Student Council introduced two resolutions last night, one which encourages professors to post syllabi before the start of courses and the other which renews support for the existence of the Virginia Pep Band at varsity athletic events. Additionally, Council passed a resolution to amend its constitutional bylaws.
Under the amended bylaws, the vice president for administration position will be eliminated from Student Council for the remainder of the semester until a new VPA is elected by the student body. The resolution received one dissenting vote and one abstention. Michael Winn, representative of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, cast the dissenting vote.
"I don't understand the need to do such a thing," he said. "It's something that wasn't discussed openly in Council."
The syllabi resolution would encourage professors to post course syllabi on Toolkit 10 days before courses begin.
This would "inform students of the specific requirements and expectations of a given course well before attending it," according to the resolution.
Executive Vice President Darius Nabors, Council presidential candidate and sponsor of the legislation, sees the resolution as a way to alleviate some of the problems associated with registration.
"It'll make course sign-ups a lot easier," Nabors said. "We can't change ISIS, but we can make the processes that work with ISIS simpler."
Two members of the Academic Affairs Committee, second-year College students Victoria Ingenito and Kevin Tyler, presented the resolution to Council.
"Professors would post the most recent syllabi they have so students can better gauge their academic schedule," Ingenito said. "If students have nothing else to go by, at least this can help them decide."
A third resolution called for renewed support for the co-existence of the Virginia Pep Band and the Cavalier Marching Band.
Council College Rep. Catherine Tobin, Council Vice President for Organizations candidate and sponsor of the resolution, explained to Council that the Pep Band was suspended from varsity athletic events in 2002 because of a half-time skit performed at a West Virginia football game.
The Pep Band has been a student-led organization since then, Tobin said.
Under the provisions of the resolution, the Cavalier Marching Band and the Virginia Pep Band would "perform at varsity athletic events in complementary roles."
"We don't want to take anything away from the marching band," said Tobin.
She noted that Council had passed a similar resolution supporting a two-band system in 2004, but the administration and athletic department did not act on it.
"The administration needs to take Student Council seriously for self-governance to work," Tobin said.
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