2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 13, 1994 Cole: Deans have power to dismiss faculty grievances TRANSCRIPT Continued from pae 1 By NATE HURLEY Daily News Editor A dean is entitled to dismiss a fac- ulty member's grievance without con- vening a peer review committee, Uni- versity General Counsel Elsa Cole told faculty leaders yesterday. In response to concerns about fac- ulty members being denied grievance hearings, Cole addressed the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs - the nine-member executive -branch of the faculty government. "If there is an obvious reason why a grievance shouldn't go forward, the dean has an inherent authority" to dismiss the grievance, Cole said. SACUA member Thomas Moore, who represents LSA, suggested some cases are not always obvious."From time to time, we've had rather clear- cut gray areas," Moore said. Cole offered this advice to deans: "My rule of thumb would be when in doubt, form the committee." Several SACUA members also charged that deans are more willing to extend deadlines for administra- tive review, but not for faculty filing. Cole said she could work with the committee to "clarify and tighten up" the grievance guidelines, but cau- tioned that more stringent rules might not hold up in a court of law. "Courts allow some deviation from written procedures if it does not have a substantial effect on the fairness of the procedure," Cole said. Freedom of Information SACUA members alsoposed ques- tions to Cole about Freedom of Infor- mation requests. Cole explained that the University will not release to third parties per- sonal information that would violate individuals' privacy, but such infor- mation could be obtained by a second 'My rule of thumb would be when In doubt, form the committee.' - Elsa Cole University general counsel party. She gave the example of a person requesting their medical records. When presented a request for infor- mation, under a Freedom of Informa- tion Act request or otherwise, a depart- ment can either release the information orforward therequest to the University's FOIA officer, Lew Morrissey. Morrissey can then release the in- formation or deny the request, citing the relevant law or statute. In addition, he will often release the information to high-level and public relations offi- cials, so they can be prepared to field press inquiries, Cole said. Cole also said the University makes a point of informing document writers before their documents are released, especially in the case of personal let- ters. This is not required by law. SACUA member Alfredo Montalvo, representing the School of Art asked, "What is the University's position on the subsequent dissemina- tion of (released) information?" Cole said, "The law is silent on that point." She noted that the Family Edu- cation Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) does not allow further disclosure of documents even after they are released by a university. Interim Secretary Appointed SACUA Chair Jean Loup began the meeting by announcing that Pat Maloy would serve as an interim sen- ate secretary. Maloy drew criticism from some members shortly after telling them, "I come here from a managerial end," explaining thathe hadpreviously served on a school board. SACUA member Thomas Dunn, who represents LSA, questioned whether managerial experience is a quality the senate is looking for in a secretary. "I don't want anybody who's fa- miliar with management at the mo- ment. I'm up to here with management at this point," Dunn said. In response to criticism that he would not help unify the senate, Maloy stressed the importance of unity with the administration. "I would be ad- verse to serving if I have to assume the role that we are going against the ad- ministration," Maloy said. SACUA elects a secretary to a three- year term at its March meeting. Maloy will serve as secretary on an interim basis until then. Maloy served on the senate part of last year to finish offa colleague's term. Loup closed the meeting at 3 p.m. upon arrival of Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. Under the state's Open Meetings Act, meetings can be closed only when members discuss personnel matters or pending litigation. BURGLARY Continued from page 2. dentified man stole $80. The man was identified as a male wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. The University's Department of Public Safety has classified the inci- dent as a burglary. While the incident did not involve sexual assault, offic- ers are working with the Sexual As- sault Prevention and Awareness Cen- ter to teach residents how to protect themselves in the residence halls. Levy said safety precautions such as changing the locks on the womens' bathrooms were taken immediately. 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"Students should feel comfortable reporting people who look like they don't belong," Levy said. "Campus security generally seems adequate," said Rubab Hans, an LSA first-year student who lives in Couzens Hall. "Students should be given self defense classes," she said, adding that lots of people skip the mandatory secu- rity meetings at orientation. Kristin Arola who lives in Mosher-Jordan feels that security could improve. "Security measures could go up. RAs usually aren't walking around and security guards seem to come through only on the weekends," she said. ZISKA Continued from page 1 Alpern soon found work, and Ziska took a position with a non-profit envi- ronmental organization. "Everyone she worked with, ev- eryone she touched, was very enam- ored of her," Alpern said. "I couldn't say a bad thing about her. ... It's too bad that the world is robbed of people like that." Ziska had taken the ill-fated flight because she was eager to return home after a business trip to Chicago. Alpern said he told her to wait and take the later flight. He and Elliot would wait for her. "She was a white-knuckle-flier. She wasn't supposed to be on that flight," said Alpern, who once told her that she probably had a better chance of winning the lottery than getting in an accident Assistant general counsel Dan Sharphom saidUniversity policy is to notify a student of a subpoena and give them enough time to find a law- yer to block it. But the University typically does not go to court on behalf of students whose transcripts have been subpoe- naed. Joan Lowenstein, a Universi communication professor and law- yer, said the University does not take all the steps it could to protect stu- dents. "Putting the burden to block a subpoena is ridiculous," Lowenstein said. 'If it wanted to, the University could get a protective order to protect the student. "The University could tell a cou. that it believes in the privacy of all it students," Lowenstein added. Griffiths said he feels as though he has been assaulted twice. "I've been a victim two times- once by the defendants and once by this University. "Students need to know the Uni- versity won't protect their privacy as well as they thought." POPULATION Continued from page 1 U.N. officials said the action fi- nally agreed on by the conference drafting committee after an exhaust- ing series of meetings represents the world's first attempt to deal openly with the root causes of soaring fertil- ity rates, and to develop program that emphasize not government coer cion but individual choice. "The number of completely new notions compared to what has come out before - of reproductive health, reproductive rights, the notion of un- safe abortion being a majorhealthprob- lem which governments have to do something about- all these things are. there," said Nicolaas Biegman of tl' Netherlands delegation, who vice- chaired the drafting committee. "Sex, something that we only whis- pered about before, is a normal item of conversation in the Westernworld now, and it's becoming a normal item of conversation in the rest of the world. This document is helping bring that about," Biegman said. "We are putting their noses in it. You have to talk abo sex - you have to talk about itjustli real estate prices." The diplomacy over the past week has very much reflected the growing influence of religion in political life. BOEING Continued from page 1 feet into a wooded ravine northwest of the city killing all 132 passenger Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board still are combing the wreckage for clues to the mystery of why a plane in purport- edly good mechanical condition fly- ing in perfect weather crashed. The victims were remembered in a solemn memorial service yesterday in downtown Pittsburgh attended by hundreds of people. Some of t4 mourners broke down and sobbed as the names of the dead were read and a recording was played of one of the victims singing "As We Sailto Heaven's Shore." The 737 is the workhorse of the commercial jet fleet, with more than 2.600 in use worldwide. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $90. Winter term (January through April) is $95, yearlong (September through April) is $160. Oncampus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and the Associated Collegiate Press. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1327. 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