THE CENTRAL Student Council (CSC) Executive Board and Central Board of Students have signed a joint resolution forming committees to review provisions of the long-delayed Students’ Code.
The Central Board speaker will assign presidents of the local students councils to serve as committee members for the reassessment of the sections of the code, namely: Academic Rights, Access to Information, Due Process, Freedom of Expression and Right to Organize, General and Final Provisions, Miscellaneous Rights, Representation in Policy Making, Responsibilities of Students and Special Concerns.
The resolution obtained by the Varsitarian outlined the administrative role of the CSC Executive Board and Central Board in the renewed effort to secure the code’s passage.
The CSC Executive Board and Central Board of Students have formed legislative committees to review the provisions of the long-delayed Students' Code. pic.twitter.com/5JXb3jPecN
— The Varsitarian (@varsitarianust) October 17, 2018
Members of the Central Board were called to convene regularly on the second week of every month or when the speaker or Executive Board calls for a meeting.
The resolution also moved for the creation of a Students’ Rights and Welfare Coalition, composed of recognized student organizations and local student councils led by the CSC Executive Board, to directly consult students regarding the code’s revisions.
The final draft of the Students’ Code will be presented by the Executive Board and Central Board to the Council of Regents in November.
Should the draft be approved by the council, it will advance to the Academic Senate for its consent before finally arriving at the Rector’s desk for his approval.
The Students’ Code covers Thomasians’ rights and responsibilities in areas such as academics, freedom of expression, and organization and policy-making, among others.
It has been repeatedly delayed since its initial drafting in 2004, going through the terms of three different rectors: Fr. Ernesto Arceo, O.P., Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, O.P. and the incumbent Fr. Herminio Dagohoy, O.P.
