Dear Peter,

As secretary of the Student Conduct Committee I am submitting the previous changes sent to you to be considered by the University Senate in the Fall 2000 term.  The committee met and discussed the sanction amendment and the new recruitment procedure throughout the winter and spring terms and agreed that they would be beneficial to the conduct system.  All five members in attendance voted in favor of the proposed changes on April 12, 2000.  The committee sought feedback from the Director of Student Judicial Affairs, Director of Student Advocacy and the ASUO University Relations Advocate. The public hearings on these amendments will take place on May 25 at 1:30pm.  If you have any questions, please contact me at 346-1141.

Chris Loschiavo, J.D.
Director of Student Judicial Affairs 364 Oregon Hall 5216 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403 (541) 346-1141 Fax: 541-346-5811

Proposed amendments to Student Conduct Code

OAR 571-021-055

• (a) Student Conduct Code formal hearings are heard by a panel on which faculty and students are represented, drawn from a pool know as the "Hearings Board."
• (b) The "Hearings Board" shall consist of eighteen members, all of whom must be appointed by the University President. The board must consist of:
• (A) Ten registered students, of whom four must be second-year or third year law students at the University of Oregon that have been recommended to the President by the ASUO. Each student member is appointed for a one-year term and may be reappointed for additional terms. Two of the law students shall be recommended by May 1 and the other two by September 15.
• (B) Four University officers of instruction, all of whom the Committee on Committees shall recommend to the President. Two officers of instruction will serve a one-year term, and the other two will serve a two-year term.
• (C) Four University officers of administration all of whom the Committee on Committees shall recommend to the President. Two officers of administration will serve a one-year term, and the other two will serve a two-year term.
• (c) The Office of Student Judicial Affairs and Office of Student Advocacy will take responsibility during spring term for the recruitment and receipt of applications for new student members to the Hearings Board. The Office of Student Judicial Affairs and Office of Student Advocacy will ensure that the nominated students are representative of the diversity of the University of Oregon. Particular efforst will be made to recruit law students.
• (d) A review committee consisting of one member of the Office of Student Judicial Affairs, one member of the Office of Student Advocacy, one student from the Residence Hall Association, and two members of the ASUO, one of which will be the University Affairs Coordinator, will review the applications for the Hearings Board. The review committee will make every attempt to ensure that the nominated students are representative of the diversity of the applicant pool.
• (e) Names of nominated students will be forwarded to ASUO for formal nomination to the University President pursuant to OAR 571-21-055(A).
• (f) New student members of the Hearings Board, once appointed by the President, will be trained by the Office of Judicial Affairs and the Office of Student Advocacy before the end of the academic year.
• (g) New student members will be ready to assume responsibilities for the Hearings Panel at the beginning of the next academic year.
• (h) A "Hearings Panel" shall consist of three students, one of whom shall be a second-year or third-year law student, and two faculty members (one officer of instruction and one officer of administration) selected at random from the Hearing Board. A hearing cannot proceed with fewer than 4 members present.

OAR 571-21-0038 Disciplinary Sanctions

Educational Activity. The student (or student organization) is required to complete a project or activity specifically designed to help the student (or organization) understand why the behavior was inappropriate and encourage future compliance with the Student Conduct Code. The educational activity is designed to correspond to the severity and nature of the violation and to clarify the impact of that behavior on the University community. Educational activities shall include but not be limited to: assessments of substance abuse and other behaviors, community service, workshops, papers and similar assignments.