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Minutes of the University Senate, March 9, 1970

effective teacher he might have to take away his time from research.
Research now equals money. Should it? . . ."

The Senate adjourned at 5:20 p.m.

Elbert W. Ockerman
Secretary

MINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE, APRIL 13, 1970

The University Senate met in regular session at 4:00 p.m., Monday, April
13, 1970, in the Court Room of the Law Building. Chairman Plucknett presided.
Members absent: Staley F. Adams*, Lawrence A. Allen, Daniel S. Arnold*,
Robert Aug*, C.E. Barnhart, Henry H. Bauer*, Norman F. Billups*, Richard C.
Birkebak, Ben W. Black*, Harry M. Bohannan, Betty J. Brannan*, Herbert A
Braunstein*, Wallace N. Briggs*, Marion A. Carnes*, Clyde R. Carpenter*, r
Maurice A. Clay*, Donald B. Coleman, Carl B. Cone*, William B. Cotter*, Eu—
gene C. Crawford Jr.*, Glenwood L. Creech, M. Ward Crowe*, Tihamer Z. Csaky*, [
David E. Denton, D.F. Diedrich*, Robert M. Drake Jr.*, Ronald W. Dunbar*, )
W.W. Ecton*, Roger Eichhorn*, Frederic J. Fleron, Joseph B. Fugate*, Jess
L. Gardner*, Milton E. Gellin, James L. Gibson*, J.J. Gruber*, Jack B. Hall*,
Joseph Hamburg, Holman Hamilton*, Ellis F. Hartford, Virgil W. Hays*,
Dorothy Hollingsworth, J.W. Hollingsworth*, John W. Hutchinson*, Donald W. .
Ivey*, Vernon L. James*, Ramon D. Johnson, Louis J. Karmel*, James A. (
Knoblett*, James F. Lafferty, Harold R. Laswell*, Richard S. Levine*, Albert [
S. Levy*, Mark M. Luckens*, Paul Mandelstam*, W.L. Matthews Jr., George E.
Mitchell*, William G. Moody*, Dean H. Morrow*, Jacqueline A. Noonan*, Louis
A. Norton*, Leonard V. Packett*, Blaine F. Parker*, Robert W. Penman*,
Curtis Phipps*, Nicholas J. Pisacano*, Muriel A. Poulin*, Leonard A.
Ravitz*, John C. Robertson*, W.C. Royster*, G.J. Ruschell, John W. Schaefer*, L
George W. Schwert, Doris M. Seward, Gerard E. Silberstein, Otis A. Single— {
tary*, Raymond A. Smith*, Robert H. Spedding*, Robert Straus*, H.E. Swim*,
J.V. Swintosky*, Thomas A. Van*, David R. Wekstein, David C. White, W.R. _
Willard*, Daniel W. Wingard, Donald J. Wood, Kenneth R. Wright, Harry E. '
Wheeler*.

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The Senate approved the requests of Jeannie Leedom, Kernel reporter,
and Bob Brewer, Kernel photographer, to attend, report, and photograph;
John Nelson, Howell Hopson, and Buck Pennington, members of the University
Student Advisory Committee, to attend and engage in debate on student
participation in academic affairs; and Gerald Thornton, president of the
Environmental Awareness Society, to attend and speak to the resolution
concerning Environmental Awareness Day. W

The minutes of the special meeting of March 2 and the regular meeting

*Absence explained

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of March 9, 1970, were approved as circulated.

€k¥~ Chairman Plucknett read the following message from the brother of Dr.
gll William J. Tisdall, deceased, former Chairman of the Department of Special

Education in the College of Education, which had been sent to the Secretary,

University Senate:

March 18, 1970

Dear Mr. Ockerman:

F Please convey to the University Senate the gratitude of Bill
Tisdall's parents and brother for the memorial resolution placed in
the minutes of the meeting of March 2, 1970.

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Sincerely,

/s/ Joseph C. Tisdall

The Chairman stated that the date of April 9, 1970, which had been set
by the Senate Council as the deadline for receipt of courses and programs 1 =f3
f in the Senate Council office, was not an arbitrary one set by the Council “ '

but rather was established in order to follow the University Senate Rules
! which provide that ". . . The Senate Council circulates a report of its actions
to the faculty, and these actions become final and official in 10 days if 5
no objection is raised. If objection is raised, the recommendation is debated l
’ in the next meeting of the Senate and the action of the Senate is final." j
{ He stated that since a large number of faculty are on ten months' appointments,
the Senate Council has interpreted this rule to mean that final action could
not be taken in the summer because the circulation could not reach the faculty;
I therefore, in order to implement the Rules, the Council had set a date of
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approximately three to three and one—half weeks immediately preceding the

close of the semester so that matters coming to the Senate Council would have

a reasonable time to be acted on and have proper circulation by the Council.

He emphasized that this did not mean that matters before the Council could

i not be acted on; but rather that the Council would continue to act on courses
and programs in the Council until it is too late for the 10—day circulation

period. ‘

The Chairman reminded the Senators of the University Senate dinner to
be given by the President and Board of Trustees on May 4, 1970, and urged
those members who had not responded to the invitation, to do so as soon as J, p

possible.

Tim Futrell, President of Student Government, read the following resolution
concerning Environmental Awareness Day:

Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson is credited with creating Earth
Week, April 19 to 25. April 22 is Environmental Awareness Day. Var—
ious groups at UK, in cooperation with similar groups at 3,000 uni—
versities, colleges and high schools across the nation are conducting
programs which focus attention on the crucial problems of the environ—

UK Environmental Awareness Society, is tentatively as follows:

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; APRIL 21, 12:00 noon — 10:00 p-m-
[1‘ Environmental Film Series (continuous)
‘! APRIL 22, 9:45ua.m. G 8:00 p.m.
' "Speaker;:
Wendell Berry, UK Department of English
Marlowe Cook, U.S. Senator from Kentucky
Wayne Davis, UK Department of Zoology
Dean Jaros, UK Department of Political Science .
Harvey Sloane, Action for Clean Air of Louisville 1
Ronald Hill, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration f
Panel: L
Moderator: Dean Jaros, UK Department of Political Science {
Discussants: Mack Gibbons, Oak Ridge National Laboratory I
Robert Grieves, UK Chemical Engineering Dept.
Robert Kuehne, UK Department of Zoology
Film: "Wild Rivers”, narrated by Carl Schneider, Vice
‘ ‘;[ Chairman of Sierra Club

The University Senate of the University of Kentucky supports these
educational efforts. The Senate applauds on our own campus the efforts of
concerned citizens, students and colleagues to bring the serious problems
of the environment to the consciousness of the greater university community.

Specifically, the University Senate urges the entire university
‘H community to turn its attention to these issues on Environmental Day. To
this end, the Senate requests departments to encourage faculty members to
exercise their individual judgment to determine how best they and their .
students can participate in the scheduled activities on April 22.

In addition, the Senate requests departments, during the week of
‘3 April 19, to invite environmental speakers to conduct seminars and
; colloquia in cooperation with the Earth Week activities. These meetings,
for example, could focus on the relationship between the skills and (

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knowledge of various disciplines and the policy decisions necessary to
cope with the growing ecological problems.

Finally, the Senate urges students to participate to the fullest
extent in what promises to be a relevant educational experience.

, Following discussion during which Gerald Thornton spoke to the resolution and “,1
f urged its support and the chairman indicated that he understood the President fWT‘
:,U of the University had called a Convocation for April 22nd, the Senate voted L
‘- to approve the resolution as presented. E

On behalf of the Senate Council and with its endorsement, Dr. Ford,
Secretary of the Council, recommended the establishment of a Tri—partite Com—
mittee to Investigate the Role of Students, Faculty, and Administrators in ‘
“ the University Senate (this proposal was circulated to the faculty under date ;
.2? of April 1, 1970). Following discussion, the Senate approved the establish— [
‘1 ment of the Committee as presented and directed the committee to make a ’
written report to the Senate Council by September 30, 1970. The composition
of the Committee and its charge, as approved by the Senate, is as follows:

; COMPOSITION:
ﬁll The tri—partite committee shall consist of nine members——three
students, three faculty, and three administrators.

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The three student members shall be the three student members of

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the University Senate. In the event that any of the student members
cannot discharge his duties the President of Student Government
shall be requested to appoint a permanent replacement to the Com— ‘
mittee. if
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The President of the University shall be requested to appoint
the three administrative members.

l The three faculty members shall be appointed by the University
r Senate Council.

CHARGE:
( l. To define the role(s) of the faculty, students, and admin—

: istrators in the discharge of responsibilities currently held h
’ by the University Senate, the Student Government, and the ;[ ﬂ
f administration. ‘

2. To define the allocation of authority among these groups. [«

ﬂgu 3. To define the responsibilities of these groups. i L:
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i’ 4. To define the structural relationships among these roles.

{ 5. To investigate the advantages and disadvantages of all options
relative to the establishment of tri—partite government at the
University of Kentucky.

l 6. To examine the function and structure of items such as the
y above used at other major universities and to assess the potential
' benefits of their application at the University of Kentucky.

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7. To prepare a written report of its findings and a specific jﬂ

recommendation, if any is deemed necessary, to the Senate Council .

by September 30, 1970, for submission to the Senate. {

On behalf of the Senate Council and with its recommendation, Dr. Ford

recommended that the changes in academic rights of students which had been ‘ “
circulated to the faculty under date of April 2, 1970, be adopted with the ‘* 1?
following three amendments: “:

1. Under Disposition of Cases of Academic Offenses, arabic 2. Responsibility
of Dean of Student's College, add the following sentence to the
end of that paragraph:
". . .If the Dean concurs in a recommendation of suspension
} or expulsion from the University, he shall submit this
recommendation to the President and notify the Academic

Ombudsman."

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v 2. Under Disposition of Cases of Academic Offenses, arabic 5. Responsibility
g of the University Appeals Board, change the second sentence in the

1 first paragraph to read:

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AWA” ". . .The Board then will decide by majority vote whether to
hear the case or not, except that it must hear all cases in

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which a student has appealed actual suspension or expulsion."

3. Under Disposition of Cases of Academic Offenses, arabic 5. Responsibil—
ity of the University Appeals Board, change the first sentence in the
fourth paragraph to read:

". . .When the Board hears a case in which the instructor and the

dean have recommended actual suspension or expulsion, it may
concur with the instructor and the dean, and recommend to the
President of the University for his approval and implementation

that the punishment of actual suspension or expulsion be
imposed. ."

Sheryl Snyder, student Senator, presented the following five additional
amendments and recommended their approval. The Senate acted on each amendment

separately as it was presented. The amendments and the action of the Senate
are as follows:

1. Under Academic Rights of Students, arabic 5. remove the brackets from
the phrase "and his qualification for evaluating the student."

The Senate defeated this amendment by a vote of 63 to 44.

2. Under The Academic Ombudsman, arabic l. c., Decision to Accept a
Case, change the first sentence in the third paragraph to read:

"The Academic Ombudsman shall investigate each issue falling
within his jurisdiction to determine:

(1) whether it contains merit;

(2) whether it is deserving of his extended attention; and

(3) the priority of attention which it should be accorded by
his office.

and delete the remainder of the paragraph.

Add the following new paragraph immediately following the revised
third paragraph to read:

"The Academic Ombudsman shall notify the students directly
concerned of his determination that an issue does not contain
merit. The student then has the right to appeal within 30

days to the University Appeals Board. Upon receipt of the
written appeal, the Chairman of the Appeals Board shall notify
the Academic Ombudsman to forward all reports and evidence con—
cerning the case. The Board may then by majority vote agree to
hear the student's case or to allow the Academic Ombudsman's
decision to be final."

The Senate approved this amendment as presented.
3. Under The Academic Ombudsman, arabic l. f., Records and Reports,

insert the words "the Student Government," after the words "Univer«
sity Senate" in the third sentence.

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The Senate approved this amendment.

Academic Rights of Students

}‘ 4. Under The Academic Ombudsman, arabic l. f., Records and Reports,
ﬁ!’ change the last sentence in the second paragraph to read: "He
2“ may on his own volition, report directly to the Senate Council
f or the President of the University, Student Government, Deans,
“ Department Chairmen, or other appropriate persons on problems
1 which he feels deserve their early attention."
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l The Senate approved this amendment. ;
5. Under The Academic Ombudsman, arabic 3. a., combine items (2)
F and (3) to read: "(2) Two students, one an undergraduate and ;1 E:
‘> one a graduate or professional student, chosen by the Student g ‘if
3 Government by methods provided by the rules of the Student : l5?
Government Association" t; h
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The Senate approved this amendment which would necessitate the renumbering i}
,m of the remaining items. g 1 p.
ﬂag: Professor Alfred Crabb presented an amendment to delete item (b) under Disposition f
f of Cases of Academic Offenses, arabic 1. Responsibility of Instructor, and F
t further to delete the words "or department" from the first paragraph, arabic 2.
! of this section. ‘
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voted further to approve it as amended in this meeting. ‘ A
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[ The changes in Student Academic Affairs as amended and as amended further
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1. Information About Course Content f i g

A student has the right to be informed in reasonable detail ‘3 ;f
at the first or second class meeting about the nature of the “
course and to expect the course to correspond generally to its
official description.

2. Information About Course Standards

l A student has the right to be informed at the first or second
‘ class meeting about the standards to be used in evaluating his per— ‘
formance, and to expect that the grading system described in the q
University catalogue will be followed. Whenever factors such as ‘l
absences or late papers will be weighed heavily in determining
grades, a student shall be so informed at the first or second class
meeting.

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or views offered in the classroom without being penalized.

4. Academic Evaluation

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A student has the right to receive a grade based only upon a QM
fair and just evaluation of his performance in a course as measured I
by the standards announced by his instructor at the first or second '
class meeting. Grades determined by anything other than his
instructor's good—faith judgment based on such standards are
improper. Among irrelevant considerations are race, color, religion,
E‘ sex, national origin, political affiliation, or activities outside

‘ the classroom that are unrelated to the course work.

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5. Evaluation Of Student Character And Ability 1

A student has the right to have his character and ability
evaluated only by individuals with a personal knowledge of him.
Records containing information about a student's character and ability I
shall indicate when the information was provided, by whom, and the I

‘ ‘ position of this individual. ﬁg

The Academic Ombudsman f

The Academic Ombudsman is the officer of the University charged with 1
consideration of student grievances in connection with academic affairs.

1. Functions, Jurisdiction and Procedures of the Office

h a. Functions —- The Office of Ombudsman should provide a mechanism

52 for handling issues for which no established procedure exists or for

I which established procedures have not yielded a satisfactory solution.
_ It is not intended to supplant the normal processes of problem

2} resolution. In some cases where there is a clear need to achieve

W a solution more quickly than normal procedures provide, the Ombuds— i
man may seek to expedite the normal processes of resolution.

b. Jurisdiction —- The authority of the Academic Ombudsman

is restricted to issues of an academic nature involving students
on the one hand and faculty or administrative staff on the other,
explicitly governed by Sections III through VIII of the Rules of ?
the University Senate. However, he may refer issues falling ’
outside his jurisdiction to appropriate offices charged with the
;, responsibility for dealing with them, such as the Vice President
for Student Affairs.

When a problem falls partly within his jurisdiction and partly }
within the jurisdiction of some other office, the Ombudsman shall
cooperate with the relevant other offices in seeking a solution.
However, the Ombudsman's authority in effecting a solution shall

extend only to those aspects of the issue falling within his juris-
diction as defined above.

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Jurisdictional disputes involving the Academic Ombudsman and m
other offices which cannot be resolved through negotiation shall be b
referred to the President.

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c. Decision to Accept a Case —— When an issue to be resolved is
brought to the Academic Ombudsman, he shall first determine if
7‘ the issue falls within his jurisdiction as defined by the Rules
&a 9i the‘University Senate. If it does not, he shall refer the person
{{“f presenting the issue to the proper authority to deal with it.

If the issue does fall within his jurisdiction, the Ombudsman
{ shall determine if efforts have been made to adjudicate it through
? normal channels and procedures. Where such channels and pro—
cedures exist and have not been utilized, the Ombudsman should
recommend their use unless there is compelling evidence that they
will not effectively resolve the issue.

i_ The Academic Ombudsman shall investigate each issue falling ‘ ‘3,
- within his jurisdiction to determine: if ﬂ
(1) whether it contains merit; ‘ W
(2) whether it is deserving of his extended attention; and
I (3) the priority of attention which it should be accorded
‘ by his office.

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”If The Academic Ombudsman shall notify the students directly
concerned of his determination that an issue does not contain
merit. The student then has the right to appeal within 30 days
to the University Appeals Board. Upon receipt of the written ‘
appeal, the Chairman of the Appeals Board shall notify the Academic ;
Ombudsman to forward all reports and evidence concerning the case.
The Board may then by majority vote agree to hear the student's
case or to allow the Academic Ombudsman's decision to be final.

d. Procedures —— When the Academic Ombudsman determines that

an issue merits his attention, he shall contact the parties
involved to determine the background of the issue and areas of
disagreement. With this information in hand, he shall seek

to determine alternative means of achieving an equitable resolution
and propose to the conflicting parties those solutions which appear
to offer the greatest promise of mutual satisfaction. Normally

his investigatory and arbitration activities shall be conducted
informally and need not involve confrontation of the conflicting '- g?
parties. However, more formal procedures and direct con—
frontation of the parties involved may be utilized if circumstances
dictate that these will produce a more effective resolution.

If his arbitration efforts are unsuccessful, the Academic
Ombudsman shall refer the case to the University Appeals Board* h
in writing if the complainant wishes to pursue the issue. At the ‘l‘ 5H
request of the Appeals Board, the Ombudsman shall appear before “
it to offer testimony or shall prepare a written report of the case.

* The University Appeals Board is the Board whose composition

is described in Section 1.535 of the Code of Student Conduct:
"Rules, Procedures'and'Responsibilities, as adopted by the Board
of Trustees, July 28, 1969:

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Composition of the University Appeals Board

The University Appeals Board shall consist of nine members, three
full—time students and six faculty members. In addition, there shall
be three student alternates and three faculty alternates, who shall
be selected on the same basis and with the same requirements as the
regular members. All members of the Appeals Board and/or their
alternates shall be expected to meet within 48 hours notice.

a. The Student Members

The students will be a graduate or professional student, a male
undergraduate and a female undergraduate. The undergraduates must
be seniors with at least a 2.5 overall average and the graduate or
professional student must have been in residence at least one year
and in good standing in his or her school or college. They will be
selected by the President of the University by such methods and pro—
cedures as he shall deem appropriate. Their appointments shall be
for one—year terms.

b. The Faculty Members

The faculty members shall be appointed to staggered three—year
terms by the President of the University upon the recommendation of
the University Senate Council. The Chairman shall be chosen from
among the faculty members by like procedure.

c. Other Procedural Rules

A quorum for the conduct of business will be seven members, not less
than five of whom are faculty members.

If the composition or nature of the University Appeals Board is
changed, the University Senate will consider continuing to use the
changed Board or establishing a Board to serve the functions described in
this section on Student Academic Affairs.

e. Liaison —- The Academic Ombudsman shall maintain close liaison with
the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Chairman of the Senate Ad—
visory Committee for Student Affairs and other such officials who have
responsibility and concern for the academic governance of students.
However, he shall not violate the rights of students or other parties
involved in cases brought to him through the disclosure of any informa-
tion communicated to him in confidence.

f. Records and Reports -- The Academic Ombudsman shall retain a

record of all cases which he accepts. At the end of his term of office
he shall transmit all permanent case records to the President of the
University for appropriate disposition. He shall present annually a
report of his activities to the University Senate, the Student Govern—
ment, and the President of the University and may offer recommendations
for changes in rules, practices or procedures to the end of achieving
more harmonious and effective governance of student academic affairs.

At the request of the Senate Council, the Ombudsman shall prepare

Minutes of the University Senate, April 13, 1970

(Cont'd.)

reports or submit recommendations on specific matters referred to him.

He may on his own volition, report directly to the Senate Council or

the President of the University, Student Government, Deans, Department
Chairmen, or other appropriate persons, on problems which he feels deserve
their early attention.

Qualifications of the Academic Ombudsman

As established by the Rules of the University Senate, the Academic . ﬂ
Ombudsman must be a tenured member of the faculty. Beyond this his ‘
qualifications should be those which will permit him to perform the
functions of his office with fairness, discretion and efficiency. It
is important that he be regarded by students as one who is genuinely
interested in their welfare and sympathetic to their problems. It is
equally important that he be both temperate in his judgments and
judicious in his actions. He must be firm and persistent in seeking
to achieve prompt and equitable solutions to the problems which are
brought to him. Because much of his success will depend upon his ,3
ability to utilize informal channels of communication and action, he ;‘
should be a person able to develop and maintain cordial personal rela—
tions with a wide variety of students, faculty and members of the
administrative staff. Above all, he must be a person of unquestionable
integrity and resolute commitment to justice.

Selection Procedure

a. The Chairman of the Senate Council, with the advice of the Senate
Council members, shall appoint a Search Committee consisting of the ,
following members:

(1) A member of the Senate Council
(2) Two students, one an undergraduate, and one a graduate
or professional student, chosen by the Student Government
by methods provided by the rules of the Student Government
Association ‘
(3) One student member and one faculty member of the Senate 3 f
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(4) A member designated by the President of the University who ‘ 3?
shall serve as Chairman of the Search Committee. ‘"

b. The Search Committee shall solicit nominations for the Academic
Ombudsman from students, faculty, and administration.

c. Nominees shall be initially screened according to criteria
set forth by the Rules of the University Senate and such other
criteria as may be established by the University Senate and the
Search Committee. The list of eligible candidates shall then be
submitted for approval to the President of the University, the
Senate Council, and a Committee of the Student Assembly, not to
exceed nine members, appointed by procedures designated by the
Assembly. Only those candidates approved by all three bodies shall
be given further consideration for appointment to the office.
Approved candidates who are willing to be considered for the post ‘ r
of Ombudsman may be interviewed by the Search Committee. From .h‘
among the jointly approved candidates, the Search Committee shall :

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recommend no more than three to the President.

d. Should the office of Academic Ombudsman be vacated prior to h
the expiration of the normal term of office, a new appointment shall Gwag
be made to fill the unexpired term using the same procedures described 'dQ‘
above. :

4. Conditions of Employment

a. The term of office for the Academic Ombudsman shall be twelve
months beginning July 1. He shall be eligible for reappointment.

b. The regular academic duties of the Ombudsman Shall be reduced
during his period in office. Normally this will be one—half of
his regular duties, but the exact proportion may be more or less,
as agreed upon by the Ombudsman and his department chairman.

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c. The portion of this service devoted to the duties of Academic .
Ombudsman shall be separately evaluated from his other academic
duties for purposes of merit evaluation by the President and shall 45
be proportionately weighed in assigning an overall merit rating. l”‘

d. The conditions of employment will be negotiated through the
Office of the President or through other channels designated by
the President.

Academic Offenses and Procedures
1. Plagiarism

All academic work, written or otherwise, submitted by a student
to his instructor or other academic supervisor, is expected to be the
result of his own thought, research, or self-expression. In any case
in which a student feels unsure about a question of plagiarism involving (
his work, he is obliged to consult his instructor on the matter before ,
submitting it.

When a student submits work purporting to be his own, but which
in any way borrows ideas, organization, wording or anything else from ‘
another source without appropriate acknowledgment of the fact, the (
student is guilty of plagiarism.

Plagiarism includes reproducing someone else's work, whether it (
be published article, chapter of a book, a paper from a friend or some ‘
file, or whatever. Plagiarism also includes the practice of employing L
or allowing another person to alter or revise the work which a student [
submits as his own, whoever that other person may be. Students may dis—
cuss assignments among themselves or with an instructor or tutor, but ,
when the actual work is done it must be done by the student, and the I
student alone. {

or information, he must carefully acknowledge exactly what, where and
how he has employed them. If he uses the words of someone else, he
must put quotation marks around the passage in question and add an

When a student's assignment involves research in outside sources "%ﬂﬁ
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; appropriate indication of its origin. Making simple changes while
leaving the organization, content and phraseology intact is plagiaristic.
#: However, nothing in these rules shall apply to those ideas which are
so generally and freely circulated as to be a part of the public