The Dean of the College Division in collaboration with Student Assembly is excited to announce the creation of an Organizational Adjudication Committee (OAC) Student Board for allegations of minor misconduct regarding student organizations. Through feedback from students, a request was generated for a more transparent organizational adjudication system that allowed students to hold their peer groups accountable for behavior that disrupted the College’s climate.
This proposal, developed by representatives from Student Assembly, Greek Letter Organizations, Undergraduate Judicial Affairs, with feedback from the Organizational Adjudication Committee and the Committee on Organization and Policy (COP), recommended a two-term pilot for a student board to hear minor misconduct allegations of student organizations. The OAC-Student Board will be comprised of a broad selection of 50 student representatives, 25 students elected by SA and 25 students appointed by the Dean of the College. There will be five members per hearing. The OAC-Student Board is currently accepting applications so please apply.
Applications are available on the Undergraduate Judicial Affairs Office (UAJO) website www.dartmouth.edu/~uja/ (click here for application) or in the UJAO, 5 Parkhurst Hall. The applications are also available on the Student Assembly website. Please submit all applications to the Student Assembly blitz address at Student.Assembly@dartmouth.edu by 9:00PM on Sunday November 8, 2009. Questions about the Student Board should be directed to Undergraduate Judicial Affairs, by blitz or phone (646-3482).
Dean Tom Crady's Announcement to the Dartmouth Community regarding the Task Force on Sexual and Physical Assault:
At the request of the Student Assembly, I am announcing the formation of a Task Force on Sexual and Physical Assault on campus. I have asked Kate Burke to chair, with Director of Judicial Affairs April Thompson and Sexual Assault Awareness Program Coordinator Michelle de Sousa serving ex officio. Task Force members will include three or four students selected by application in consultation with Student Assembly, and three non-students, including Dean of Upperclass Students Rovana Popoff and Director of Counseling and Health Resources Dr. Mark Reed.
I am asking the Task Force to review the incidence of sexual and physical assault on campus, the scope of current prevention programs and activities, support and other services for those affected, and reporting and adjudication procedures. I expect the Task Force to engage in significant outreach to students, faculty and staff to solicit community feedback, and to submit its report and recommendations to me no later than the end of spring term. I encourage all to join us in working together to reduce the incidence of sexual and physical assault on campus, and to renew a common commitment to responsible citizenship in our community.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~hec/
(revisions 6/7/05)
There are a total of twelve students on the Committee on Standards (COS) and the Organizational Adjudication Committee (OAC) each term. Half of the student membership is elected each spring by the student body and the other half is appointed annually by the Dean of the College.
Requirements for membership are as follows:
Student members must be sophomores, juniors, and seniors with no prior Suspension from the College and not on College Probation during their terms of service. Additionally, students cannot be on Academic Probation. Students in the community who are on leave terms but are in the Hanover area are eligible to serve.
COS and OAC orientation sessions are required for new members.
