
• OSU:  Quarter-to-Semester Update
• Sinclair Community College:  presents a semester conversion presentation 
• Sinclair Community College:  Semester course planning guide

August

• Otterbein University:  Ask an Advisor
• UC E-media:  "This and That" items to call to your attention
  
• The Columbus Dispatch:  The Start of first Semester at Otterbein
• The Ada Herald:  Ohio Northern begins year with president, semester format
• The Western Star:  Miami Considers Shorter Semesters
• OSU:  Quarter-to-Semester Update

July

• Fisher College of Business, OSU: Semester Conversion and Jobs
• Buckeye Parent: Semester Conversion will yeild short summer in 2012
• OBR: Definition of Semester Credit Hour
• OSU:  Quarter-to-Semester Update

June

• IT Community News: Quarters to Semesters Course Conversion Guide Helps University Community and Beyond
  
• Buckeye Parent: Semester Conversion is coming to Ohio State
• UC: Semester Conversion Update: Advisor Training and the IAP Process
• Otterbein360: No change for fall athletes
• UC-RWC:  News for Electronic Media students
• UC:  One Stop Can you graduate before Conversion?
• OSU: Writing Across the Curriculum Tip, SP 2011: Writing in the Semester Conversion
  
• OSU:  Quarter-to-Semester Update

May

• Activist: Make it by Semester Conversion
• News Record: Financial aid could be yanked by feds
• News Record: UC Prepares for semester change
• UC: Semester conversion update:  May is 'Verify my major month.'
• WCPO: Students prepare for switch to semesters
• The New Political: Preparing for q2s transition
• UC: Curriculum management/advising tools
  
• The Lantern: GPA won't change with switch to semesters
• The Activist:  Students should schedule appointments with advisors
• OSU: Quarter-to-Semester Update
• WSU:  Message about general education courses
  
• WSU Guardian: Semester switch approaching fast
•  UC: Preview of general education transformation
  

November

• "UC Semester Conversion To Bring Changes in 2012" to Raymond Walters College
• Message from the UC Provost
• "No-class Fridays? OSU students to kiss them goodbye"
• OSU November Quarter-to-Semester Update
• OSU "Students expected to graduate early" 
• UC Voices on Main video: What students say about semester conversion

October

• Semester conversion update for CCM e-media major
• ONU semester conversion update
• At OSU, "$1M, but no plans for semester advising"
• "Longer terms, shorter intersession [at OU] force international programs to adapt"
• UC's "CEAS dispels rumors of co-op cuts"
  
• "Say goodbye to class-free Fridays" at OSU
• OSU October Quarter-to-Semester Update
• "Faculty readies for shift: UC gears up for semester change"
• Ohio "University on track for quarters to semesters switch"
• OU "Man on the Streets: Quarters to Semesters"
• UC "Semester Conversion Update: Co-op Cycles, Calendar Updates and Progress on Curricular Revisions" 
   

September

• Wright State "New semester committee to ready students before transition"
• OSU September Quarter-to-Semester Update 

August

• Employer feedback from February 2010 UC symposium, including strengths that employers see for co-op offered under semesters 
• Dayton Daily News: "Colleges working to ease transition to semesters"
• OSU August Quarter-to-Semester Update
• Columbus Dispatch: "Several Ohio colleges prepare for semesters"
• "OSU, OU Gearing up for semesters"
    

July

• OSU July Quarter-to-Semester Update
• Rhodes State Q2S Summer 2010 Newsletter
• UC "Semester conversion process still on schedule" 
   

June

• "With still two years to go before the calendar conversion, [OSU] leaders are happy with the progress and the process"
• UC "Semester Conversion Update: Preparations Underway to Augment Student Advising"
• "OU releases details of semester calendar that begins fall '12"
  
• OU "Q2S transition activity on target"
• OSU June Quarter-to-Semester Update
• UWeekly.com article about semester conversion at OSU 
• UC "Conversion on course: Switch to semesters in 2012 still moving along" 
   

May

• OU: "Brave New World: Switch to semesters offers new challenges"
• "BTC Launches Semester Conversion"
• NC May Q2S Newsletter
• OSU May Quarter-to-Semester Update
   

April

• OU "Faculty Senate: Senate discusses [semester] credit hours, representation"
• "Classroom Overload: Semester transition may lead to crowded classes" at WSU
  
• Columbus State Update: "Switch2Semesters now online on the Intranet" 
• News Record: "Design majors set to merge in 2012"
• NC April Q2S Newsletter
• OSU April Quarter-to-Semester Update
• "Conversion process moves forward" at UC
• The News Record:  Colleges need collaboration
• The semester switch at OSU may change the way the athletic department sells tickets to students: "Athletic Council to discuss football ticket sales"
   

March 

• UC "Semester Conversion: Join Us on Facebook, Follow Us on Twitter"
  
• "Switch to semesters causing ticket tussle" at OSU
  
• "Faculty still negiotiating with WSU about class workloads: Officials say that they hope to have 'evidence of movement' on the negiotiation by spring quarter"
• NC March Q2S Newsletter
• OSU March Quarter-to-Semester Update
• Rhodes State QS2 letter from the president
   

February

• "OU anticipates seamless transition from quarters"
• "Disabled students worried about semester transition" at Wright State
  
• Wright State "Faculty votes to suspend all semester transition activity: President David Hopkins makes plea for faculty to keep working on the semester transition"
• NC February Q2S Newsletter
• OSU February Quarter-to-Semester Update
   

January

• "Schools face 'complex' challenges in switching to semester schedule"
• SSCC semester conversion update
• OSU January Quarter-to-Semester Update
• UC "Semester Conversion Update: New Web Offerings and an Industry Symposium" 
• KyPost.com: "UC Still Planning on Switch to Semesters"
   

2009

December

• UC Parents Association Newletter, "Spotlight on: Semester Conversion"
• Cincinnati State "Calendar Committee shares proposed semester calendar"
• OSU December Quarter-to-Semester Update
   

November

• "Message From the [RWC] Dean: UC's Semester Conversion Pledge to Students"
• OSU November Quarter-to-Semester Update 
• "UC Semester Conversion: See the New Web Site, Check Out the Planning Timeline"
   

October 

• "RWC to Remain a Separate College of UC: Semester Conversion Set for 2012"
• "Ohio colleges' switch to semesters won't be easy" (state-wide summit on semester conversion at Wright State)
   

September 

• "OSU semester switch set in motion"
   

August

• Quarter to semester conversion at Hocking College
   

July

• OSU "Senate finalizes semester calendar"
   

June

• "Message from the [RWC] Dean: Time of transition"
• "SSCC moves forward with conversion to semesters" (see page 2)
• "Clark State Converting to Semesters" 
   

May

• "College going to semester system" (Washington State)
   

April

• "Ohio State trustees approve switch to semesters"  
  
• "Wright State to switch from quarter to semester academic calendar in 2012"
  
• "Semester system better fit for Wright State athletes"
  
• "Converting universities to semesters a 'mammoth undertaking'" 
• "WSU plans for change in schedule"
  
• WOSU Radio, "It's Official: Ohio State Moves To Semester System"
   

March

• "Message from the [RWC] Dean: The monumental task of semester conversion" 
   

2008

• "Zimpher recommends semester conversion [at UC] by 2012"
  
• "UC Semesters Will Begin in 2012"
• The News Record:  Semester Conversion waste of money  
• The News Record:  Semesters to cost $13.867M
• "Otterbein to Begin Semester System in 2011"
• "Ohio University will begin semester system in 2012"
• "Ohio University: Semester Transition, Budget Concerns Top Trustees' Agenda"
• "Semesters favored for pace, fewer administrative transitions"
• "UC weighs options over semester conversion"
• "UC on likely path to convert to semesters"
• The News Record: "University planning seamless quarter switch, realistic?"

 
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