1972-04-17; Central Michigan Life

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enate to consider grade policy
ByJUDlNICKLESS
LIFE Academic Writer
• t mav have an added chance to change a
$s "JJ if Academic Senate passes a new
ligvancepohcy ° ay. d   would aUow
"^^VliealrW with the Grade
* committee (GGC) composed of five faculty
2 four students for a review of his
f18 pp' A hearing would be conducted
FCdent is not satisfied after consultation
iinstructor, department chairman,.and school
Lsent policy requires a student to .go to
Star first then to the department chairman
• "Ipiaiht. If the chairman is unwilling to
B'Ie student's grievance beyond the depart-
MMel the matter ends. "-.'..
Sated 85,000 grades are given to students
r so the potential for students with
Knnees therefore could be quite high, said Neil
Clew vice president ior Academic Affairs.
E tain circumstances would be sufficient cause
fa student to appeal to the committee. Bucklew
I such instances might include "if an instruc
tor failed to follow the procedures he originally
set for grading or if there was evidence to prove
a gross error of judgment by the instructor.
In either case, Bucklew indicated, it would be the
student who must bear the burden of proof.
Since   the   founding of the GGC two years ago
no student grievance has been referred to the committee.     "I feel students would come before the
committee if they could," said Charlotte B. Evans
chairman of GGC. '      * '
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'The committee should not be used as a weapon
by students, but as a last, resort if a student is
unable to solve his problem with the instructor
and department chairman/' said Mrs. Evans.
GGC is not asking for the authority to change
a grade, but some members of the Senate question
the. value of the committee if it has no power to
reach a binding decision.
"My suggestion is such that the committee should
change a grade if necessary. If it couldn't, what
good would the committee be?" asked David Law-
ton, professor of English.
Lawton said he will present an amendment to the
proposal today which would allow GGC to change a
grade "if sufficient cause is indicated by the evidence."
While it is the University that gives credit for a
grade, it is the instructor who gives the student a
grade based on evaluation of a student's work during
the semester.
"Too long we've had an autocracy in the classroom,"
said Jerald E. Lounsbury, counselor. "I do not see
why anyone should have supreme authority for a
grade."
Some faculty members in favor of the committee
however, opposed granting the GGC authority to
change the grade.
Elbert R. Bowen professor of Speech and Dramatic
Arts added, "It is my firm opinion that the grade
is the instructor's evaluation and no one has the
right to change my evaluation. So no one has the
right to change the grade."
"The committee should be accessible to the student," said Elias Sam'o, assistant professor of
political science, "however they (GGC) don't need
to have the power to change an instructor's grade
since the threat of publicity alone would seem strong
enough to encourage an instructor to do so on his
own if he had been judged unfair in his grading."
CENTRAL
MICHIGAN
LIFE
Volume 52, Number 77
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858
Monday, April 17, 1972
oard takes no action
By TERR! BURKHARDT
LIFE Student Affairs Writer
j decision was reached regarding re-
itribution of University Center (U.C.)
pe space in a meeting with the Uni-
"Tsity Center Board (UCB) Thursday.
istead, the UCB conducted a closed
sion. Friday further discussing the
.flsal which called for re-organization
{student, office space and organizations
ftiieU.C.   . ,
pe UCB is not a decision making
|rd, and only maintains advisory capa-
§1, so many students questioned the
|isionto have a closed session,
|*as rumored by students that some
tfstration members were against the
i*lal but m not want to admtt so
|]kvQstudents in attendance.
ir, Karl Metzger, director of
PM Activities indicated the closed
1?r?as conducted so that members of
■ 7B C0UW have a chance to go over
proposal with author Tim Horan,
»iJr!y president> before voting on
proposal.
material -presented to the UCB
Sically as follows: *■
E ** Aux^ry Enterprises and
Troom t0 the former »<»*n
pAluinni offices 138 to Hfcto the
former Sloan dining room which has more
available-space than the offices do now.
Cpnvert the Wolverine Room into Student offices. This large meeting\room is
seldom used so its conversion would not
be taking anything away from the University's ability to schedule meetings.
However, this was one point debated
in the closed session, according to Horan.
"Some members of the UCB advocate
that the Wolverine room will be used in
the future when CMU expands and needs
more meeting space. That to me is a
very long-range view of the room's usage.
The University might very well need the
room in the future, but students need it
for office space now."
Another point called for making the
UCB into a decision making body instead
of the referral service-advisory capacity
it now* has. The board would be restructured to include more students. The proposal calls for five student members,
Student' Body president, U.C. manager,
director of the Creative Arts Gallery
and a faculty representative.
Names of student members would be
submitted to Student' Government from
various;organizations whereby the Student
Body' president would nominate people
based on their qualifications and interest
in the UCB. The nominations would go
to Student Senate which would then vote
on the actual members.
Many objections were raised on this,
said Horan. "A lot of people were leery
of the UCB becoming a decision making
board, especially since mere would be
six students and only five administrative posts on the board. I contend that
there are more students using the building than anyone else so they should be
more directly involved in the UCB.
"Also, it was proposed at the meeting
that student members be representative of
major student organizations on campus,
such as Associated Woman Students, Men's*
Union and Program Board. I feel this
would set up a "Big 4" concept and all
student organizations should have the right
to submit applicants for the UCB.   The
smaller  organizations   as -well  as the
Please turn to page 11
TIM HORAN
Students will vote
in two-day polling
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By MARK LETT
LIFE Student Affairs Editor
It's that time of year again.
The campaigning and hoopla that surrounds each all-campus spring election
will soon be over" when students take to
the polls Wednesday and Thursday. And
this year, perhaps more so than in recent
elections, students have increased
decisions to make in casting their ballots. LIFE'S special inside section provides an indepth look at candidates and
issues involved.
To be included in this Spring's ballot
are:
*two amendment proposals.
♦election of Student Government president and vice president
♦election of Program Board representatives.
♦election of Men's Union representatives. •      ,
*a presidential preference poll.
Inclusion of the presidential preference
poll marks the second time this year the
item was put on a Student Government
election ballot.
Earlier in the year, a similar poll was
placed on the Student Senate election ballot. The top three vote-getters on that
ballot were Richard Nixon, Edmund Muskie
and George McGovern respectively.
Names io be placed on this_ ballot are
Shirley Chishohr, Hubert Humprreyt Ed
ward Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, George
McGovern, Edmund Muskie, George Wallace, Richard Nixon, Pat Paulsen and Linda
Janess. A separate space will be provided for write-in candidates.
In the past, voter turnout for Student
Government elections has been poor at
best. Because of the number of issues
on this year's ballot, elections officials
have expressed hope that the turnout will
be greater.     '
The election marks the first time in
the history of Student Government, that
polls for a general elections will be open
for  two days.
In another election change, students will
be required to present University identification cards to vote. Previously,
only activity cards were mandatory.  .
Students are needed, to assist in manning polling stations across campus, announced Dave Haney elections director.
Interested-persons should contact Haney at
774-4644 or at the Student Government
office located in the basement of the
University Center.
Polling stations will be open at residence hall food commons during lunch
and dinner hours. Three stations for
off-campus students will also be in operation.
Times and locations follow: Anspach,
8:30 a.m. to 4:3(T p,m>; Park Library,
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., a^ Uiiiyersity Center 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.