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MINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE, MARCH 8, 1976

The University Senate met in regular session at 3:00 p.mi, Monday, March
8, 1976, in the Court Room of the Law Building. Chairman Jewell presided.
Members absent: Gerald Ashdown*, Ruth Assell*, John G. Banwell*, Charles E.
Barnhart, Betsy Barnum, Jerry M. Baskin, Robert P. Belin*, Philip K. Berger,
Jack C. Blanton, Peter P. Bosomworth*, Garnett L. Bradford*, Joseph T. Burch,
Hugh Burkett, H. Stuart Burness*, Carl Cabe*, Donald B. Clapp, D. Kay Clawson*,
Glenn B. Collins*, Ronda S. Connawayk, Marjorie A. Crandall, M. Ward Crowe*,
Vincent Davis*, Robert J. DeAngelis*,Patrick P. DeLuca, George W. Denemark*,
Ronald Dillehay*, Roland Duell*, Anthony Eardley, Fred Edmonds*, Jane M. Emanuel*,
Robert 0. Evans*, Diane Eveland*, Thomas Field, Paul G. Forand, Art Gallaher*,
Claudine Gartner*, Dennis George*, Ward 0. Griffen*, Joseph J. Gruber*, Joseph
Hamburg, George W. Hardy, Virgil W. Hays*, Beth Hicks, Sara L. Holroyd*, Raymond
R. Hornback, David Howard*, David Kao*, Don Kirkendall, James Knoblett*, Theodore
Kotchen, Samuel Lippincott*, Austin S. Litvak, William L. Matthews, Susan A.
McEvoy*, Randolph McGee, Marion E. McKenna? Gwen E. Mead*, James Metry*, Stacie
Meyer*, James T. Moore, Robert C. Noble*, Jacqueline A. Noonan*, James R. Ogletree*,
Merrill W. Packer, Anne E. Patterson, Janet Patterson*, Marjorie Peak*, David
Peck*, Steven Petrey*, Paul M. Pinney*, Jean Pival, Jeanne Rachford*, Anna K.
Reed*, Daniel R. Reedy*, Frank J. Rizzo*, Ellen Roehrig*, P.P. Sabharwal, Kathryn
Sallee*, John S. Scarborough*, George W. Schwert*, John Serkland, Gerard E.
Silberstein*, Otis A. Singletary*, John T. Smith, John B. Stephenson, J. Truman
Stevens*, Sharon Stevens*, Marjorie S. Stewart, Joseph V. Swintosky, William C.
Templeton*, John Thrailkill*, Kristin Valentine, Earl Vastbinder*, M. Stanley
Wall, Julie Watkins*, Paul A. Willis, Ralph E. Wiseman*, Fred Zechman.

The minutes of the meeting of February 9, 1976 were accepted as circulated.

Dr. Jewell gave the following summary of Senate Council activities since the
last meeting of the Senate:

The Senate Council is planning to develop a long—run University Calendar.
As you know, we adopt a Calendar three years in advance. For a variety of
reasons, it seemed to us desirable to establish, in broad outline, in terms
of beginning and ending days of the classes, and beginning and ending days of
final exams, a long—rum calendar. We can do this by Supplementing the
existing Rules; describing what criteria will be used for beginning and
ending the fall and spring semesters. When we do this, we will also circulate
a sample of what the calendar will look like. We had a few discussions
with Athletics about the scheduling of games during the final exam period
and they felt that they were handicapped because the University Calendar only
projected three years in advance, so we thought it would be useful to do this.
We hope to be able to come in later this spring with some specifics.

Someof you may remember last fall that Dr. Krislov announced the approval
by the Senate Council of a policy for the Developmental Studies Program, per—
mitting entering students in that undergraduate program to take three courses,
ENG 101, MA 108R, and SP 181 and take an S grade if they were doing adequate
work but had not completed enough work to get a regular letter grade, and to
register for it again in the Spring Semester. This is to notify y0u that we
have decided to approve this for a small number of students in the current
Spring Semester and again for the Fall Semester of 1976. By that time we will
be able to evaluate what happens to these students who get these S grades and
decide whether or not it makes sense to make this a permanent policy and write
it into the Rules of the University Senate or to change the policy.

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The Senate Council and the Graduate Council have been talking back and
forth about trying to develop some language that can be written into the
Senate Rules to clarify what procedures are used for suspending or terminating
graduate programs. While thought had not been given to this question,
obviously it is a problem that surfaces from time to time and we need some—
thing specific about how this kind of thing should be handled. After some
difficulties and disagreements, I think we are on the road to getting some
language that everyone can agree upon and that eventually will be brought
to you.

The Senate Council, at the request of the Committee which deals with
women's athletics, has approved an amendment to the Rules making it clear
that women students who are eligible for participation in intercollegiate
athletics will be bound by the rules of eligibility which are established by
the appropriate organizations that handle this sort of thing as distinct
from the NCAA which apparently deals only with male athletes.

At the April meeting of the Senate I hope that we will be prepared
to bring you a report from the Senate Committee and the Senate Council on
the final stage of the reorganization of the College of Arts and Sciences,
that part of the original proposal which dealt with a College of Performing
Arts——or whatever it might finally be called. That is the one remaining
part of the reorganization of Arts and Sciences on which the Senate has not
yet advised the President. The President, obviously, would like to get this
whole thing wrapped up as soon as possible and we hope to have something ready
to report to you by then.

The Senate Committee on Admissions and Academic Standards has under
consideration a report which has come from the University Student Advisory
Council for expanding considerably the scope and number of courses which
may be taken on a Pass—Fail basis. I have no idea how long the Committee
will be studying this or whether it will have something ready to report
before the end of the semester. They have just lately received the report.
But I thought it would be useful for you to know that there is thought
being given to the Pass—Fail grade and to the possibility of expanding it.
I have suggested to that Committee that I hope they will make an effort
to get as much input from faculty members as possible about how the Pass—
Fail system has been working. I would urge you, if you have suggestions
or criticisms or proposals for changing the Pass—Fail system, to contact the
Committee on Admissions and Academic Standards, sending the letters to the
Senate Council office and we will forward them.

President Singletary will probably speak to the Senate briefly at the
April meeting about the budget. As you know, the Senate, in previous years,
has invited him to talk to the Senate concerning the budget.

The Faculty Recognition Dinner for retiring faculty members will be
held April 12th. You may wish to mark this date on your calendar. More
detailed information will be distributed later.

On behalf of the Senate Council, Dr. Sidney Ulmer presented a motion that
proposed changes in the Rules gf_the University Senate, Section VI, 3.3 and
4.0, be approved as circulated to the faculty under date of February 24, 1976.

 

In discussion which followed it was agreed by the Senators that wherever
reference is made to notifying the student by ”registered" mail, it should be
changed to ”certified" mail.

   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
   

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4%“. In further discussion motion was made to delete on page 6, paragraph (a)
ng , the phrase ”the grade assigned may not be appealed by the student.” The Senate

( approved the motion to delete this phrase from that paragraph. The paragraph
as amended reads:

(a) assign any grade on a paper or examination related to the offense;

Two clarifications were offered in terms of wording, namely the phrase on
page 7 under 4.3 which reads ". the Dean of Students shall first consult
with the dean of the college where the offense occurred. . ." This is referring
to a violation of both the Student Code and the University Senate Rules and it is
possible that the Dean ofStudents ndght not be aware of a violation under the
Rules of the University Senate, and vice versa; therefore this particular phrase
should indicate that the Dean of Students and the dean of the college shall first
consult with each other. The second clarification occurs on page 8 under a. which a

contains a bracketed statement. This bracketed statement was not intended to be 5
‘fiflk a part of the transmittal and should be removed.
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‘ Motion was made to amend 4.9, page 14, last full paragraph, to strike the ;
last two lines which read ". . . by giving the student a sanction which is no t
more severe than that recommended by the Board." and to delete entirely the last i
{ two sentences in the paragraph on page 15 and to add the sentence ”The instructor ‘
or dean may refuse an alternate sanction recommended by the Board: if he does so,
dy Y the appropriate vice president shall resolve the case.” The Senate disapproved

this amendment.

The Senate then approved the proposed changes in Section VI, 3.3 and 4.0 ,
I of the Rules 9f_the University Senate, as amended, and with the editorial changes I
that had been suggested. Section VI, 3.3 and 4.0, as amended and edited, read

‘ as follows:

 

SECTION VI. STUDENT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

 

One or more of the following sanctions may be given to a student
found guilty of commission of a University academic offense:
I a. Assignment of any grade on a paper or examination related to the
offense.
b. Assignment of any grade for the course in which the offense occurred.

' c. Forced withdrawal from the class in which the offense occurred.
/ d. Suspension: forced withdrawal from the University for a specified .
period of time, including exclusion from classes, termination of a . i
» ‘ student status and all related privileges and activities. If a student, '
while on suspension, violates any of the terms set forth in the nature
of suspension he shall be subject to further discipline in the form of
dismissal.

l e. Dismissal: termination of student status subject to the student's

readmission. The conditions for readmission will be specified at the

‘ time of dismissal. The student may be readmitted to the University

‘Rfl‘ only with the specified approval of the President upon recommendation
‘ of the Appeals Board.
I f. Expulsion: permanent termination of a student status, without
possibility of readmission except upon showing that the findings of

fact which formed the basis of the action were clearly erroneous.

”k 3.3 Sanctions for Academic Offenses
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(To be invoked only in unusual circumstances and when the offense mm

committed is of such serious nature as to raise the question of

the student's fitness to remain a member of the academic com—

munity.)

4.fl Disposition 9f_Cases of Academic Offenses
4.1 Responsibility 9f_Instructor
An instructor who has evidence that a student has com—

mitted an academic offense should first arrange a personal
conference with the student and do the following: present
the evidence with respect to the offense; give the student
an opportunity to state his/her case; and make known to the
student the charges, if any, and the possible sanctions
which may be imposed or recommended. If the student is
not reasonably available for or fails to attend such a {
conference, the instructor shall proceed to inform the
student of the nature of the evidence, charges and possible

 

 

 

sanctions by certified mail. “a
The instructor may then take one or more of the following I
actions:

(a) assign any grade on a paper or examination related to i
the offense; .
(b) assign any grade for the course in which the offense

occurred; }
(c) recommend a more severe sanction than the instructor \
may alone impose, by forwarding through the department (

 

chairman, a written report of the offense to the dean of
the college where the offense occurred. Notice of action ,
taken under (b) and/or (c) must be sent by the instructor (
to the student by certified mail, with copies to the ‘
department chairman and the dean of the college where the 1
offense occurred, and dean of the student's college.

4.2 Responsibility 9f_the Department Chairman

After reviewing the report referred to in (c) and making
appropriate investigation, the department chairman forwards the file, ;M‘
with his recommendation, to the dean of the college where the offense (1
occurred.

When it is the department chairman who initially finds that a
student has committed an academic offense in a departmental non—
classroom situation, he should first arrange a personal conference with
the student and do the following: present the evidence with respect to
the offense; give the student an opportunity to state his/her case; l
and make known to the student the charges, if any, and the possible
sanctions which may be recommended. If the student is not reasonably I
available for or fails to attend sucha_conference, the department
chairman shall proceed to inform the student of the nature of the (
evidence, charges and possible sanctions by certified mail. The
chairman shall then transmit a written report of the offense with 1
his recommendation of one or more sanctions to the instructor (where (
appropriate) and/or the dean of the college where the offense occurrei

Notice of action taken must be sent by the department chair— ’«fih
man to the student by certified mail with copies to the instructor A
(if involved), the dean of the college where the offense occurred, ‘

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Responsibility 9f_the Dean of the College Where the Offense Occurred

 

When a violation of Part I — Code of Student Conduct, Section
1.21 c,d,e,f,g,h,i,m,o,q, or r and a violation of Part II — Selected
Rules of the University Senate Governing Academic Relationships, Section
on Academic Offenses and Procedures — has allegedly been committed in
the same set of circumstances or facts, the Dean of Students shall
first consult with the dean of the college where the offense occurred.
They shall determine whether the Dean of Students, the dean of the
college where the offense occurred, or both will investigate and pursue
the case in accordance with appropriate procedure(s) and authority(ies)
as set forth in Part I or Part II of STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

After reviewing the file or report, the dean may then take one
or more of the following actions listed under (a), (b) and (c).

When it is the dean who initially finds that a student has committed
an academic offense in a college non—classroom situation, he should
first arrange a personal conference with the student and do the following:
present the evidence with respect to the offense; give the student an
opportunity to state his/her case; and make known to the student the
charges, if any, and the possible sanctions which may be imposed or
recommended. If the student is not reasonably available or fails to attend
such a conference, the dean shall proceed to inform the student of the
nature of the evidence, charges and possible sanctions by certified mail.

The dean may then take one or more of the following actions
listed below:

a. force the student to withdraw from the course in which the

offense occurred;

b. if the student is enrolled in the college where the offense

occurred, forward the file through the appropriate vice president

to the President recommending a sanction of suspension, dismissal
or expulsion;

c. if the student is enrolled in another college, forward the

file to the dean of the student's college recommending a sanction

of suspension, dismissal or expulsion. In any case of disagree—

ment with respect to such a sanction, the deans shall forward

their separate recommendations through the appropriate vice

president(s) to the President. Notice of action( 3) taken under

(a), (b), or (c) must be sent by the Dean to the student by

certified mail, with copies to the instructor, and the depart—

ment where the offense occurred, dean of the student's college,

Registrar and Academic Ombudsman. In case of acting under

(c), notice of action should also be sent to the President.
Responsibilitngf the Dean 9f_the Student's College

After reviewing the file referred to in (c) and making any
appropriate investigation, the dean may forward the file through
the appropriate vice president to the President recommending a sanction
of suspension, dismissal or expulsion. Should a case arise where the
deans are unable to reach agreement on the sanction to be recommended,
their separate recommendations should be forwarded to the President
through the appropriate vice president(s).

Notice of action taken must be sent by the dean to the student
by certified mail, with copies to the instructor, department chairman
and dean of the college where the offense occurred, Academic Ombudsman
and the Registrar.

Responsibility 9f_the Academic Vice President

After reviewing the file and making any appropriate investigation,

the vice president shall forward the file with his recommendation to

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Responsibility 9f_the President
After the student has been notified of action, the President

will wait 15 days to give the student an opportunity to exercise
the right of appeal to the Academic Ombudsman and then will pro—

ceed as follOWS:
If the student does not appeal the dean's recommendation (

a.
of suspension, dismissal or expulsion within the specified
period, the President shall review the file, and may approve
and implement or disapprove the recommended sanction; \

b. If the student appeals the dean's recommendation of sus— ‘

pension, dismissal or explusion within the specified period,
the President takes no action unless the University Appeals
Board subsequently recommends that the sanction of sus—
pension, dismissal or expulsion be imposed and implemented. ‘
If such a recommendation is received from the University ‘
Appeals Board, the President shall review the file, and 1
may approve and implement or disapprove the recommended
sanction.

Notice of action taken under (a) or (b) must be sent by the l
President to the student by certified mail, with copies to the
instructor, department chairman and dean of the college where the h
offense occurred, dean of student's college, appropriate academic 1
vice president, Registrar, Academic Ombudsman and chairman of the
University Appeals Board. ‘ (
Rights of the Student § (

a. The student may appeal: (1) the fact of his guilt; (2) the ‘ ;

severity sanction if the sanction is other than the assignment I (

of a grade on a paper or examination involved. This appeal j

must be filed in writing with the Academic Ombudsman within

15 days after the student's notification of the sanction by

certified mail. i

b. The student shall have the right of class attendance and

participation during the consideration of any appeal.
Responsibility 9f_the Academic Ombudsman ‘

The Academic Ombudsman shall, within a reasonable time, pre—
ferably within 30 days of receiving the student's written appeal,
attempt to resolve the case to the satisfaction of the student 47\
and of the instructor or dean imposing or recommending the sanction- ‘54“

If the Academic Ombudsman cannot satisfactorily resolve the case,

he shall forward a written report to the University Appeals Board | I
with copies to the student, and to the instructor or dean. V
Responsibility gf_the University Appeals Board '

After the Academic Ombudsman has forwarded a written report
to the University Appeals Board, the student and also the instructor ,
or dean may file a statement with the Board. The Board will then I

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decide by majority vote whether or not to hear the case, except
that it must hear any case in which a student has appealed Suspension,
dismissal or expulsion.

If the Board hears the case because of some question about the
fact of the student's guilt, it shall have the authority to impose l
a final decision.

If the Board does not agree that suspension, dismissal or [
expulsion should be imposed, it shall grant acquittal with respeCt
to suspension, dismissal or expulsion but also may recommend an
appropriate lesser sanction to the dean of the student's college. I
The dean may refuse to accept the recommended lesser sanction but, ‘
if he does so, the appropriate vice president shall resolve the
case by giving the student a sanction which is no more severe than i
that recommended by the Board.

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other than suspension, dismissal or expulsion, it shall concur with the
previouSly imposed sanction(s), or recommend an appropriate alternate
g§ sanction to the instructor and/or dean who imposed the sanction(s) under
‘9" appeal. The instructor may refuse the alternate sanction recommended by
f the Board; if he does so, the Board shall have the authority to give the
ad student a W in the course. The dean may refuse an alternate sanction rec—
'ove ommended by the Board; if he does so, the appropriate vice president shall
\ resolve the case by giving the student a sanction which is no more severe
‘ than the one recommended by the Board.

 

.od,
ilS ’ On behalf of the Senate Council Professor Paul Oberst presented a motion that
‘ the last paragraph under Section V, 4.1 Residence Requirements be revised to read
:d. l as follows. This recommendation had been proposed by the Special Teaching Programs
‘ Committee chaired by Professor Constance P. Wilson.
‘ Students who wish to satisfy the above requirement with credit earned
' through such methods as independent study by correspondence, special exam—
l ination, CLEP, and other methods which limit the opportunity for active
‘5. exchange between students and instructors must have the prior approval of
M” their department chairman and college dean.
y Following a proposal to insert the word "major” preceding the Words ”department
f chairman” in the last line of the proposal, it was pointed out that some students
§ did not have a major while others were in a program rather than a department. Dr.
:he f Jewell stated that when these changes were forwarded to the Rules Committee for
It codification, that committee would be asked to take this into account in its cod—
ification.
The Senate then approved the motion as presented.
f
Professor James Marsden presented the following Resolution to the Senate:
‘ Resolved, that it is the sense of the Senate that the proposed use
of the "Blue—White Fund” for allocating choice seating for University
sporting events is in direct conflict with, and reflects most un—
96‘ favorably upon the fundamental academic role of the University.
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Following some expressions that this was not properly the concern of the
| University Senate; that Athletics should have the opportunity to be heard; motion
was made that the Resolution be postponed until the April meeting of the Senate
. in order that there might be time to determine if this is properly a function of
' the Senate and to give the affected party an opportunity to respond if it wishes.
tor ( The Senate approved this motion.
I The Senate adjourned at #:05 p.m.
Sion, ‘
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e Elbert W. Ockerman

Secretary

    

If the Board hears a case because of an appeal of severity of sanction(s)

    
 
 
 
 
  
  

 UNIVERSITY SENATE AGENDA March 8, 1976

1) Approval of minutes of February 9, 1976

2) Information Items:

3.

Summary of Senate Council activities

Action Items:

8..

Proposed changes in Senate Rules, Section VI, on
Punishments for Academic Offenses and Disposition
of Cases of Academic Offenses (circulated under date
of February 24, 1976).

Proposed change in Senate Rules, Section V, 4.1

on including correspondence courses in last 30 of 36
credits to be taken at the University (circulated under
date of February 24, 1976).

 

 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 40506

UNIVERSITY SENATE COUNCIL

10 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING February, 24 1976

Members , Univer sity Senate

University Senate Council

AGENDA ITEM: University Senate Meeting
March 8, 1976. Proposed change in Senate rule
on including correspondence courses in last 30
of 36 hours to be taken at the University.

The Senate Council recommends a rule change proposed
by the Special Teaching Programs Committee.

At its meeting of February 10, 1975, the Senate approved
several changes in the Senate Rules, proposed as a result of the
need to comply with Standard Nine. One issue that was raised dur-
ing the discussion concerned the possibility of using correspondence
courses to meet the requirement that 30 of the last 36 credits for
an undergraduate degree be taken at the University of Kentucky.

The Senate adopted a proposal that none of the 30 credits could be
met by correspondence courses. At the same time, the Senate
Council instructed its Committee on Special Teaching Programs
to study this question and make a report.

The Committee recommends that this limitation on corres—
pondence work be removed. Its reasons are briefly outlined in the
report. It should be noted that the Senate rules still limit corres-
pondence credit for an undergraduate degree to 30 credit hours,
and provide that no more than one-third of the requirements for a
major may be taken by correspondence.

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Attachment

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY UNIVERSITY

 

 MEMORANDUM

TO: Malcolm Jewell, Chairman, Senate Council
FROM: Constance P. Wilson, Special Programs Committee

RE: Recommendation for Rules Change

Background:

The Special Teaching Programs Committee would like to recom-
mend a rules change in Section V, 4. 1 of the Rules of the Univer—

sity Senate regarding correspondence credit.

The effect of the rules change would be to delete the continuing
distinction between correspondence credit and credit taken in other
special programs.

In 1975 the Senate Council charged the Special Teaching Programs
Committee to review and recommend on the continuation of distinc—
tions drawn between credit earned by correspondence and that
earned by other courses that have the character of special program
courses.

The Committee began by sending out a questionnaire to course
authors of correspondence courses, graders, and the chairman of

the particular department in which the course was taught. The form
was designed to learn if the range and depth of the material pre—
sented in the correspondence course was equivalent to a classroom
course. The results showed that in almost every case, the difference
between the on—campus course and the correspondence course was
minimal, and many insisted that the correspondence course was the
more demanding.

The questionnaire did reveal that an effort must be made to increase
contact between the independent study office and departmental admin—
istrators. We, therefore, strongly recommend that each department
take steps to insure that the correspondence courses in their depart—
ments are reviewed in the same manner as the on—campus courses.

 

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Recommendation to University Senate: March 8, 1976 (Correspondence Courses)
February 24, 1976

The proposed change is in the final paragraph, following the asterisks:

Section V, 4. 1 Residence Requirements

 

Having a University of Kentucky baccalaureate degree means,
among other things, that a certain amount of academic work
has actually been completed under the auspices of the Univer—
sity independently of work in any other institution. It is
especially important that a substantial portion of work in the
field of concentration be taken from the University if a UK de—
gree is to be claimed. Moreover, a student should not be al—
lowed to take the bulk of his academic work from another
institution, transfer to UK for the last few credit hours only
and claim a UK degree.

For these reasons, for an undergraduate degree, at least
thirty (30) of the last thirty—six (36) credits presented for the
degree must be University of Kentucky credits but not neces—
sarily limited to credits earned on the main campus.

Any request for waiver must be. approved by the dean of the
college in which the student is enrolled.

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Change from:

None of the 30 credits referred to in this section may be
earned through correspondence courses.

Change to:

Students who wish to satisfy the above requirement with
credit earned through such methods as independent study by
correspondence, special examination, CLEP, and other
\ methods which limit the opportunity for active exchange be—
V tween students and instructors must have the prior approval
of theiWepartment chairman,i and college dean.

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 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY 40506

UNIVERSITY SENATE COUNCIL

IO ADMINISTRATION BUILDING February 24, 1 976

Members, University Senate
University Senate-Council

AGENDA ITEM: University Senate Meeting
Monday, March 8, 1976., Proposed Changes in
Senate Rules, Section VI, on Punishments for
Academic Offenses and Disposition of Cases of
Academic Offenses.

The Senate Council recommends approval of the changes
in this section that have been proposed by the Student Affairs Com—
mittee. In general these changes are designed to remove ambigui—
ties in the procedures and to provide more safeguards in the review
processo

Enclosed is a brief summary of the changes, followed by
the text of the existing rules and the proposed rules. That portion
of each part that is not underlined is the present version, The por—
tion that immediately follows which is underlined represents the
proposed draft. (Note that in many cases only minor changes have
been made, but the entire part is underlined to distinguish it from
the existing part.)

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AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY UNIVERSITY

 

 BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR RECOMMENDED CHANGES

 

VI. 3. 3 Punishments for Academic Offenses

 

(1) "Sanctions" has been substituted for "Punishments'l in the
sub—section title.

Sanctions have been arranged in an order of ascending
rather than descending severity.

Sanction of forced withdrawal from taking any courses
offered by the department in which the offense occurred

has not been included.

Dismissal has been included as a possible sanction for
academic offenses.

Definitions or brief explanations of suspension, dismis—
sal, and expulsion