Purdue Senate votes down civics literacy test and SAT/ACT test-optional resolutions

President Daniels told university senate today the school has "every intention and expectation" of having students back on campus come August.

Faculty at this afternoon's university senate meeting.

He says the university is operating "with every intention and expectation" of having students back on campus come august.

He says applications to the university are also higher than ever thanks to an extension in the deadline.

He confirmed that purdue applied for federal aid as soon as it was available and they should be getting that money soon.

He says the money will be used to help students, potentially through the university's emergency fund.

The university senate voted on several important resolutions today.

One was regarding the civics test president daniels has been pushing.

The resolution would require students to pass a civics literacy test in order to graduate from purdue.

Several senators voiced concern for forcing such a high- stakes exam on students.

And questioned why the university was forcing knowledge that should have been learned in the k through 12 system.

The senate voted down the resolution with 51 opposed, 28 in favor and two abstentions.

The senate also debated if purdue should make standardized testing optional for admission.

Those in favor say the sat and act limits the pool of diverse applicants.

Others say these tests are imperative to gauge ability in students looking to enter the stem courses purdue offers.

Iu-bloomington officially became a test-optional university at the beginning of this year.

Its applicants will not be required to have the tests starting in august.

The senate voted against this resolution, with 39 opposed, 28 in favor and four abstentions.

Yields