S. Kanazawa
S. Genish
Resolution 24-lxiv: A Resolution to Amend the SGA Constitution
1. Whereas: Integrity Board is falsely stated in the SGA Constitution as an SGA
committee when it consists of more than just students; AND
2. Whereas: Starting the Fall of 2014, Skidmore College will offer a Restorative
Justice class, co-instructed by the Assistant Dean of Student Life and the Dean of
Residential Life, that is geared to those interested in sitting on the Integrity Board;
AND
3. Whereas: We want to avoid any disconnect between the Integrity Board and the
Student Government Association by continuing the process of the Willingness-toServe Process; THEREFORE BE IT:
1. Resolved: The Integrity Board shall be removed from Article VII SGA
committees and added to Article IX All-College Committees; AND
2. Resolved: If students take the class, they can willingness onto the Integrity
Board after they have completed the course with or without a recommendation from
the professor; AND
3. Resolved: The Integrity Board shall be removed from Article VIII Section 7 and
added to Article IX: All-College Committees and shall be read as:
“ Section 1. The Integrity Board (IB)
The Integrity Board (IB) is an established All-College Committee. The IB
adjudicates cases of academic and social violations. The IB is composed of
one or two faculty drawn from a pool of six faculty members appointed by
FEC to serve overlapping two-year terms, three students (drawn from a pool
of 10 students appointed through the Willingness-to-Serve process), the
Chair (drawn from a pool of two student IB Co-Chairs appointed through the
Willingness-to-Serve process), and one other member of the college staff
(Note: Members of the IB also serve on the Board of Appeals). Students who
wish to sit on the IB are strongly encouraged to take the Restorative Justice
class headed by the Assistant Dean of Student Life prior to engaging the
Willingness-to-Serve process. Those registered in the course shall sit in on
the IB meetings an observer and not a speaking/voting member. After
completing the course, students can apply to sit on the IB through the
Willingness-to-Serve process with or without a recommendation by the
instructor of the Restorative Justice course. Students chair all IB hearings. In
academic integrity cases, a hearing requires two faculty members, four
students, including the chair, and one staff member, and the Dean of Student
Affairs serves as Judicial Counsel. In social integrity cases, a hearing
requires one faculty member, four students, including the chair, and one staff
member, and the Associate Dean of Student Affairs serves as Judicial
Counsel.”
and all subsequent section numbers shall change as reflected; AND THEREFORE
BE IT
4. Resolved: These changes will be reflected in the Student Government
Association Constitution and will be voted for approval by the student body in an
election.