The Honor Committee approved the reinstatement of the single sanction ad hoc committee and approved changes to open committee meeting procedure during last night's meeting.
Carlos Oronce, Minority Rights Coalition member and former Asian Student Union president, encouraged the Committee to approve the single sanction ad hoc committee.
"Supporting the reinstatement is not a statement for or against the single sanction," he said. "It is a statement that ensures student self-governance and that all voices will be heard."
Committee Chair Jess Huang said the new Committee is "dedicated and concerned to provide an open [ad hoc] committee discussing the single sanction."
The Committee reached a consensus supporting the ad hoc committee during a goal-setting meeting last Monday, Huang said, noting Graduate Arts & Sciences Rep. Adam Trusner will be chair of the ad hoc committee.Committee members also discussed changing the name of this committee but voted to use the previous name.
Vice Chair for Investigations Blaire Hawkins noted the importance of the decision because members of the University community associate the single sanction ad hoc committee with the purpose of addressing single sanction issues, and a new name may confuse students.
During last night's meeting, the Committee also agreed to change meeting procedure.
According to the proposal, each meeting will have "School Representative Reports" during which representatives from University schools will brief the Committee on activities within their schools.
"We really believe different schools have different needs," Huang said. "And we want to make sure representatives are representing their schools."
The changes also will allow for the Committee to give feedback, she noted.
Education School Rep. Julie Caruccio agreed with Huang's sentiments and supported the proposal.
"The reason we are doing this is because some of the smaller schools, beyond the College, have a place on the table," Caruccio said. "We want to make sure all our work is transparent, particularly the work representatives do."
Caruccio added that she felt the proposal held school representatives accountable.
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