TEXT OF VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT
AFFAIRS GREGORY BLIMLING'S 8/26/09 EMAIL TRANSMITTING TO THE SENATE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THE PROPOSED CLEMENCY POLICY ADDENDUM TO THE UNIVERSITY CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT:
Please
find attached the draft of a policy on granting clemency to students who have
been expelled from the University for a violation of the Student Code of Conduct.
Procedures in the Student Code of Conduct require that we inform the University
Senate of any substantive changes to the document.
The
draft policy was written by a University-wide committee consisting of
representatives from student affairs, undergraduate education, and student
conduct. The draft policy was then sent to the Committee on Student Conduct,
consisting of faculty, staff, and students from all three campuses. This
committee reviewed the document, and recommended the policy to me. President
McCormick, Executive Vice President Furmanski, Chancellor Diner, and Interim
Chancellor Marsh reviewed the policy and they support it.
The
General Counsel's Office has advised me that the Student Code of Conduct was
created under the authority of the Board of Governors and that a substantive policy
change in the document merits their consideration. We are placing the
draft policy on the agenda for discussion at the Academic and Student Affairs
subcommittee of the Board of Governors for their October meeting. With
the concurrence of the subcommittee, it would be forwarded to the full Board for
their consideration at the October meeting.
Dr.
Furmanski, Dr. Qualls, and I would be happy to discuss this policy with you and
the University Senate Executive Committee in the next few weeks, prior to the
October meeting of the Board of Governors.
Sincerely
Greg
Blimling