UNC’s Faculty Executive Committee met Monday afternoon to discuss Campus Community Standards and Guidelines for the spring semester and the scheduling of University wellness days.
What’s new?
- Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Amy Johnson updated the committee on how the University plans to enforce UNC’s Community Standards regarding COVID-19 in the spring semester.
- Johnson said student reporting is an important part in enforcing these guidelines.
- Johnson said students can report violations via the Office of Student Conduct website, the Carolina Ready Safety app or directly to UNC Police.
- Students who fail to comply with community standards will be subject to disenrollment, Johnson said.
- The committee recommended that the registrar schedule wellness days for the spring semester in groups, so that students may take more prolonged breaks.
- “I think we ended up, and I think I wrote this in the recommendation, privileging the student voice,” Chairperson of the Faculty Mimi Chapman said.
Who is on the committee?
- The committee consists of the chairperson of the faculty, the secretary of the faculty and 12 members of the faculty who are elected by their peers.
- The committee’s current chairperson is Chapman, the associate dean for doctoral education at the School of Social Work.
- The committee’s current secretary is archaeology and anthropology Professor Vin Steponaitis.
What’s next?
- The committee’s next meeting is scheduled for Nov. 16 at 3 p.m.
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