Recommendation
from the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate (Sheldon Pollack, Chair) [with
the concurrence of the Faculty Committee on Student Life (Mark Parcells, Chair)]
to approve a resolution of the University of Delaware Faculty Senate regarding certain
amendments to the Student Code of Conduct.
WHEREAS,
certain faculty members of the University of Delaware have become aware that
students in their class have entered into agreements with certain commercial
websites; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to such agreements, said students post their notes and other material
from such classes on such commercial websites in exchange for a fee; and
WHEREAS,
such faculty members wish to end such practice in their classes; and
WHEREAS,
the Faculty Senate wishes to provide such faculty members with a practical and
effective method for prohibiting such practice;
RESOLVED,
that the Student Code of Conduct shall be amended to provide that in cases where
a faculty member states on the course syllabus that no student may post notes
or other material from the class on the Internet, whether or not for a fee, and
any UD student, whether enrolled in the class or not, shall thereafter post
such material on the Internet in contradiction of such prohibition, such act
shall constitute a violation of the Student Code of Conduct, the penalty for
which shall be determined by the Committee on Student Life as deemed
appropriate.