The Associated Students of Madison Shared Governance sent a letter to Dean of Students Lori Berquam Tuesday saying a review committee is in direct conflict with a Wisconsin Supreme Court directive.
The Greek Recruitment Review Committee, which reviews and revises student life policies, conflicts with Shared Governance appointments, according to the letter. ASM sent the letter to Berquam, urging her to cease activity with the committee until consulting with the student group.
“Any committee that refuses or changes policy as relating to student life, services and interests has to be charged by ASM and … financed through the ASM Shared Governance process,” said Shared Governance Chair Sarah Neibart.
If the Greek Recruitment Review Committee represents student views on university policies, even as a work group, the committee is legally part of shared governance, according to the letter.
The Center for Leadership and Involvement does not have a student-organized representative unit, so ASM is by default the body approved by students to appoint and organize students.
“This is a thing that students really want to review and change policy, besides recruitment, and students need to be in charge of the committee to do that,” Neibart said.
Berquam has not yet responded to the letter.
“If Dean Berquam does not cease her activity, we will be applying to the Board of Regents,” Neibart said. “If she does, we will be reviewing this issue seeing as this is something that students really want to review and change in the policy of Greek life recruitment.”
