Listed by date of recommendation:

• Add Disciplinary Probation to the list of possible sanctions under informal disposition for the main and branch campuses. (03/13/01 & 05/23/01 - PW)
• Student automatically waives right to appeal through informal administrative action (under the premise that the student accepts responsibility for violation of UCF Rules of Conduct). (03/13/01 - PW)
• Increase the Student Membership on the Student Conduct Review Board to reflect the UCF Community proportion of Faculty to Students. (04/12/01 - BM)
• Clarify eligibility requirements (enrollment, HOLD status, etc.) for student leadership positions. (05/21/01 - LK) 
• Include written or electronic communication (e-mail, AOL IM, ICQ, etc.) to Personal Abuse section C. "Harassment" in the Rules of Conduct. (05/21/01 - KI)
• Include the possession and/or use of drug paraphenalia in Rule #10: "Unlawful Possession, Use or Sale of any Contolled Substance" in the Rules of Conduct section. (05/30/01 - KI)
• Include "written or verbal" in Rule #4: "Personal Abuse" in the Rules of Conduct section A. (05/30/01 - KI/BM)
• Include the possession and/or use of alcohol consumption paraphenalia (e.g. beer bongs, beer funnels) in Rule #11: "Alcoholic Beverages Violation" in the Rules of Conduct section. (05/30/01 - LH)
• Insert "sent via the University e-mail server" in the Misuse of Computing and Telecommunications Resources section 14-B-1 between the words "messages" and "must." (05/30/01 - SV)
• Insert "sent via the University e-mail server" in the Misuse of Computing and Telecommunications Resources section 14-B-2 after the word "messages." (05/30/01 - SV)
• Insert "using the University e-mail server" in the Misuse of Computing and Telecommunications Resources section 14-B-3 after the word "messages." (05/30/01 - SV)
• Insert "University" in the Misuse of Computing and Telecommunications Resources section 14-B-5 between the words "to" and "newsgroups," that the words from "point-to-point" to "etc." be removed, and that the word "University" be inserted between the words "involving" and "computers." (05/30/01 - SV)
• Delete the Misuse of Computing and Telecommunications Resources section 14-D-4. (05/30/01 - SV)
• Include the following verbage in the Misuse of Computing and Telecommunications Resources section: 
• X. Users shall be responsible for regulating their own use of network resources. 
• 1. Users who are observed to consistently and continually exceed a reasonable usage of network bandwidth and who are in doing so degrading the performance of the network shall be issued a warning message by the network administrator. 
• 2. Users whose activities continue to degrade network performance after a warning has been issued shall have their network privileges limited or revoked, at the discretion of the network administrator. 
• 3. Users are advised that certain applications which make files available for public download, such as Napster, Gnutella, Scour Exchange, AudioGalaxy, and similar applications, have a high potential to exceed reasonable bandwidth usage. Users who wish to run these applications should take appropriate precautions to ensure that these applications do not degrade network performance. (05/30/01 - SV)
• Update the Student Organizations area in the Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-Free Schools Policy Statement section (p.27) from director of the Student Union to director of Campus Life Facilities (item #1) and from director of Recreational Services to director of Campus Life Facilities (item #3).  (6/13/01 - PW)
• Modify the Student Eligibility for Leadership Positions area in the Student Activities and Organizations section (p.30) to exclude the summer enrollment requirement to hold a student leadership position as long as the student is enrolled in the Spring term preceding the Summer and the Fall term following the Summer (item #1). (06/13/01 - LK)
• Modify the Student Eligibility for Leadership Positions area in the Student Activities and Organizations section (p.30) to raise the minimum overall grade point average requirement from 2.3 to 2.5 (item #2).  (06/13/01 - AC/LK)
• Establish a protocol for inclusion in the Student Eligibility for Leadership Positions area in the Student Activities and Organizations section (p.30) to address how "satisfactory academic progress" will be determined and provided to staff members to certify eligibility (item #3). (06/13/01 - LK)
• Modify the Student Eligibility for Leadership Positions area in the Student Activities and Organizations section (p.30) to provide exclusions for which students may maintain leadership positions while on HOLD through certain departments (item #5). (06/13/01 - LK)
• *Departmental/academic holds should be excluded from this requirement. (06/13/01 - JD)
• *Add a 2 week grace period from the time the student is notified by a faculty/staff member of a HOLD for resolution of the HOLD by the student before removal from the leadership position. (06/13/01 - AC)
• Add "If your registered student organization wants to hold an event that is not listed in the following examples, please contact the director of Student Leadership Programs for assistance before planning or scheduling the event." to the Registered Events area [Scope 1.A.] in the Event Management section (p.32). (06/29/01 - BM)
• Add "...outlining reasons for cancellation..." to read "Applications or approval for conducting a registered event may be cancelled without penalty by either the applicant or the university upon giving written notice outlining reasons for cancellation to the other party." to the Registered Events area [Cancellations and Terminations 6.A.] in the Event Management section (p.33). (06/29/01 - BR/BM)
• Add "Written notice shall be provided outlining the reasons for cancellation within one week of the event to the hosting party." to the Registered Events area [Cancellations and Terminations 6.B.] in the Event Management section (p.33). (06/29/01 - BR/BM)
• Move the Registered Events area [Cancellations and Terminations] after [Insurance Requirements] in the Event Management section (p.33).  (06/29/01 - BR)
• Add "Written notice shall be provided outlining the reasons for cancellation within one week of the event to the hosting party." to the Potentially Hazardous Events area [Cancellations and Terminations 3.] in the Event Management section (p.34). (06/29/01 - BM)
• Move the Potentially Hazardous Events area [Cancellations and Terminations] after [Insurance Requirements] in the Event Management section (p.34).  (06/29/01 - BR)
• Modify the Loud Speakers and Sound Equipment area in the Event Management section to change reference to director of the Student Union to director of Campus Life Facilities (p.34).  (06/29/01 - PW)
• Add "All registered student events must be in compliance with local, state, and federal law." to the Loud Speakers and Sound Equipment area in the Event Management section (p.34). (06/29/01 - BR)
• Add the following section at the beginning of The Golden Rule:

* THE GOLDEN RULE REVIEW COMMITTEE

   This committee shall be established for the purpose of responding to the changing needs of the student body with regard to the Golden Rule. It is intended to give the students a voice in determining the rules they shall live under. 

A. Membership
     1. Membership is open to all students enrolled at the University.
     2. The existence of the Committee shall be publicized to the student body.
          a. At the beginning of each semester, a message shall be sent through an appropriate distribution channel inviting all students to sit on the Committee.
          b. The Committee shall maintain a Web page which shall contain information on meeting times and locations and proposals currently under review, and which shall be clearly linked from the online 
version of the Golden Rule.
     3. Only student members of the Committee shall vote on proposals.
     4. Faculty, staff, and other non-student members of the University community may participate in the Committee as advisors.
          a. At least one representative from Student Legal Services shall maintain membership in the Committee and shall advise the student members at Committee meetings.
          b. Staff members with expertise regarding particular sections of the Golden Rule should make themselves available to advise the student members at Committee meetings.
B. Powers
     1. The Committee shall recommend changes to the Golden Rule to the appropriate administrative body.
          a. All proposals which are approved by a majority vote of the student members of the Committee shall be submitted in writing to the administration.
          b. Within one month of recieving a proposal submitted in this manner, administration shall notify the Committee in writing of the decision made regarding the proposal. If administration chooses not 
to incorporate the proposal into the Golden Rule, it shall outline its reasons for choosing not to do so in such notification.
     2. When reviewing sections of the Golden Rule for which the content is mandated by another University document, the Committee may propose changes to sections in such a document which are reflected in the Golden Rule through the appropriate administrative channels. 
C. Presence
     1. The Committee shall meet at least once each month. 
          a. All members of the Committee shall be notified of the time and place of each meeting.
          b. Administration shall not prevent the Committee from meeting.
     2. The Commitee may not be dissolved.
          a. Administration shall not dissolve the Committee.
          b. The Committee shall propose no changes to this section of the Golden Rule which can be construed to eliminate the mandate for the Committee to exist. (07/05/01 - SV)

• Add "No admission fees may be charged to students for activity and service fee funded events pursuant to Florida statutes (FS 240.235 )." in the Admission Fees area of the Event Management section (p.34). (07/06/01 - BM/BR)
• Modify the In-line Skating and Skateboarding Procedure area to restrict use of scooters and motorized scooters as applicable by this policy (p.37).  (07/06/01 - BR)
• Change the title of the Free Assembly area to "Peaceful Assemblies and Protests". The re-wording here would allow the president or designee to limit the area to B or allow the assembly to take place elswhere.

 

 
 
 
 
 

Peaceful Assemblies and Protests

A. University buildings and ground may be scheduled for political activity and other exercises protected under the first amendment to the United States Constitution. The person or persons wishing to use univeristy buildings and ground must first contact the unveristy President or his designee to allow the univeristy to insure the saftey of the person or persons wishing to asseble or protest peacefully, and insure the saftey of students and those involed in mainting the regular business of the university. Such use must be on a noninterference basis with the conduct of classes or other normal activities of the university. Determinations of what constitutes interference shall be made by the university president or on his/her order in the best interests of the university. 
B. In the absence of specific designation made pursuant to (A) above and subject to other regulations of the university regarding the assembly of large numbers of people, the use of sound amplification equipment, and maintenance of free access to all university facilities, the open grass area between the Student Government Kiosk and the Math and Physics Building as bounded by Apollo Circle and the sidewalks leading to the southwest entrance of the Math and Physics Building, shall be deemed a "Free Assembly Area" for the conduct of political activity and other exercises of protected by the first amendment of the United States Constitution. (07/11/01 - BR)

• Add language to reflect exceptions to 12 member requirement for Clubs and Organizations (i.e. required waiver of requirement by Director of Student Activities) in the Student Activities and Organizations section (p.30/31).  (07/20/01 - Dr. BF/DP)
• Modify the Student Eligibility for Leadership Positions area in the Student Activities and Organizations section to include a 2.5 grade point average at a student's previous educational institution or high school if the student is an FTIC or college transfer and has yet to complete a full term at UCF (p.30).  (07/20/01 - BM)