Last meeting, the Committee debated changing their vacancy policy — the procedure for when both representatives from the accused student’s school cannot serve in a panel for guilt or a panel for sanctions.
During the Legislative session, the Student Council unanimously passed a bill to approve new CIOs, including Common Sense Club and Global Research and Consulting Club.
A vacancy can occur either due to a representative being physically absent or unable to attend for a period of time, or because of a conflict of interest.
Ian Baucom, executive vice president and provost, said that faculty have free speech protections as private citizens but are obligated to avoid implying that their personal opinions are endorsed by the University.
The Committee has orientation events for new students — intended to introduce them to the Honor system and recruit new members — planned for the start of the Fall 2024 semester.
Noncompliance occurs when a sanctioned student fails to adhere to one or more of the newly implemented sanctions that comprise the multi-sanction system.
The most common sanction this semester for cases brought against individuals was the reflective essay, issued 20 times.
According to Lilian Rojas, Board of Visitors student representative and fourth-year Batten student, the Class of 2024 is defined by its resilience.
Mendoza Gonzalez also said she will be meeting with Kenyon R. Bonner, vice president and chief student affairs officer, to discuss further strategies for the Student Council Endowment Fund.
The Committee also addressed balancing student perspectives with those of Committee representatives during panel discussions.
The biggest expenditure categories outlined in the summer 2024 budget were CIO Consultant funds and Support and Access Services, respectively receiving $67,000 and $65,950.
In an effort to enhance student outreach and introduce incoming students to the Honor System, the Committee will reintroduce Dorm Talks in the Fall 2024 semester.
The resolution aimed to support students by requiring U.Va. Dine locations to provide a comprehensive list of allergens for food items on GrubHub.
Hancock and Carson Breus, vice chair for sanctions and third-year Commerce student, said they are collaborating to explore fresh sanctioning avenues.
The 36 new student leadership roles were divided into four distinct categories: the Administrative, Cabinet, Organizations and Support and Access Services branches.
Howard first introduced the Committee’s new members, including both the Committee's representatives and the newly appointed executive committee.
Kopelnik said that UJC also saw many triumphs over the last term, including a 40 percent decrease in case processing times over the last semester and a 50 percent increase in applications to join the UJC.
The newly confirmed positions included the chief of cabinet, chief of support and access services, director of university relations, director of coalition engagement and rules and ethics chair.
Among the two other major branches of student self-governance — the Honor Committee and Student Council — the UJC is now the only organization without an endowment.
Howard said her focus on compassion stems from her prior involvement on the side of accused students in previous cases processed by the Committee.
