Spring Break
Dorm write-ups see major delay
Officials confirm student not informed of punishments
Erik Myers
Issue date: 12/10/07 Section: News
Craig Chesson, director of Conflict Resolution and Student Conduct, said the delay is far from typical. Chesson says that while a number of factors could've played a part, the backlog was likely due to the burdened moving process his department experienced this semester when changing offices.
"The whole area wasn't ready, and it wasn't available until after the semester started," Chesson said of the new office. "The whole staff had to get into there to clean it, arrange it, set up electrical lines and furniture, just to get it up and going."
The new office, located at Newsom Hall, was arranged to be closer to the residence halls, so students could be more efficiently served than they were by the old office in the Lory Student Center, Chesson said.
While Chesson admits the delay is far from ordinary, he said it isn't unfair to implement the backlogged write-ups.
"Its not a matter of fairness; there was behavior that took place and needs to be addressed," Chesson said.
But some transitioning students, disposed to the allure of booze-filled parties and illicit drug use, receive more punishment than putting up a billboard.
Cassidy Schultz is a staff member with the Drugs, Alcohol and You (DAY) Programs office. The DAY programs, among other services, are designed to meet the needs of students who may suffer from drug or alcohol-related problems. The conduct system will often assign a student to one of several DAY programs as an outcome of a write-up.
Schultz says these types of lags aren't necessarily a single office's fault.
"It just seems like there's so many people working in conduct," Schultz said. "A lot of times there's going to be miscommunications, and that can prolong the process and affect whatever that student needs to do."
Joah Mershon, a student enrolled in the DAY IV program, an intensive course for students who are at risk of being expelled because of their drug abuse, was enrolled in the program in October after being convicted on DUI charges. He says if he hadn't received a timely processing, he could be in even more trouble.
"The whole area wasn't ready, and it wasn't available until after the semester started," Chesson said of the new office. "The whole staff had to get into there to clean it, arrange it, set up electrical lines and furniture, just to get it up and going."
The new office, located at Newsom Hall, was arranged to be closer to the residence halls, so students could be more efficiently served than they were by the old office in the Lory Student Center, Chesson said.
While Chesson admits the delay is far from ordinary, he said it isn't unfair to implement the backlogged write-ups.
"Its not a matter of fairness; there was behavior that took place and needs to be addressed," Chesson said.
But some transitioning students, disposed to the allure of booze-filled parties and illicit drug use, receive more punishment than putting up a billboard.
Cassidy Schultz is a staff member with the Drugs, Alcohol and You (DAY) Programs office. The DAY programs, among other services, are designed to meet the needs of students who may suffer from drug or alcohol-related problems. The conduct system will often assign a student to one of several DAY programs as an outcome of a write-up.
Schultz says these types of lags aren't necessarily a single office's fault.
"It just seems like there's so many people working in conduct," Schultz said. "A lot of times there's going to be miscommunications, and that can prolong the process and affect whatever that student needs to do."
Joah Mershon, a student enrolled in the DAY IV program, an intensive course for students who are at risk of being expelled because of their drug abuse, was enrolled in the program in October after being convicted on DUI charges. He says if he hadn't received a timely processing, he could be in even more trouble.
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