Faculty/Staff Daily Digest

The following information is provided for faculty and staff who are working with students with disabilities approved for exam accommodations by the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD). 

• Faculty and staff are encouraged to speak with students enrolled in their courses regarding accommodations for final exams as soon as possible.  Students with disabilities are not required to take exams at the CSD. 
• Whenever possible, students should take their exams with the class or within the department with the approved accommodations. 
• In the event that the faculty or staff member cannot administer the exam in class or within the department with the approved accommodations, the CSD may be available to administer and proctor exams.  Please note that due to the high volume of exams, the CSD anticipates reaching seating capacity and thus, may not be able to assist with all final exam requests. Faculty and staff are encouraged to work with their students as early as possible in order to reserve an exam space at the CSD for final exams week. Students have been contacted by the CSD and encouraged to speak with their faculty as soon as possible regarding accommodations for final exams.
• In order to assure appropriate accommodations are provided, students must submit requests to schedule a final exam through the online system, MyAccess at least one week (5 business days) in advance of the exam date. The online system can be accessed from CSD’s website homepage at www.csd.uconn.edu  or directly at www.myaccess.csd.uconn.edu.
• Once a final exam has been scheduled for a student, faculty are reminded to please upload the exam in the online exam administration system, MyAccess as early as possible. MyAccess is SECURE and can be accessed at www.instructors.csd.uconn.edu or from CSD’s website homepage at www.csd.uconn.edu

 

If the exam is on…	Students must submit an online exam request by…
Monday, 5/1/17	Monday, 4/24/17
Tuesday, 5/2/17	Tuesday, 4/25/17
Wednesday, 5/3/17	Wednesday, 4/26/17
Thursday, 5/4/17	Thursday, 4/27/17
Friday, 5/5/17	Friday, 4/28/17
Saturday, 5/6/17	Saturday, 4/29/17

 

PLEASE NOTE:

• Students approved for extended time who have exams that are in back-to-back time blocks on the same day, have been encouraged to discuss this situation with their CSD Disability Service Provider and their faculty to make appropriate scheduling arrangements.
• In addition to administering exams in the CSD office, exams will also be administered in the Wilbur Cross Building, North Reading Room.  Check in for exams will be held outside of Room 110 of Wilbur Cross on the first floor. The CSD will be open during the evenings of final exam week in order to accommodate 6:00 pm exams. The CSD will also be open on Saturday, May 6, 2017 for exams scheduled on that day.
• If your class is taking a final exam in HuskyCT with Respondus LockDown browser, students will need to bring their own laptops to the CSD to take their exam on. Students have been reminded to bring their laptops and to make sure their laptops are fully charged! Electrical outlets may NOT be available, especially in the North Reading Room.

CSD Final Exam Week Hours:

Finals Date	CSD Hours
Monday, 5/1/17	8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Tuesday, 5/2/17	8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Wednesday, 5/3/17	8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Thursday, 5/4/17	8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Friday, 5/5/17	8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday, 5/6/17	8:00 am – 2:30 pm

 

• To ensure the academic integrity of exams, the CSD will be using in-person proctors as well as live video feeds from surveillance cameras to monitor exams.  No video will be recorded or stored. 
• Please contact Jaclyn Moriarty, Accommodations Coordinator, at csdexams@uconn.edu or (860)486-2020 to discuss any questions or concerns.

 

For more information, contact: Jaclyn Moriarty at csdexams@uconn.edu