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the assistance provided by these services whenever a need appears or when a counselor or
faculty member recommends them.
V. STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT
As constituents of the Barry University academic community, students are free,
individually and collectively, to express their views on issues of institutional policy and on
matters of general interest to the student body.
To give effect to this principle, students should have representation on those
university committees which specifically address student life and/or student academic issues,
e.g. Student Services Department Advisory Committee, judicial committee, honors committee,
and school curriculum committees.
VI. OFF-CAMPUS FREEDOM OF STUDENTS
A. Exercise of Rights of Citizenship: Barry University students are both citizens and
members of the academic community. As citizens, student enjoy the same freedom of speech,
peaceful assembly, the rights of petition that other citizens enjoy, and, as members of the
academic community, they are subject to the obligations which accrue to them by virtue of this
membership. Faculty members and administrative officials shall insure that institutional
powers are not employed to inhibit such intellectual and personal development of students as is
often promoted by their exercise of rights of citizenship both on and off campus.
B. Institutional Authority and Civil Penalties: Activities of students may upon
occasion result in violation of law. In such cases, institutional officials are prepared to apprise
students of sources of legal counsel and may offer other assistance. Students who violate the
law may incur penalties prescribed by civil authorities, but institutional authority shall never be
used merely to duplicate the function of general laws. Only where the institution’s interests as
an academic community are distinctly and clearly involved shall the special authority of the
institution be asserted. The student who incidentally violates institutional regulations in the
course of his off-campus activity, shall be subject to no greater penalty than is normally
imposed. Institutional action shall always be independent of community pressure.
VII. STUDENT SERVICES: LIFE AND WELFARE
A. Student Government: The role of the student government associations is set forth
in the constitution and by-laws of the associations, and the actions of student governments
within their jurisdiction may be reviewed only through orderly and prescribed procedures.
B. Freedom of Association: Students bring to the campus a variety of interests. They
are free to organize and join associations to promote their common interests.
1. The membership, policies and actions of a student organization shall be determined
by vote of only those students who hold bona fide membership in that Barry
University organization.
2. Affiliation with an extramural organization shall not, of itself, disqualify a student
organization from institutional recognition provided the organization is not in
conflict with the purpose of the university.
3. Each student organization must have at least one campus advisor, who is an
employee of the university, chosen by the students. The advisor may counsel in the
exercise of responsibility but shall not have the authority to control the
organization.
4. Student organizations are required to submit a constitution and by-laws, criteria for
membership, and a current list of officers to the director of student activities as a
condition of institutional recognition. They are not required to submit a
membership list.
5. Campus organizations, including those affiliated with an extramural organization,
shall be open to all students interested in the objectives of the organization and who
meet the criteria for membership. No student may be denied membership because
of race, sex, creed, or national origin.
C. Freedom of Inquiry and Expression:
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