According to the Cavalier Daily, last night, the UVA Honor Committee unanimously voted to approve a proposal drafted by Committee Chair David Truetzel that would modify trial procedures of the Semester at Sea program for students who are found guilty of an honor offense on board the ship.
Prior to the amendment, a ruling made aboard the ship would determine whether a student was dismissed from the SAS program, as well as whether a student would be dismissed from the University.
For non-UVA students, a guilty verdict would also prohibit them from applying to UVA in the future.
The proposal that has been passed now allows students found guilty aboard the ship 30 days to request additional Honor Committee proceedings in Charlottesville to determine their future at UVA. However, the second trial on campus cannot reverse or alter the students’ dismissal from the SAS program.
For more on the Honor Committee’s vote, see the story in tomorrow’s UVA section.
