Current Virginia state law limits the role of Board’s student representative, stating that the board of visitors for any public higher education institution may only include students in nonvoting, advisory roles.
Elections were held this month through the University Board of Elections, with results released Oct. 12.
The current proposal consists of creating a private source of funding of $5 million in one time fundraising.
While the Board of Visitors will also need to sign off on the $1 increase at their next meeting, Sims said she was optimistic about their approval.
While the program specifically targets Muslim students, any student or faculty member can take advantage of it, according to Arkhanous and Kamal.
Sims said this increase would account for inflation and meet growing demands from CIOs for funding.
Robertson specifically mentioned concerns about Student Council’s ability to secure enough resources to fund its initiatives due to the administrative turnover.
This amended Constitution will act as the foundation for Honor’s new Multi-Sanction system — which will be formally ratified this Saturday.
In the wake of this March’s passage of the student referendum, the P&P subcommittee took on a new responsibility, which was to draft the bylaws for the multi-sanction system.
Within the report’s timeline, 12 reports were filed with the Committee. Four are currently under investigation.
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.
