Spring 2009 grade distribution reports are still online after several Central Michigan University department chairs voiced concern over their posting.
A group of department chairs plan to meet Nov. 18 to discuss taking down the grade distribution information available on the Central Michigan University Portal.

Some faculty members want the link to grade distributions on the Portal Web site taken down, even though they are public records. The faculty should be more focused on becoming better professors, and not about grade distributions influencing students’ choices when picking classes.

A group of department chairs voted Wednesday to approve a resolution to remove grade distribution information from the Central Michigan University Portal.

My Site is a collaboration tool that students, staff and faculty may access.
But some still do not know about it.

Many students wonder what their professors will be like before they attend their first class.
The Student Government Association wants to provide a way to do that.

The Central Michigan University Portal was restored to service around 1:15 p.m.

Many colleges began to develop alert systems to contact students in case of emergencies in light of the school shootings at Virginia Polytechnic University and Northern Illinois University,
Central Michigan University is no different. But despite frequent tests, its system has had very limited use for actual emergencies. In fact, it has only been used once.
In spring 2008, CMU developed Central Alert, which has irritated some students.
Stockbridge freshman Ron Cosper is one who said there is an excessive number of tests.
“I think the Central Alert system is good,” Cosper said. “But there are too many tests. I’ll be home during the weekend and get a message at 9 in the morning. It’s annoying getting alerts when I’m nowhere near Central.”