THE RIDGERLlNfiER November 6. 1975 Page 7
Student Senate Hears Committee Report on Dorm Students’ Eviction
Stating that stu
dents at UNCA present
ly have no^ judicial
system under which to
operate. Student Gov
ernment Legal Services
Coordinator Tom Zum-
berge presented an
■initial committee re
port to the Student
Senate at its regular
meeting, Thursday, Oct.
30.
Zumberge was
selected chairman of
an ad-hoc Senate com
mittee established at
a special Senate meet
ing Tuesday evening,
Oct. 28. The commit
tee, composed of stu
dent Senators and stu
dents at large, was
established to investi
gate the circumstances
surrounding the expul
sion of two students
from the dorms by Dean
of Students Tom Deason,
(See page 1 story).
Addressing 12 Sena
tors and over 20 oth
ers in attendance at
the Senate meeting,
Zumberge cited the ju
dicial procedures out
lined in the Board of
Governors Code adopted
in July of this year.
He also read the UNCA
Student Handbook's
statement of proce
dures which have never
been approved by the
Student Senate, and
thus are not binding.
Zumberge said a new
judicial procedures
document is presently
being drafted.
In a related matter,
the Legal Services Co
ordinator said the
Chancellor has request
ed a written statement
of the functions of
the attorneys provid
ing legal advice to
students of UNCA. In
light of conflicts be
tween Zumberge's state
ment and one drafted
by Dean Deason, the
Senate passed a motion
to request a formal
opinion from the At
torney General on the
matter.
The major differ
ence in the statements
relates to advice on
matters pertaining
directly to the Univer
sity. Deason's docu
ment states that the
Student Evaluation of Faculty
Format Changes Again
By ALLISON PHILLIPS
Professors and stu
dents alike are in
disagreement about
the policy of faculty
evaluation. Some
like it, some don't,
but most don't care
either way. When one
student was asked
what he thought about
the procedure, he sim
ply replied, "It's
alright I suppose."
The evaluation was
previously done by
the department head.
This title was chang
ed to department
chairman in 1971 to
distinguish it from
other titles bearing
the name "head". Al
so in 1971 the Stu
dent Government, by
permission of the fac
ulty, took over the
process by administer
ing a lengthy ques
tionnaire to students.
The results of these
endeavors are filed
in the library base
ment for public re
view. The question
naire also included
a space for personal
comments.
In 1973, Institu
tional Research took
over the evaluation
by formal agreement.
It was drafted into a
document that was ap
proved by a faculty
vote. This arrange
ment was soon revised
because the faculty
claimed that it was
too standard to be
of any use to them.
Although the Board
of Governors never ap
proved the evaluation
process, sending the
writing of the code,
the Board of Trustees
readily endorsed it.
The original ques
tionnaire has under
gone one major change
the 25 questions form
was eliminated last
year in favor of the
five question form.
The reason was suppos
edly that the longer
form didn't reflect
anything meaningful.
Also, some of the
questions didn't ap
ply to all depart
ments.
Another change, to
the disappointment of
students, was the e-
limi nation of the
space for comments.
The reason was said
to be that comments
couldn't be computer
ized. However many
students believe that
the real reason was
due to the lack of
braveness on the part
of the professor.
As one student put it,
"They can dish it out,
but can't take it."
Each professor is
sent a copy of the
evaluation results as
well as the depart
ment chairman, the
vice-chancellor and
chancellor. Most pro
fessors aren't too
shaken by the results
and usually most stu
dents tend to be kind.,
marking somewhere in
the middle. Some stu
dents admitted making
a straight column in
the center due to in-
deci siveness.
The evaluation by
students of faculty
is only one factor in
determining the fail
ure of a professor.
Other determinants
are evaluations by
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attorneys will not ad
vise on matters which
"places the student in
an adversary relation
ship'' with the Univer
sity. Zumberge's
statement allows for
such advice. (See re
lated story on page 3).
Other action by the
Student Senate at its
Oct. 30 meeting includ
ed the approval of
four students to serve
on the Campus Court.
Following a statement
on the role of the
Court by Dean of Men
Joe Parsons, James
Buchanan, Becky Brown,
Richard Clark, and
Brynn Brown were ap
proved to serve on the
Court. The four facul
ty members already on
the Court are Gerald
Fullickson, Elma John
son, Phil Walker, and
Goetz Wolfe.
The Senate approved
a bill establishing a
social commission com
posed of six students
to assist the Social
Commissioner in plan
ning social events.
It also approved a
bill requiring the pre
sentation of student
id's at social events.
The bill also allows
one guest per full
time student at such
events.
The Senate approved
Mike Dallas as Chief
Justice of the Student
Judicial Board.
By a vote of two to
ten the Senate reject
ed a Ridqerunner re-
quest of $965.88 for
travel expenses to the
Rocky Mtn. Student
Newspaper Conference
in Denver, Colorado,
Nov. 7-8.
Due to the resigna
tion of S. G. Secretary
Kathryn Poovey, S. G.
President Gary Aiken
received two resumes
for the position.
Since one of the appli
cants was his wife
Nora, Aiken requested
the Senate to decide
on the selection. The
Senate established a
committee to deal with
the matter.
The two and a half
hour meeting adjourned
at 5:30.
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