Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Administration & Finance
 

CM-32 - Statement of The Student Role and Participation in Institutional Decision Making

September 26, 1994

On questions of formulating policy, students are entitled to a participatory function. Students shall be free, individually and collectively, to express their views on issues of institutional policy and on matters of general interest to the student body. Participation may involve a variety of methods including but not limited to the following:

  1. Formal recommendations by the Student Government Associations and other recognized units of student self-government
  2. Student membership on standing and ad hoc committees of the Health Sciences Center
  3. Special student committees appointed by members of the administration for advice and assistance on specific issues or policies
  4. Student petitions
  5. Student discussion of proposed policies in committees, in student organizations, in student-sponsored forums, or in the student publications
  6. Informal advice and counsel to administrators by officers of recognized units of student self-government and officers of recognized student organizations, and advice and counsel to administrators by individual students.

Signed: Mervin L. Trail, M.D., Acting Chancellor