Typical Example

Real quick, I have a good example of how rigid the planning at this university is. The "initiation ceremony" was a better example, but this is a smaller everyday thing.
Today I was announcing exams and final projects as a reminder, since one class ends in one week and the Macroecon will be halfway finished. Next class will be the review and the following class will be the midterm (T.-review; Th.-midterm). Then one of the students tells me that "we don't have class on Tuesday." It's the founding day of the college and there is no class. Great, ok, so, I change the schedule moving every back a day. Then they tell me that one of the following days will be a day off of class too! But, they themselves aren't even sure. So, now I have a conflict with both classes, not just that, but a midterm and a final. Now the students start suggesting other days that I could give a review. They're trying to change my schedule so that I can teach on a different day! Not even thinking that I have another class. "No way, you're not going to add days to my schedule. We'll figure it out."
At break, I go up to the office and Paul says to me "Oh, Michael uhh this Tuesday there will not be class."
"Yeah, I just found out. What about any other days?"
He points to the following week, when I will now have my midterm. "Probably this whole week we will have some events and... no class."
"No class!?"
"Yeah, I have to talk to the students and see what they feel like."
I can't believe it. This is the head of the International School Dept. This is a large, beautiful, thriving college. Is this how they do business? They are making huge schedule decisions last minute.
I shrug it off and prepare for anything. Dr Hsieh would always tell me about how flexible Pops is with scheduling and how important it is. He is so right.
I'll let you know how things pan out.