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POLICY
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"This (guidance) invites and
requires significant input from
various stakeholders - under-
graduate students, graduate
students, professional students,
faculty, staff, community stake-
holders - and we wanted to
have a robust process to engage
those stakeholders," Wilgus
said.
E. Royster Harper, the Uni-
versity's vice president for
student affairs, and Suellyn
Scarnecchia, the University's
vice president and general
counsel, spearheaded the devel-
opment of the interim pro-
cedure. They hired a project
manager to oversee the produc-
tion of a permanent University
procedure, according to Wil-
gus. He added that the Univer-
sity plans to develop a forum for
students to give their input on
the topic.
"In the winter term of this
academic year, that process
will flush itself out," Wilgus
said. "All students will be noti-
fied of places where they might
engage, whether that is online
surveys or in-person focus
groups."
The interim policy doesn't
change the University's State-
ment of Student Rights and
Responsibilities - the code
every University student must
follow. A permanent amend-
ment can be proposed by the
Michigan Student Assembly,
the Senate Assembly, or Univer-
sity executive officers.
MSA President DeAndree
Watson said he looks forward
to helping develop a perma-
nent policy for the University
community. He added that he
agrees with University offi-
cials' decision to implement an
interim policy while they gar-
ner input from students and
other members of the Univer-
sity community.
Watson said he intends to
draft a summary of informa-
tion regarding the issue to pres-
ent to MSA and wants to invite
administrators to speak to the
assembly. The diverse student
demographic of MSA makes the
assembly a key voice in develop-
ing the policy, he added.
"Ithink that it is important
at this particular moment that
student representatives and
other members of MSA have a
seat at the table shaping a policy
that's going to last for years and
affect students in a substantial
way," Watson said.
Though the next year to
amend the Statement is 2013,
the SRAC "may entertain pro-
posed amendments at other
times," Wilgus said.
Watson said implementing
the procedure with students'
input should occur sooner rath-
er than later.
"I think that something of
this magnitude that affects so
many students on campus is
worth pushing the review date
up..." Watson said.
In addition to lowering the
standard of evidence for inves-
tigating sexual misconduct
allegations, the interim pro-
cedure differs from the cur-
rent procedure in that it uses
an investigative model instead
of a complaint-driven model,
according to Wilgus. Under
the interim procedure, it is no
longer the responsibility of a
student to "drive a complaint
forward" in regard to sexu-
al misconduct, Wilgus said.
Rather, the University takes
the responsibility of investigat-
ing a complaint when officials
become aware "of a disclosure
that may involve sexual mis-
conduct," he said.
"When the University knows
or should have known that sex-
ual misconduct has transpired,
we must do something," Wilgus
said.
This follows guidelines men-
tioned in the DOE letter which
state that, "Ifa school knows or
reasonably should know about
student-on-student harassment
that creates a hostile environ-
ment, Title IX requires the
school to take immediate action
to eliminate the harassment,
prevent its recurrence, and
address its effects."
Once a disclosure of sexual
misconduct is shared with the
University, the allegation is
reviewed, and if the complain-
ant chooses to proceed with
an investigation, it will ensue.
Under the previous complain-
ant-driven model, if a com-
plainant decided not to have the
University investigate the alle-
gation, the investigation would
not occur. Now, however, the
University must consider pur-
suing an investigation without
the complainant's consent in
order to protect the community,
according to Wilgus.
"A review panel ... will try to
balance the survivor's interests
in not moving forward and not
having an investigation ensue
with the community's interest
in making sure that the alleged
perpetrator is not running
around campus and in a posi-
tion to commit the same behav-
ior again," Wilgus said.
Rider-Milkovich said that in
shifting over to the investiga-
tive model, the interim proce-
dure succeeds in maintaining
both the survivor's confidenti-
ality and the safety of the com-
munity.
"I am pleased with our inter-
im procedure because I feel
as though we have taken sig-
nificant effort to balance the
institution's commitment to
survivors with also the insti-
tution's commitment to safety
and to accountability," Rider-
Milkovich said.
The interim procedure also
maintains due process, which
it fully awards to those accused
of sexual misconduct, Wilgus
added.
The change in model and the
lowered standard of evidence
outlined in the "Dear Col-
league" letter has sparked con-
versation nationally, according
to Wilgus, and he anticipates
learning the University's stance
on these issues through discus-
sions about the interim policy.
"There is lots of good dis-
course on campus and nation-
ally about the standard of
evidence, as there should be,
and about the investigative
model versus the complainant-
driven model," Wilgus said.
"Holly (Rider-Milkovich) and I,
along with others who drafted
the interim procedure, look for-
ward to that rich dialogue on
our campus."
GRANHOLM
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and Stanford University. Gran-
holm said that ultimately, Berke-
ley was "very persuasive" in
encouraging her to teach at the
University. Her class is geared
toward public policy and law
students and focuses on the dif-
ficulties of governing in times of
economic crisis.
"It's a survey of the most dif-
ficult problems facing executives
in (government)," Granholm
said. "We are looking at issues
related to the economy (and)
how a president create(s) jobs
in America in a global economy.
That is the critical question now
facing the presidential cam-
paign."
Several of Granholm's post-
gubernatorial pursuits are
related to Michigan's economic
struggles. The book she and
her husband Dan Mulhern co-
authored this year, "A Gov-
ernor's Story: The Fight for
Jobs and America's Economic
Future," conveys her experienc-
es as Michigan's governor to the
rest of the country and showcas-
es how Michigan is an example
of the United States' struggling
economy.
"The central message (of the
book) is what's happening to
the country happened to Michi-
gan first," Granholm said. "I
think Michigan has lessons for
the country. We wrote it so that
people could follow (along and)
learn as we learned what was
going on in Michigan."
Granholm has promoted
the book nationally and spoke
in Ann Arbor on Sept. 27 with
Mulhern. They discussed Gran-
holm's time as governor and the
condition of the global economy,
among other topics.
"The structure of our econo-
my has changed due to global-
ization," Granholm said. "In
this century, when our economic
competitors are aggressively
(interfering) in the market, (pas-
sivity will make us) bystanders
to the perpetual loss of Ameri-
can jobs."
Granholm said she plans to
continue to give her political
opinions on her upcoming show
for Current TV, "The War Room
with Jennifer Granholm," which
is set to debut in 2012. The show
will cover the election season
and feature political commen-
tators. Granholm said she was
recruited to host the show by
former Vice President Al Gore,
who co-founded Current TV in
2005.
Despite her experience in the
political arena, Granholm said
she will not run for another pub-
lic office position in the future.
"I served for 12 years, and that
was a great privilege, and now
I'm eager to turn the page and
write some new chapters," Gra-
nholm said.
APPLICANTS
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without the use of the Com-
mon Application. But because
the increase was so large, Kil-
lion wrote, "it's understandable
to draw the inference that a lot
of that was due to the Common
Application."
The University was the 55th
public university and the 12th
public flagship university to join
the Common Application when
it switched to the application
process last fall.
"Michigan was our first pub-
lic flagship outside the East
Coast to join," Killion wrote.
"We were delighted to have
them."
According to Killion, students
submitted the Common Appli-
cation to more schools during
the last admissions cycle than
in the 2009-2010 cycle, with the
average rising from 4.06 to 4.15
applications per person.
In addition, the University's
enrollment this semester is
42,716 students - the largest in
the school's history. The Univer-
sity attributes the record high
enrollment to an increase in
both undergraduate and gradu-
ate students by 1.4 and 2.8 per-
cents, respectively.
The data shows that the Uni-
versity accepted the same num-
ber of students as in 2010, but
freshman enrollment decreased
3.8 percent from 6,496 to 6,251
students this year.
University Provost Philip
Hanlon said in an interview on
Friday that the University had
a target of 5,960 students for its
2011 entering freshman class,
which is the same target as the
year before.
"Inanidealworld,wewould've
hit 5,960, and we would've been
400 or 500 down from the pre-
vious fall," Hanlon said. "It's
not easy to manage a process of
18-year-old's decision making."
Last year's freshman class
totaled 6,496 students - more
than the University anticipated.
Lester Monts, the University's
senior vice provost for academic
affairs, wrote in a University
press release last week that the
freshman class has already
impressed the faculty. The class
of 2015 has an average high
school grade point average of
3.8, and more than 34 percent of
freshmen scored between 31 and
36 on the ACT.
"The entering class of 2011
represents the highest levels
of academic achievement and
potential," Monts wrote.
Michigan State University's
enrollment numbers went up
this year as well. Though it
doesn't use the Common Appli-
cation, MSU received a record
28,547 applications - about
11,000 fewer applicants than the
University of Michigan - and
admitted alarger freshmanclass,
totaling 7,775 students. MSU's
total enrollment increased from
last to 47,800 - up by almost 700
students.
GRAND TRAVERSE
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3,185-square-foot space to the
company with his business part-
ner, Jim Chaconas. Cavender said
he is excited at the prospect of a
new business on Liberty Street.
"It's one less vacant building,"
Cavender said.
A number of businesses on
East Liberty have closed recently
or will close soon, including Bor-
ders , Poshh and This & That.
"Businesses are struggling,"
Cavender said. "I think it's
because of the types of business-
es down there. It'll be interesting
to see (what happens)."
Potential tenants includ-
ing burger joints, pizza restau-
rants, Middle Eastern eateries
and other national chains were
interested in renting the space,
according to Cavender.
Grand Traverse Pie Company
has plans for "minor renovations
to the space," Cavender said. He
added that @burger left behind
chairs, tables and a full kitchen
when it moved out in July after 11
months of business.
General Manager Rich French
said the staff of the new store has
yet to be hired, but employees
will likely be trained at the busi-
ness's location on North Zeeb
Road.
Angela Eddins, the owner of
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Fac-
tory, which is a few doors down
from the Grand Traverse Pie
Company's new location, said
she welcomes the new establish-
ment.
"All we want are good, strong,
healthy businesses next to us
that bring people into our area
to shop," Eddins said. "I wish
them all the luck and would like
to meet and support the owner."
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