[Alumni-chat] student on the BOT

[Pam Olsen]

To quote:

I think the idea of student trustees is a logical - and  
understandable - outgrowth of the disgust with Murdock & Co.'s  
blatant disregard for Antioch's institutional structure by ignoring  
Adcil and making announcements relating to the College's status while  
students were away for the summer.   But there are practicalities  
involved:

   *  Can the student away on co-op necessarily get to trustees'  
meetings?

   *  Does a "student" seat expire when the student graduates or  
withdraws, or does a student move into the "alumni/former student"  
compartment?

   *  Can a student sit on the BOT and simultaneously hold a seat on  
Adcil or Comcil and if so, what are the democratic implications?

I wonder:

could a student be appointed for, say, a year, and get partial co-op  
credit for the time spent, or something?  Perhaps some kind of extra  
work could be added, such as researching the history, or laws, or  
some aspect that affects the college, such as accreditation or  
marketing, or research on how the current student/faculty body feels  
about the current curriculum and how it could be improved, etc.   It  
could be very educational, at the same time that student perspective  
could help the college, and it would always be fresh, with new  
students coming in each year and contributing some kind of research.   
I think it would not be best to appoint just one student for several  
years.  I'd rather see it rotate, so more students can have the  
experience.

Pam '68