During its first semester meeting Monday, the Undergraduate Student Government Academic Assembly discussed summer scheduling restrictions for upperclassmen, privacy for students' ID numbers and interaction with international teaching assistants.

The assembly addressed the issue of a registration freeze for upperclassmen during the four to six weeks of the Learning Edge Academic Program, which is a summer program offered to incoming freshmen. The freeze would prevent upperclassmen from scheduling certain core classes to save space for freshmen. But academic advisers would be able to override the freeze for upperclassmen if necessary.

Reacting to this possibility, Moira McGoldrick (sophomore-health policy administration) said she didn't feel such a measure is necessary.

"I would be very frustrated because I have to graduate before they do, so it is more of a priority to get my classes finished," she said. "I was here first."

In addition to discussing possible registration restrictions, the assembly responded to student concerns about the use of their Social Security numbers as student ID numbers. The assembly is considering possible alternatives to provide more security for students' privacy.

Assembly President Paul Ricciardi said the assembly had no plans to take action on the issue in the immediate future due to the expense and complexity of any changes to the system.

Another topic of discussion at the meeting was the possibility of adding a full-time position for cooperation between the assembly and the international TA class. The department of speech communication offers a class for international TAs, and the position would involve an assembly member in the class.

"I'm hoping it would increase assembly participation," Ricciardi said, regarding the position.

The international TA program is designed to instruct and evaluate international students who wish to become TAs.

Also at the meeting, College of Education Senator Adam Schott announced his resignation from the assembly.

Schott said his resignation was due to time constraints and his involvement with former Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell's campaign for governor.

"I don't think it is really helpful to mix the lines between government and student senate," Schott said about his political involvement.

"I've got a really busy semester class-wise," he added.

Ricciardi expressed regret about Schott's resignation.

"I think Adam's been a really great asset to assembly," he said. "He is very thorough in his research, he's always been very prepared. He'll definitely be missed."

Schott was a key member in drafting the assembly's resolution that opposes the elimination of fall break in a revised academic calendar.

The issue, which the University Faculty Senate will vote on Jan. 29, remains important to the assembly.

"We've really discussed the issue a lot," Ricciardi said.