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GPA continued from page 1A "As long as its standardized across the board, I could care less," he said. In an effort to prevent grade infla tion and answer questions of fair ness in grading, the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business im plemented a new guideline last fall to ensure student grades stay within certain ranges. As the first policy of its kind in the business school's 108-year history, the standards outline average grade point ranges by class type and re quire professors to ensure that over all class GPAs fall within set models. For the most part, average GPAs for undergraduate pre-business classes should fall between 2.3 and 2.8, while GPAs for undergraduate core classes in the major program should fall between 2.6 and 3.1. Despite defined limitations, Asso ciate Dean Dale Morse said the sys tem is truly based on fairness. "Once students understand the meaning of this system, they appre ciate it more," he said. "But we've got the consistency we've been looking for." Although not all professors have followed the one-year-old system "to the letter," Morris said only about two percent have been al lowed to give higher grades to pro vide a more accurate grade point average. However, the system has been extremely beneficial to new teachers who would otherwise have to create a personal grading system, Morris said. Where some professors might have used percentage grades, which involve borderline decisions and ex tra credit, Morris said they now have more specific limits on how to ap proach grading. "When professors have too many A's, they now have to re-adjust the curriculum to make things harder," he said. "They can also defend them selves when students think they have graded too harshly." Charles H. Lundquist marketing Professor Del Hawkins said he has never been accused of giving out too many A's. After receiving numerous student requests to have grades changed for the better, Hawkins said the new system will not really affect his current teaching style, which some consider to be a bit harsh. "My class should fall into the set range without the need for adjust ments," he said. Hawkins said the designated GPA range for students in his fall term in troductory business course is 2.7 to 3.2. In his 33 years as a business pro fessor at the University, Hawkins said he calls the set range "huge," which is why it should stand as an effective guideline. "If you get an average above or be yond that there's a problem," he added. Considering that the improved GPA system is designed to tackle ex cessively high and low grading prob lems, I lawkins said the whole idea of the system is "spectacularly sound." "The number one predictor of a grade used to be the section students were in," he said. "The new system is designed to make the process fair, and I think that's a commendable effort." But for the students who can't make the grade to become approved business majors, the relatively new grading system isn't so great. "Classes have been a lot harder over the last year," senior Heather Low said. "But it's still worth it." As a pre-business major, Low said she has yet to obtain the 2.75 GPA re quired to enter the school and has seen more business major friends switch majors than stick with it. And although she admits the system has some good intentions, she said it's been quite a setback in her experience. "I would think it would be better if each teacher had their own sys tem," she said. Contact the business/science/ technology reporter at caronaiarab@dailyemerald.com. 017463 Hallouieen, Friday Oct. 31st & Saturday Nov. 1st: THf 4ZS —at 9pm, EMU Ballroom— Tickets at the EMU ticket office. The cost is $6.00 for students & $8.00 for the general public. 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Although business faculty and staff will move into the complex im mediately, Murray said no business classes will be held in Lillis until Jan. 5 because technicians need a little more time to smooth out some tech nology kinks. "The entire building incorporates cutting-edge technology," he said. "We just need to work the bugs out." The complex's four-story atrium also features teams of photovoltaic panels, which generate a portion of the facility's electricity needs. Class rooms and offices can be used almost year-round without electric lighting while "smart" lighting adjusts to day light levels and sensors turn off lights and other non-essential items. In ad dition, low-flow water fixtures have been installed, along with an "eco roof' that will use rain to grow benefi cial vegetation, such as succulents. r Murray said people shouldn't just see today's celebration as the end of a long process. "This is the beginning of everything we want to accomplish in this busi ness school," he said. "I'm beyond thrilled." Lillis program manager Mick Westrick said he has mixed feelings about the opening. "I've worked hard to see this build ing finished, but it is also a culmina tion of the last two years of my life," he said. Westrick said less than 200 folding chairs are set up in front of the cere mony stage, though he expects twice as many people to attend throughout the day. One key factor that will help draw a big crowd after the ceremony is the free lunch, Westrick said. "We've ordered 400 hot dogs and we're servin' 'em 'til they're gone," he said. Those who can't attend the ribbon cutting ceremony or the free lunch can embark on self-guided building tours all afternoon or follow small duck feet attached to the ground to different facility features. As a key participant in this morn ing's ceremony, University President Dave Frohnmayer said he is excited to be a part of the event. 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