Policy

Homecoming

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Document Number: STUD--140
Revision #: 2.0
Document Owner: Dean of Students
Date Last Updated: 08/17/2012
Primary Author: Director of Residence Life and Greek Affairs
Status: Approved
Date Originally Created: 10/10/2011
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General Description

Description:
Instructors, professors, or other individuals of influence shall not set aside scheduled academic time for Homecoming Election voting. Additionally, instructors, professors, or other individuals of influence cannot mandate or offer any academic enhancement of any kind for voting for a specific nominee(s). Faculty, deans, and staff members may encourage students to vote, and vote for a specific nominee(s), however that should be done outside of the classroom.


Purpose:
This policy is designed to provide explicit information about Homecoming Election procedures, as adopted by Student Government Association and the Student Programming Board.


Scope:
All Departments and/or Department heads, Students

Responsibility:
Student Life
Residence Life
Adopted by Student Government Association and the Student Programming Board
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Requirements

Approvals:
Director of Residence Life and Greek Affairs, or Director of Student Life, or Dean of Students

Relevant Knowledge: 
Current University policy
Standards of good practice
Standard company policies

Terms and Definitions:
Additional training
Corrective Action
Loss of privilege, general
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Policy Provisions

1. Conducting Elections

Instructors, professors, or other individuals of influence shall not set aside scheduled academic time for Homecoming Election voting. Additionally, instructors, professors, or other individuals of influence cannot mandate or offer any academic enhancement of any kind for voting for a specific nominee(s). Faculty, deans, and staff members may encourage students to vote, and vote for a specific nominee(s), however that should be done outside of the classroom.


Anyone found to be violating the above policy may result in the candidate(s) being disqualified from the Homecoming Court.


2. Additional Details about Elections


Candidates, advisers, and/or their organizations may set aside times during their regularly scheduled weekly meetings for the purposes of voting, as that is outside the context of the academic schedule. Candidates may not hold functions in which voting for/ against a specific candidate will gain a participant access or excess.


Anyone found to be violating the above policy may result in the candidate(s) being disqualified from the Homecoming Court.



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Performance Evaluation

Desired Outcome:
Homecoming representative voting will be conducted in a fair and equitable manner.

Performance Metrics:
Compliance with standard policy and procedure
Customer Satisfaction Rating

Consequences:
Further training
Loss of privileges
Anyone found to be violating the above policy may result in the candidate(s) being disqualified from the Homecoming Court.

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Subject Experts

The following may be consulted for additional information.

Director of Residence Life and Greek Affairs

Dean of Students