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["Juliette Grimmett" <>]

While I respectfully understand where Ray is coming from, I think with
Candace's situation, the issues are very different.  I certainly get
feeling proud to be invited, and it is a wonderful service that is very
helpful to folks and necessary on a campus.  I believe the issue is
however that if your role is to advocate for students that that needs to
be all you do.  We know how hard it is for students to come forward in
the first place and while we cannot be perfect at all times, word of
mouth is vital in this work - if you sanctioned a friend of a survivor,
the may not encourage the person to come to you.  Not to mention, what
if you ended up sanctioning someone for something unrelated and then
they were raped the next day - it could be very unlikely that they seek
out your service if they saw you in that context - they may feel you
won't believe them even more than survivors already have those thoughts
and/or they may be mad at you and not trust you.  Another thought is
that being PART of the disciplinary folks is very different than
collaborating with them to help your survivors.  So, even if you are
working with a survivor, they may question what you would share with the
judicial folks because of your relationship with them.

This is just my two cents - I too have always been interested in serving
in the judiciary board setting, but I really believe that the lines are
already confusing for students, and we know how few come forward.  You
doing this work could potentially decrease survivor's coming forward,
and could question trust.  No matter how wonderful you are - the reality
is that advocates and sanctioning folks have very different roles, and I
personally believe that they should remain separate in this case.

Good luck, i know this is a hard decision and certainly no judgment here
- just my two cents,

juliette


>>> "Raymond Tuttle" 
>>> <>
>>>  09/03/08 1:42 PM >>>
Candace,

Staff members on small campuses wear many hats, and I think ultimately
you are judged not as much for your title and your roles as you are for
how you interact and connect with students. I am the chief judicial
officer on our campus — on the surface, perhaps, not every student's
favorite administrator — but I work hard to be genuine and caring, and
I think that overcomes most resentments that students might feel because
I gave them a sanction or found them responsible in a hearing.

Best,

Ray

Raymond S. Tuttle, Ph.D.
Director of Judicial Affairs and Community Responsibility
University of Mary Washington
(540) 654-1660 /-1527 (fax)

>>> "Daniels, Candace" 
>>> <>
>>>  09/03/08 11:59 AM >>>
Hello all!

 

I primarily play the role of victim advocate on my campus, but I was
recently offered a spot as an Administrative Hearing Officer for
campus
judicial proceedings. The coordinator of the judicial program informed
me that I would not be hearing cases related to alcohol and drugs,
sexual assault, or dating violence, but that I would be limited to
hearing cases about residence life policy violations and other campus
policy violations. However, I am still concerned that my role in the
judicial process, especially as someone handing out sanctions for
violations, will affect my reputation on campus as an advocate for
students. Even if I will never hear about a case associated with my
day-to-day duties, a student that receives a sanction from me might
view
me more as a judicial officer and not as a campus resource outside of
that process.

 

I was excited to receive the invitation, it has always been something
I
wanted to get involved in, but I am not sure if becoming a judicial
officer is unethical considering my main role on campus. 

 

Any thoughts or suggestions about how I should proceed?   

 

 

Candace Daniels

Wellness Advocate

Health and Counseling Services

St. Mary's College of Maryland

TEL: 240.895.4289


 

 

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