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April 10. IS73
Miss Cheryl Sosni/k
Vice President
Student Government Association
Elliott Hall .
Dear Miss Sosnl^k:
On April 4, 1?73 you presented to me a resolution passed by the Student
Senate on the night of April 3, P>73 with respect to my recent ruling that the
reclassification of the Neo-Black Society by the Senate on the night of March
26-27 was invalid. It should be noted that my action was not to suspend the
grant of power tw the Student Government Association, as is implied in the
Senate Resolution of April 3, but rather was tt rule invalid an improper exercise
of that delegated power.
Basic reasons for my action were set forth in my letter A March 31, 19TJ
to Miss Jacqueline Coleman, tnen the Vice President of the Student Government
Association. You and the Senate have asked that I elaborate on that statement,
and I shall be glad to do so.
You are aware of the fact that undtr legislation passed by the General
Assembly of North Carolina the governing authority of the 16-unit University of
North Carolina is placed in the hands of the Board of Governors of the University
and that that Board has delegated powers to the President of the University, and,
in the case of UNC-G. to our local Board of Trustees and to me as Chancellor
of the institution. The Trustees and the Chancellor in turn have delegated some
powers tc the faculty, and other powers t«_. the Student Government Association,
certain conditions being set up as a basis Co* valid exercise of the powers being
delegated.
The laws and regulations concerning such authority are set forth in the
Code of the University, the most recent statement of which was adopteo by the
Board of Governors in July, 111. These same laws and regulations are reflected
in the Code of our local Board of Trustees adapted September 14, 1972. With
respect to Student Government the provisions of both codes are consistent with
[Letter from Chancellor Fergsuon to UNCG Student Government Association Vice President Cheryl Sosnik]
Date
1973-04-10
Creator
Ferguson, James Sharbrough
Subject headings
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Topics
UNCG Neo-Black Society
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
In this April 10, 1973, three-page letter from University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) Chancellor James Sharbrough Ferguson to UNCG Student Government Association (SGA) Vice President Cheryl Sosnik, Ferguson elaborates on his decisions to overturn an SGA vote on the status of the Neo-Black Society, citing university system codes that required him to do so in the face of improper practices by SGA. On March 26, 1973, SGA had voted to reclassify (removed funding and recognition from) the Neo-Black Society. The SGA decision was overturned by university administration on the basis of faulty evidence and improper procedure by SGA, resulting in an eventual legal case that led to the Neo-Black Society's reinstatement as a recognized and funded organization.
Type
text
Original format
correspondence
Original dimensions
8.5" x 11"
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Language
en
Contributing institution
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection
UA2.8 Chancellor James Sharbrough Ferguson Records
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Object ID
UA002.008.0422
Digital publisher
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5305 -- http://library.uncg.edu/
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April 10. IS73
Miss Cheryl Sosni/k
Vice President
Student Government Association
Elliott Hall .
Dear Miss Sosnl^k:
On April 4, 1?73 you presented to me a resolution passed by the Student
Senate on the night of April 3, P>73 with respect to my recent ruling that the
reclassification of the Neo-Black Society by the Senate on the night of March
26-27 was invalid. It should be noted that my action was not to suspend the
grant of power tw the Student Government Association, as is implied in the
Senate Resolution of April 3, but rather was tt rule invalid an improper exercise
of that delegated power.
Basic reasons for my action were set forth in my letter A March 31, 19TJ
to Miss Jacqueline Coleman, tnen the Vice President of the Student Government
Association. You and the Senate have asked that I elaborate on that statement,
and I shall be glad to do so.
You are aware of the fact that undtr legislation passed by the General
Assembly of North Carolina the governing authority of the 16-unit University of
North Carolina is placed in the hands of the Board of Governors of the University
and that that Board has delegated powers to the President of the University, and,
in the case of UNC-G. to our local Board of Trustees and to me as Chancellor
of the institution. The Trustees and the Chancellor in turn have delegated some
powers tc the faculty, and other powers t«_. the Student Government Association,
certain conditions being set up as a basis Co* valid exercise of the powers being
delegated.
The laws and regulations concerning such authority are set forth in the
Code of the University, the most recent statement of which was adopteo by the
Board of Governors in July, 111. These same laws and regulations are reflected
in the Code of our local Board of Trustees adapted September 14, 1972. With
respect to Student Government the provisions of both codes are consistent with
