Acting on what he called a “clear message” from faculty, staff and students, ISU President Gregory Geoffroy announced Wednesday the university would continue to use the current academic calendar.

The decision ended the possibility of the proposed “Calendar B,” which included a 14-week semester, increased class time and lengthened winter and summer breaks.

“I carefully reviewed every piece of information that came in,” Geoffroy said of his decision. “I was completely gratified with how engaged the faculty, staff and students were in this issue. I was also extremely pleased to find that my perception was that most were focused on what effect this would have on the quality of education of our students.”

The announcement comes after nearly a year of deliberation, during which a slight gap between faculty and staff developed on which version of the calendar was preferable.

An online poll of the ISU community showed 53 percent of the 514 surveyed, a majority of them students and staff, expressed support for the current calendar, while the remaining 47 percent, mostly faculty, preferred the newer version.

Geoffroy said he hadn’t noticed any division in feedback he received.

“I didn’t notice any split,” he said. “If I were to take each individual perspective by their division as faculty, staff or student, I think they all came to the same conclusion.”

Although Geoffroy had the final decision on the proposed calendar changes, he said he did not feel the decision was his to make and said he had carried no personal preference into the process.

“The calendar affects the entire campus community,” he said. “And I believe the decision should be made by them.”

Nathan Johnson, director of student affairs for the Government of the Student Body, applauded Geoffroy’s decision.

“With tuition increases, shortening the time we spend in school would mean paying more for less,” Johnson said. “It would decentralize the college from the focus of education.”

Johnson, who served on a committee exploring the possibility of adopting the new calendar, said he found most students agreed with GSB’s 27-5-1 vote against Calendar B.

“I found that the new calendar would have no considerable disadvantages, but it would also have no tangible benefits,” Johnson said. “But I think it was a good thing to look into.”