Fall Reading Week Survey

MacEwan University is in the process of planning the formal dates for the 2025-2026 academic year, through what is known as the Academic Calendar. This calendar includes the dates of Fall and Winter Reading Week, the date for Convocation, semester start and end dates, and other significant dates in the academic year. This year, Macewan has proposed to REMOVE the Fall Reading Week in an effort to eliminate the possibility of final exams on Sundays. As your advocates at SAMU, we want to understand how you value your Fall reading week and how this compares to other calendar proposals. The following survey is intended to gauge your preferences. All data will be anonymized and used only for advocacy purposes. To thank you for your participation, all respondents can enter a draw for one of five grocery gift cards, valued at $50 each.

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* 1. What year of study are you in? (i.e. how many years have you spent at Macewan as a student?)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th+

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* 2. What faculty do you belong to?

Faculty of Arts & Science

School of Business

Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications

Faculty of Health and Community Studies

Faculty of Nursing

School of Continuing Education

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* 3. Are you a full-time (3 or more classes) or part-time student (1-2 classes)?

Full-time

Part-time

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* 4. How many courses are you currently enrolled in?

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* 5. How do you typically spend your FALL reading break? Select all that apply:

Caring for dependents

Paid work

Personal care

Resting

School work

Spending time with family

Spending time with friends

Travel

Volunteering

Other (please specify)

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* 6. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being least valued and 5 being most valued, please indicate your rating for each of the following potential academic calendar options:

	Least valued	Not very valued	Neutral	Somewhat valued	Most valued
No final exams on Sundays	No final exams on Sundays Least valued	No final exams on Sundays Not very valued	No final exams on Sundays Neutral	No final exams on Sundays Somewhat valued	No final exams on Sundays Most valued
Fall Reading Week	Fall Reading Week Least valued	Fall Reading Week Not very valued	Fall Reading Week Neutral	Fall Reading Week Somewhat valued	Fall Reading Week Most valued
Additional week of Winter Break	Additional week of Winter Break Least valued	Additional week of Winter Break Not very valued	Additional week of Winter Break Neutral	Additional week of Winter Break Somewhat valued	Additional week of Winter Break Most valued
Term start after September 1st	Term start after September 1st Least valued	Term start after September 1st Not very valued	Term start after September 1st Neutral	Term start after September 1st Somewhat valued	Term start after September 1st Most valued

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* 7. Please rank the following options in order from most valued (1) to least valued (4):

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* 8. In addition to receiving general updates, would you be interested in volunteering with SAMU’s student mobilization efforts regarding the removal of Fall Reading Week?

No, thank you.

Yes, here is my student email address:

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* 9. If you would like to be entered in the draw for one of five $50 grocery cards, please fill out the following fields:

Name

MacEwan Email Address

Phone Number