While the program specifically targets Muslim students, any student or faculty member can take advantage of it, according to Arkhanous and Kamal.
While Aziz thinks honor has a long way to go before it can fully realize its stated mission, he hopes his legacy will mark a turning point in how honor can both embody and serve the University’s community of trust.
The most dramatic decrease in funding is for the Executive Administrative Operations Committee, which previously aimed to create an alternative to police intervention in dorms for students experiencing mental health crises.
Committee members and students engaged in conversation across a wide variety of topics, including often negative student perception of the Honor system, approaches to generative AI and the Committee’s efficiency.
UJC meetings — which take place every Sunday at 6 p.m. in the Trial Room of Newcomb Hall — have concluded for the semester. The Committee has heard 14 cases and will be releasing a public report about these cases in the next month.
The Honor Committee Town Hall will serve as an open forum for students to share their thoughts, feedback and questions regarding the newly passed multi-sanction system.
Sims said the reduction in this year’s Summer budget signifies more efficient spending by Student Council.
The committee debated the possibility of community service as a sanction and announced plans to gather student feedback about the new multi-sanction system, including student surveys and a tentative University-wide town hall next Monday at 12 p.m.
If this new timeline passes, the summer budget — which will be sent out to representatives on Saturday — will still run until the beginning of September and the annual plan will be enacted in mid-September.
Along with the major change Bray saw as chair, she also entered her position following last spring’s student referendum where students voted to reduce the single-sanction of expulsion to a two-semester leave of absence.
This fall semester, the Committee adjudicated 12 cases — 5 of which were COVID-19 related.
Though the Committee could not vote formally on the proposal due to lack of quorum, Committee members considered the course’s implementation
Though the multi-sanction system has been formally passed by the student body, it will not be formally ratified until July 1.
Following applications, the Community Coalition conducted a series of interviews with candidates and finally narrowed down their selections to the people nominated in Tuesday’s legislation.
According to Raza, UJC serves a unique role in student self governance not seen in other institutions in the country.
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