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estions that needed to be an-
ered in simpler terms,” Schaf-
said. “Basically, the changes
upen the task and make it eas-
for the students to recognize
d correct the discrimination.”
Schaffer said the Students
hts Appeals Panel never met.
“One of the problems in the
st is that students have not
en aware of the committee,”
baffer said.
Kibler said Schaffer was pre-
§nted with discrimination cases,
t she was able to act as a medi-
jr and fix the problem without
neeting of the panel.
“I did have cases where stu
nts felt they were discriminat-
against and we were able to
ways solve it in the favor of
e students, except once,”
haffer said.
Gayle Schmidt, professor of
nesiology and current chair of
e Illegal Discrimination Ap-
als Panel, said the students
ed to follow the new proce-
res carefully and be specific.
“Students need to read the
structions stated and follow
iem,” Schmidt said. “The stu-
mts need to have written in-
rmation that is focused on a
ecific incident or situation
and not on generalities.”
Kibler encourages students
to consult the Office of the Vice
President for Student Affairs
about pursuing any kind of
grievances. Staff members are
also knowledgeable about the
procedures used to file com
plaints with the panel,
she said.
The panel’s procedures
would be used when one stu
dent is involved in an action or
behavior determined to be dis
crimination, but not a violation
of the Texas A&M discipline
code, Kibler said.
Disability is a potentially dis
criminatory issue and therefore
is included in the list of cases
the panel will hear, he said.
“Both illegal discrimination
and disability issues are the two
sets of grievances that go to this
panel,” he said. “Disability is
sues potentially can really in
volve discrimination issues.”
Gail Walters, the head of the
Office of Support Services for Stu
dents with Disabilities, said there
haven’t been many problems
working out differences between
faculty and disabled students, but
the potential for that type of prob
lem is always present.
“Usually we are able to work
the disagreements out between
the students and faculty,” Wal
ters said. “We were lacking a
final step though, so I’m happy
to see that done.”
Kibler said the new panel
has written procedures for dis
ability accommodations in aca
demic programs.
“If disabled students need
some kind of accommodation or
change in their academic pro
gram because of their disability
and they have a disagreement
with the department about
that, we now have a procedure
of how a student pursues that,”
Kibler said.
The new panel will consist of
a chair, four faculty members,
two staff members and three
students: two undergraduate
and one graduate student.
Bowen will appoint panel
members to make decisions on
his behalf and all panel deci
sions will be final.
Kibler said Bowen has also en
dorsed the idea of forming a third
section to the Texas A&M student
handbook focusing on student
grievance procedures. Most regu
lations are scattered throughout
the current handbook, but to
make the process more “user
friendly”, a new section may be
added to the handbook for the
1995-96 academic year, he said.
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Partly cloudy and not as cold. Low
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Wednesday
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The legal and ethical use of software
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oftware piracy, the illegal copying of soft
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and Legal Use of Software for Members of the
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