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<div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"> <big><font size="2"><big><big><font
size="2"><big>Just so you know, this has nothing to do
with the cancellation of our<br>
lecture a couple of weeks ago. I send the following
out every<br>
semester.<br>
<br>
T</big></font></big>here's always a chance of bad
weather during Autumn semester,<br>
particularly near the end of the semester.</big></font></big><big><font
size="2"><big> I will first say, OSU hardly<br>
ever cancels classes due to weather. I've been at OSU in
some capacity<br>
for over 35 years. In that time, to the best of my
recollection, OSU has<br>
cancelled classes probably about a dozen times.<br>
<br>
I will NEVER cancel anything (class, lab, exams, etc.) via
e-mail.<br>
The only time anything will be cancelled is if you hear
from me<br>
personally or classes have been cancelled by OSU (which
you will find<br>
on OSU's web page). If your TA is not in lab at least 5
minutes before<br>
the start of lab or I'm not in lecture when it's suppose
to start please<br>
contact me via e-mail or my office phone. If you can't
get a hold of me go<br>
to 110 Celeste or call the office at 292-6009. If it's an
exam, please have<br>
one person contact me (via e-mail and calling my office)
or the main<br>
</big></font></big><big><font size="2"><big><big><font
size="2"><big>office. Certainly speak to a TA at the
exam. Do NOT leave.</big></font></big> <br>
</big></font></big><br>
<big><font size="2"><big><big><font size="2"><big><big><font
size="2"><big>A TA will never cancel a lab for
any reason. They are not allowed to.<br>
These decisions will be made by me, the lab
supervisor, the chemistry<br>
department or the university. As a matter of
policy, TAs are not allowed<br>
to make any changes to the syllabus or class
requirements.<br>
</big></font></big> </big></font></big><br>
I do everything I possibly can to make sure you get every
class you've paid<br>
for. In 28 years of teaching I think I've missed fewer
than 6 lectures and<br>
someone covered those for me. One time the lecture room
was closed<br>
due to a bomb threat. I found another room to hold
lecture and e-mailed<br>
everyone so we wouldn't miss a lecture. I'll be there or
upside down in a<br>
ditch (so please let someone know if I don't show up for
lecture so they<br>
can look for me). I suppose I could have died and thus I
won't be too<br>
concerned but still don't leave, go to the office to get
someone. I guess<br>
then someone from the department will cancel class or get
someone else<br>
to cover it for me.<br>
<br>
Dr. Zellmer</big></font></big> </div>
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