Faculty and Contract Staff Handbook
(6) Instructional Policies, Responsibilities, and Guidelines
(6A) JOINT STATEMENT ON RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF STUDENTS
(6B) FACULTY INSTRUCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
(6C) EVALUATION OF STUDENTS (GRADES)
(6D) ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
(6E) ADVISING
(6F) STUDENT RECORDS
(6G) EXCEPTIONS TO ACADEMIC POLICIES
(6H) STUDENT EVALUATION OF COURSES AND FACULTY
(6I) NONSEXIST LANGUAGE, EFFECTIVE WRITING, AND ORAL COMMUNICATION
(6A) JOINT
STATEMENT ON RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF STUDENTS
(Most recently revised, 1990,
1998, 2007)
For a summary of recent changes to this chapter, see Chapter 9A: Summary of Recent Revisions to this Handbook.
Contents of this page:
In the Classroom (Protection Against Improper Academic Evaluation; Protection Against Improper Disclosure)
Student Affairs (Freedom of Association; Freedom of Inquiry and Expression; Student Participation in Institutional Governance; Student-Edited Publications)
Off-Campus Freedom of Students (Exercise of Rights of Citizenship; Institutional Authority and Civil Penalties)
Procedural Standards in Disciplinary Proceedings (Standards of Conduct Expected of Students; Investigation of Student Conduct; Status Pending Final Action; The Student Conduct Board and Hearings; The University Conduct Board and Hearings; Procedures for the Student and University Conduct Boards; Conduct Review Boards and Review Procedures; Appointments and Service)
Academic institutions exist for the transmission of knowledge, the pursuit of truth, the development of students, and the general well-being of society. Free inquiry and free expression are indispensable to the attainment of these goals. As members of the academic community, students should be encouraged to develop the capacity for critical judgment and to engage in a sustained and independent search for truth.
Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The freedom to learn depends upon appropriate opportunities and conditions in the classroom, on the campus, and in the larger community. Students should exercise their freedom with responsibility.
The maintenance of the orderly processes of the University is an essential condition for freedom. Dissent and controversy should function within this framework. Violence, the threat of violence, and the disruptions of the normal functions of the University are alien to the spirit of the academic community.
The responsibility to secure and to respect general conditions conducive to the freedom to learn is shared by all members of the academic community. Trinity University recognizes its duty to develop policies and procedures which provide and safeguard this freedom. The purpose of this statement is to enumerate essential provisions for students’ freedom to learn.
I. FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
The admissions policies of Trinity University are a matter of institutional choice, but Trinity University shall make clear and public all qualifications and expectations of students which it considers relevant to the total program of the University. Within the limits of its facilities, Trinity University will be open to all of its enrolled students, and it will use its influence to secure equal access for all students to public facilities in the local community without discrimination based on race, creed or color, sex, disability, age and national origin.
II. IN THE CLASSROOM
The professor in the classroom and in conference should encourage free discussion, inquiry and expression. Student performance should be evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct outside of class in matters unrelated to academic standards. Students shall be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered in any course of study and reserve judgment about matters of opinion, but they are responsible for learning the content of any course of study for which they are enrolled as well as acquiring and demonstrating the skills and competencies required.
A. Protection
Against Improper Academic Evaluation
(Amended by the faculty May 1, 1998; approved by the
administration September 29, 1998; amended by the faculty March 2, 2007;
approved by the administration March 20, 2007)
The procedures for student appeal of semester grades contain the presumption that student grades are the responsibility of the course instructor. As a matter of academic principle, the process of appeal remains in the hands of the teaching faculty. Except for the actions specified in Section II.A.2 and Section II.A.5 below, members of the Administration are not involved in the grade appeal process. Following the decision involved in each step of this appeal process, if the student wishes to appeal to the next level he or she must notify the appropriate party in writing of his or her intent to do so within the first two weeks of the following semester (i.e., fall, spring, summer). (If, in the following semester, the student will be studying away from Trinity or the faculty member will be on leave, then the request for appeal still must be filed within two weeks, but the appeals process will be deferred until the student and faculty member return to Trinity.)
1. To initiate the appeal of a semester grade, the student will speak to or notify the instructor of his or her appeal. Upon initiation of the appeals process (and upon return of both student and faculty member to Trinity, if the appeals process was deferred), the instructor has one week to notify the student of the outcome of his or her review of the grade. If the student remains convinced that the contested grade results from inappropriate or mistaken evaluation of a course grade, then the student may proceed to step two below.
2. To initiate step two, the student will notify the instructor’s departmental Chair (or acting department Chair) and explain in writing the grounds on which an appeal is being sought; the instructor will receive a copy of this statement. The student must request the appeal and present the grounds for it no later than the tenth class day of the succeeding Fall or Spring semester.
The Chair will attempt to mediate a discussion between the student and the instructor to clarify the matter and suggest possible resolutions. If the Chair happens also to be the instructor involved, then the student may request that the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs: Curriculum and Student Issues ask another faculty member of the department to receive the student’s appeal.
3. If this mediation is unsuccessful, the Chair (or the Chair’s substitute) will appoint two tenured members of the department to serve as a review committee, and will notify the student and the instructor of this action. In the case of a General Education or cross-listed course, the instructor’s Department will serve as the site for the appeals process. If the student is a major or minor in the Department, the student may ask his or her advisor to be an additional member of the committee. If a small department cannot provide two eligible faculty members to serve on the committee, then the Chair (or the Chair’s substitute) will ask a faculty member from a department similar in curriculum and academic evaluation to serve on this committee. Departmental review committees may be convened only during an academic semester.
The departmental review committee will receive written statements from both the student and the instructor, as well as copies of any graded work involved. In addition, both the student and the instructor (and the student’s academic advisor, if requested) may be present for the duration of the hearing (prior to voting), during which both parties may offer clarifying statements. The department Chair will also be present at the meeting, but will not be involved in the determination of the appeal. If, after considering these statements, the committee decides that there has been no breach of proper or stated procedure in the determination of the grade, the Chair (or Chair’s substitute) will give written notification of this decision to the student and the instructor.
However, if the departmental committee determines that there has been an improper evaluation, the Chair (or the Chair’s substitute) shall advise the instructor to reconsider the student’s semester grade in a manner consistent with proper and stated procedures. If the instructor rejects this advice or fails to comply in a manner satisfactory to the committee, then the committee may undertake an evaluation of the student work in question and assign the grade it deems appropriate.
4. If either the student or the instructor contests the decision of the departmental committee, the student or the instructor may pursue a further appeal. The student or the instructor will submit a written statement to the Chair of the Faculty Senate who, with the advice and consent of the Chair of the University Curriculum Council, will appoint three members of the faculty from outside the department in question. All three members of this Faculty Grade Appeals Committee should come from one or more departments similar to the instructor's department in terms of curriculum and academic evaluation. The findings of this committee will determine the final semester grade.
5. If either the student or the instructor contests the decision of the Faculty Grade Appeals Committee, the appellant may petition the Vice President for Academic Affairs for further consideration, who may then rule in one of three ways, the outcome of which will conclude the University process of grade appeal:
That the decision of the Faculty Grade Appeals Committee will stand as rendered;
That the Faculty Grade Appeals Committee reconsider its findings and render a decision based on the reconsideration; or
That the Chair of the Faculty Senate, with the advice and consent of the Chair of the University Curriculum Council, appoint a new Faculty Grade Appeals Committee, composed of three tenured faculty members who have not previously participated in the appeal. This committee will hear the appeal and render a final judgment.
B. Protection Against Improper Disclosure
Information about student views, beliefs, and political associations which professors acquire in the course of their work as instructors, advisors and counselors shall be considered confidential. Protection against improper disclosure is a serious professional obligation. Judgments of ability and character may be provided under appropriate circumstances involving the education or professional interests of students.
III. STUDENT RECORDS
The following is the policy of Trinity University as to the information which will be a part of a student’s permanent educational record and the conditions of its disclosure.
A. To minimize the risk of improper disclosure, academic and disciplinary records will be separate. The conditions of access to both are delineated below:
B. Permanent Academic Record
This is the record which is kept in and by the Office of the Registrar. Release of the record is controlled by the requirements of Public Law 93-380, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. The permanent academic record shall be released only to the student, the administrative and teaching staffs of the University, and to the parents (or guardians) of students in conformity with the requirements of Public Law 93-380. This record shall be released to no other person without the written authorization of the student (except as required by law). In the event of academic dismissal from Trinity University, the permanent academic record shall contain the phrase,“Academic Dismissal,” without further explanation. Notations regarding academic probation and academic suspension shall be included on the permanent academic record.
C. Disciplinary and Counseling Records
This is the student’s record, both disciplinary and counseling, which is located in the Office of Student Affairs or any of its affiliated sub-departments. Information from disciplinary and counseling files shall be made available only to authorized University personnel and no others without the express written consent of the individual involved (except with legal compulsion or when the safety of persons or property is involved). Authorization to release information under these conditions shall be given only by the President of the University and/or the Vice President for Student Affairs.
D. No records shall be kept which reflect the political activities or beliefs of students.
E. Administrative staff and faculty members will respect confidential information about students which they acquire in the course of their work. Judgments of ability and character may be provided under appropriate circumstances involving the education or professional interests of students.
IV. STUDENT AFFAIRS
In student affairs areas, certain standards must be maintained if the freedom of students is to be preserved.
A. Freedom of Association
Students bring to the campus a variety of interests as members of the academic community. They shall be free to organize and join associations according to the following guidelines:
1. The membership, policies, and actions of a student organization will be determined by a vote of only those persons who are registered as students in Trinity University.
2. Affiliation with an extramural organization will not of itself disqualify a student organization from institutional recognition. However, institutional recognition may be withheld if the policies and practices of the extramural organization are in conflict with the University Statement of Institutional Mission, the Commitment to Excellence, the Charter of Trinity University, the Compliance Policy, any other statement of purpose that the Board of Trustees may issue, or the principles of this document.
3. Each organization should be free to choose its own advisor from the University community. Campus advisors may advise organizations in the exercise of responsibility, but they shall not have the authority to control the policies of such organizations.
4. Student organizations shall be required to submit a statement of purpose, criteria for membership, rules of procedures, and a current list of officers to the Trinity University Association of Student Representatives and the Office of Student Affairs.
5. Campus organizations, including those affiliated with an extramural organization, shall be open to all students without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, or disabled veteran status.
6. Procedural guidelines for institutional recognition shall be set forth in a pamphlet for this purpose which shall be available to any member of the University community. These guidelines shall conform with the principles stated in this document.
B. Organizational Sponsorship of Meetings and Speakers
1. Students and student organizations shall be free to examine and discuss all questions of interest to them, and to express opinions publicly and privately. They shall be free to support causes by orderly means which do not disrupt the regular operations of Trinity University. At the same time, students and student organizations must make clear to the academic and the larger community that they speak only for themselves in their public expressions or demonstrations, and do not necessarily express the views of Trinity University.
2. Student organizations shall be allowed to invite and to hear any person of their own choosing provided that regular operations, institutional property, and personal safety are not endangered thereby, and provided that they follow the approved procedures for scheduling such speakers. These uniform procedures shall be drawn up in cooperation between faculty, administration, and the Trinity University Association of Student Representatives, and shall be published in a Student Handbook which shall be available to all members of the academic community. Sponsoring organizations shall make clear to the academic and larger community that sponsorship of guest speakers does not necessarily imply approval or endorsement of their views by either the sponsoring group or the institution.
C. Student Participation in Institutional Governance
As constituents of the academic community, students should be free, individually and collectively, to express their views on issues of institutional policy and on matters of general interest to the student body. Students, individually and collectively, have the right to petition views on matters which concern them. Committees which deal directly with student activities and interests shall have student representatives on their membership with full voting power.
The number of student representatives on Standing University Committees will be established by the President of the University in consultation with the Faculty Senate and the Association of Student Representatives (ASR) and/or the Graduate Student Association. Student representation on any other institutional committee, standing or temporary, may be established through conferences between representatives of the administration and ASR and/or the Graduate Student Association. Undergraduate student representatives will be chosen by the ASR according to described procedures as outlined by that body and may be removed by the ASR for misfeasance or malfeasance of office.
In addition to the above structural procedures, both students and administration should have the right and opportunity to meet formally and informally for the purposes of communication and action.
D. Student Publications
1. The student press shall be responsible to the University under the supervision and direction of a Board of Campus Publications composed of an equal number of students and faculty/staff representatives. Within the broad guidelines established by the Board of Campus Publications, the student press shall be free of censorship, and its editors and managers shall be free to develop their own editorial policies and news coverage.
2. The editorial freedom of student editors and managers necessitates corollary responsibility governed by the canons of responsible journalism, such as avoidance of libel, indecency, undocumented allegations, attacks on personal integrity, and techniques of harassment and innuendo.
3. Only for proper and stated causes may editors and managers be subject to removal from office by orderly and prescribed procedures as set by the Board of Campus Publications.
4. All student-edited publications published and financed by the University shall explicitly state on the editorial page that the opinions expressed therein are not necessarily those of the University community.
5. Editors and managers of student-edited publications shall be free from arbitrary suspension and removal because of student, faculty, administrative, or public disapproval of editorial policy or content.
V. OFF-CAMPUS FREEDOM OF STUDENTS
A. Exercise of Rights of Citizenship
Trinity University students are both citizens and members of the academic community. As citizens they shall enjoy the same freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, and the right to petition that the other citizens enjoy, and as members of the academic community they are subject to the obligations which accrue to them by virtue of membership. Institutional powers shall not be employed to inhibit such intellectual and personal development of students as is often promoted by their exercise of the rights of citizenship both on and off campus.
B. Institutional Authority and Civil Penalties
Activities of students may, upon occasion, result in violation of the law, but this in itself does not constitute a basis for additional penalties by the University. However, the University may impose penalties independent of and in addition to the actions of a civil or criminal court when its own community interests are affected.
VI. PROCEDURAL STANDARDS IN DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
(Amended by the faculty December 12, 2003)
In developing responsible student conduct, disciplinary proceedings play a role substantially secondary to example, counseling guidance, and admonition. At the same time, Trinity University recognizes its responsibility to protect its Institutional Purpose by setting standards of scholarship, conduct, and use of its facilities. Proper procedural safeguards shall be observed to protect the student from imposition of unfair penalties in all situations. Procedural fair play recognizes that the student at Trinity University be informed of the nature of the charge against her/him, that she/he be given a fair opportunity to refute them, that Trinity University not be arbitrary in its actions, and that there be provisions for appeal of a decision.
A. Standards Of Conduct Expected of Students
Trinity University has an obligation to clarify those standards of behavior which it considers essential to its educational missions and its community life. These standards shall represent a reasonable regulation of student conduct, while permitting the Trinity University student to be as free as possible from limitations that have no direct relevance to the student’s education. Disciplinary proceedings shall be instituted only for infractions of standards of conduct which should be set forth in the Trinity University Student Handbook and available to all students. Offenses, along with maximum penalties, shall be defined and reasonably applied. Major standards of conduct, the violation of which may lead to suspension or expulsion from the University, shall be formulated by a committee composed of the Vice President for Student Affairs, another Student Affairs staff member, three faculty members selected by the Faculty Senate, and three students chosen in the usual manner by the Association of Student Representatives (ASR). The faculty members shall serve three-year terms arranged so that one member’s term ends each year. The committee shall meet at least once each semester to ensure that necessary corrections or additions are made in the Trinity University Student Handbook so that it constantly meets the needs of the University community.
B. Investigation Of Student Conduct
1. Except under extreme circumstances, rooms or premises occupied by students and personal possessions of students shall not be searched unless appropriate prior authorization has been obtained in writing. Any such applications must be cleared by the Vice President for Student Affairs and must specify the reasons for the search and the objects and information sought. The student should be present, if possible, during the search.
2. A student charged with violation of a regulation in the Trinity University Student Handbook shall be informed, in writing, of his/her rights prior to being charged with the violation.
C. Status Pending Final Action
Pending final action of the charges, the status of the student shall not be altered, nor shall his/her right to be present on the campus and to attend classes be suspended, except for reasons relating to his/her physical or emotional safety and well being, or for reasons relating to the safety and well being of student, faculty, and other members of or property of the University.
D. The Student Conduct Board and hearings
Any person or agency of the University may file a complaint alleging a violation of the University’s standards of student conduct, published in the Trinity University Student Handbook. The Student Conduct Board is authorized to investigate any alleged violation of standards of student conduct, except in the cases listed below, as determined in consultation with the dean of students. (All other cases are heard by the University Conduct Board.)
Offenses where felony prosecution is anticipated or possible.
Offenses that arise while the Student Conduct Board is not in session (for example during semester break or summer sessions).
Offenses that are extremely embarrassing to some concerned party.
Offenses that are particularly volatile in nature.
At the discretion of the dean of students and the chair of the Student Conduct Board, some incidents may be referred to the Residential Life staff. (Such cases tend to be minor in nature. The Residential Life staff has the authority to issue limited sanctions.)
The Student Conduct Board will consist of eight members from the student body selected by the Association of Student Representatives and appointed by the president of the University. There will be, at the time of service, at least one sophomore, one junior, and one senior member. At least five members will be, at the time of service, residence hall students. One member from the junior or senior class will be designated chair of the Student Conduct Board by the Association of Student Representatives at the time of the appointments. Student Conduct Board members will have, at the time of service, lived in residence halls at least one year. The term of office will be one year and the members of the Student Conduct Board may be removed only when found responsible for any infractions of University policies. This decision will be the responsibility of the president.
Formal authority of the Student Conduct Board will be invoked when any person files with the Student Conduct Board a written complaint stating the violations alleged. The Student Conduct Board will have authority to determine responsibility based upon the results of investigations and/or hearings and to impose appropriate sanctions. The Student Conduct Board will seek relevant information from all available sources.
Each case is assigned to a presiding (non-voting) chair who will investigate the case and conduct the hearing, but will not be present while the decision is made and the sanction, if necessary, is decided. The decisions of the Student Conduct Board will require a majority of four votes regardless of the number of members hearing the case.
The dean of students shall serve as the advisor to the Student Conduct Board. S/he is responsible for the operations of the Student Conduct Board and is available to assist both accused and accusing parties in this process.
E. The University Conduct Board and hearings
The University Conduct Board hears cases that are not heard by the Student Conduct Board.
The University Conduct Board will consist of two faculty members, two faculty member alternates, and one student. The student member will be appointed on a rotating basis from the current Student Conduct Board by its chair. The faculty members will be recommended by the Faculty Senate and appointed by the president for a three-year term.
The dean of students serves as the presiding chair of the University Conduct Board. S/he is a non-voting member and serves as an advisor on the process to the accused student(s), the accusing party(ies), and others involved in the process. The dean of students presides over the hearing, but will not be present while the decision is made and the sanction, if necessary, is decided.
F. Procedures for the Student and University Conduct Boards
The Student and University Conduct Boards will conduct their hearings according to the following procedures:
Students will be sent a notification letter that includes a list of all possible University standards of student conduct that may have been violated and that refers students to procedures as outlined in this section of the “Student Handbook.” The notification will be sent a minimum of 96 hours prior to the meeting date of the Conduct Board.
Any student accused of violating University standards of student conduct, or any student presenting a case before a Conduct Board, may submit a written request no later than 48 hours prior to his/her hearing date that the Conduct Board call witnesses on his/her behalf. The written request must include a brief statement of the information each witness can provide. The presiding chair has the discretion to decide which witnesses will be called to the hearing. Students will be informed in advance and in writing of all participating witnesses. Any challenge to the final list will be heard by the entire Conduct Board, whose voting members will then make the final determination as to which witnesses will appear in the hearing.
Student(s) accused of violating University standards of student conduct will have access to all written records (including but not limited to incident reports, letters, Campus Safety reports, and witness statements). Accused student(s) may receive copies of reports, but identifying information of other parties will be redacted from the documents.
An audio recording will serve as the single verbatim record of all hearings. The hearing tape is the sole property of Trinity University. Any student who has a right of appeal in the case has the right to listen to this audiotape, but will not be provided a copy nor may s/he make a copy or remove the tape from the dean of student’s office. No court reporters or additional recording devices are permitted at the hearing. The recording of a hearing will be made available to the Conduct Review Board at their request. Recordings of hearings will not be destroyed until it is certain that the decision of the Conduct Board will not be appealed to the Conduct Review Board or to the President of the University or that any such appeal process has been concluded.
Within five class days, a designated member of the relevant Conduct Board will send out a written decision to the accused student(s) and relevant University officials that summarizes the reasoning of the Conduct Board and details the sanctions (if applicable). This summary will include a review of facts, witnesses heard, information determined to be credible, information used on which to base the decision, and reasoning for the sanction.
Accused student(s) have the right to be present during the hearing. However, if accused student(s) choose not to attend the hearing, a decision may be made without his/her presence.
Any student appearing before a Conduct Board in any capacity may bring a person of support. This support person does not have to be a member of the University community. S/he may be present for purposes of advice and support but may not speak on behalf of the student unless s/he is a previously designated witness.
All hearings are closed to the public, except for the person(s) accused of violating policy, witnesses, the accusing party(ies), support person, the Conduct Board, the board advisor, referring staff, and other University officials as approved by the vice president for Student Affairs. Any party in a hearing may petition the Conduct Board for an open hearing up to 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Such a petition should state the reasons an open hearing is requested. All parties involved in the case will be permitted to express opinions about the petition before the Conduct Board decides the hearing status.
Hearings will generally begin with a reading by the presiding chair of relevant documentation. Those who have submitted the documentation or are primary witnesses will make opening remarks followed by opening remarks by the accused student(s). The Conduct Board will ask questions of participants and witnesses. All parties in the hearing may pose questions to other parties through the Conduct Board. Participants will be asked to make closing remarks.
All parties in a hearing are expected to act with proper decorum.
G. Conduct Review Board and review procedures
Accused student(s) and accusing party(ies) have the right to ask the Conduct Review Board to review the decision of either Conduct Board. Such a request shall be submitted in writing to the chair of the Conduct Review Board within five class days of the date of the written decision. The filing of a request for review will stay the enforcement of previous decisions except in the most unusual circumstances.
The Conduct Review Board will consist of three members of the faculty recommended by the Faculty Senate and appointed by the president and three members of the student body recommended by the Association of Student Representatives and appointed by the president. The senior member of the faculty (in point of rank and continuous service at Trinity) will be chair of the Review Board. The Association of Student Representatives will designate alternate student members, and alternate faculty members will be chosen from faculty members who have served previously (ranked in priority, beginning with the most recent service on the board).
Save for the extraordinary authority of the Board of Trustees, the judgment of the Conduct Review Board is final on all questions of substance and procedure and its decisions binding on all individuals, officers, and agencies of the University. The dispositive authority of the Conduct Review Board shall not prejudice the executive powers of the president of the University including executive privilege of granting pardon or clemency.
The rendering of a final decision will require a simple majority of the membership of the Conduct Review Board. Tied votes will have the effect of sustaining the decision under review.
The Conduct Review Board will make its decision based only upon documents from, or related to, the hearing (such documents include, but are not limited to, the written decision of the original Board, written statements by parties involved in the hearing, and incident reports). The Conduct Review Board may ask the presiding chair to be present during a review.
The reasons accused or accusing party(ies) may request a review are:
Clearly erroneous findings of fact.
Significant procedural irregularities that denied the student a fair hearing.
Substantial new information not available at the time of the original hearing.
The information presented at the hearing was clearly insufficient to support the finding.
The sanction is unreasonably harsh or lenient.
The Conduct Review Board will determine one of the following:
The previous decision stands.
The case is dismissed due to significant irregularities.
The case is remanded to the University Conduct Board for rehearing. If the University Conduct Board heard the case originally, alternate faculty and students will conduct the rehearing.
The sanction is adjusted.
H. Appointments and Service
Members of the Student Conduct Board, University Conduct Board, and the Conduct Review Board will be appointed during the spring semester prior to their terms of service. During orientation sessions conducted by the dean of students each fall, the members will swear to uphold the Joint Statement, rules, regulations, and policies of Trinity University, to serve the University loyally, and to make fair and impartial decisions.
VII. PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION OF THIS STATEMENT
This statement shall follow the procedures outlined below (Paragraphs A-D) before it shall become a recognized and authoritative document. Should the statement be altered in any way during the process of adoption, the Faculty-Student Committee on the Statement of Rights and Freedoms shall have the right to defend the original statement before the objecting body.
A. The faculty of Trinity University must approve the statement by a majority vote.
B. The administration must approve this statement.
C. The Association of Student Representatives must pass a Resolution of Adoption by a majority vote.
D. The Board of Trustees will be advised of any revisions or additions to this statement.
VIII. AMENDMENTS
The following procedure will be followed if at any time the faculty, administration, or the Association of Student Representatives believe that amendments to this document are necessary.
A. Whichever group wishes the amendment must present it in writing to the other two, along with the statement outlining the reasons for amendment.
B. The amendment shall then be voted on following the procedures outlined in Procedures for Adoption of This Statement (above) in this document. If the amendment receives a favorable vote by the administration, the Association of Student Representatives and the faculty, it shall then become a part of this document and fully authoritative.
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