Senate requests explanation

              Sen ape requests  explanation
Beverly Sheets
Staff Writer
The Student Senate, in its
Tuesday night meeting,
reiterated    discussion    of   the
passed a motion to request an
explanatory —letter trorri
Chancellor James Ferguson's
Faculty Committee.. The
rpqiiffst -in a motion hy Sten_trvr_
Tim Connolly, is for a letter to
outline what the Committee
deemed as "new evidence" and
to further explain to Senate the
In    his    letter,    Chancellor,    committee'also deemed to be of
Ferguson stated that his intent   ' doubtful validity.    _______
reasons for their decision.
The - concern over the
explanation of "new evidence"
arose when Senate President
Cheryl Sosnik read a letter from
Chancellor . Ferguson dealing
with Ihe Senate's request for the
suspension of the "grant of
power" -- clause. This .request,
made last week in the form of a
motion by Connolly, stated that
•the mandate by" Chancellor
Ferguson concerning NBS be.
disregarded until there was a
writ-ten suspension by - the
Chancellor of this clause.
was not. to suspend the "grant of
power" clause. The letter
-explained that the "Senate is
-governed—Jpy -the--Board of-.
Governors the local Board of
Trustees, and by the Chancellor,"
all of'whom have the authority
to deal with student discipline as
stated in the Code of the
University.
• The   letter further explained
that the Senate was acting as a
judicial body in the NBS hearing *
proceedings an"cT~was bound" to ~
provide'"fair   hearing "and  due'
process in accordance wwith the
Code Of the University as well'as -
the Judicial Policy of the SGA
constitution".
The Faculty Ad Hoc
Committee found that the
Senate denied NBS fair hearing
and due process because new
evidence was introduced during'
the executive session that
influenced the final decision -of .
Senate. Furthermore, NBS was
not give the opportunity jto
refutp this evidence, which the "
Dean Jim Allen was present to
answer any questions -following
the reading  of the  letter. He
__rerexplained-Some:of the points
of the  Chancellor's letter and
stressed the fact that the "action	
taken by Senate was invalid"
because the , body failed _ to
provide, a fair hearing-and due
process.
Questions were raised as to
the. qualifications of the
members of the Faculty
Cuiiuiutte'e>'^oiiceming Roueu's—
-Rules of Order and other
proceedural problems. Dean
Alien answered this by saying
that      the      committee      was
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