Exclusion Committee

A permanent 'Exclusion Review Committee' is to be set up to consider applications for readmission from excluded students.

The Committee was established at the 10 April meeting of the Joint committee of the Council, Professorial Board and Students' Association.

Its membership will consist of the convenor of the Academic Committee, a senior staff member from each faculty, a nominee of the Student Welfare Services and two student representatives.

Any student whose application for readmission following exclusion is refused by the Dean of the Faculty will automatically have his case referred to this committee.

The number of student reps, on this committee came in for some discussion. Margaret Bryson asked for the inclusion of three representatives but Mr McGrath, representing the Council, believed that there was only a case for one.

It was Mr McGrath's opinion that decisions by the Exclusion Review Committee could only be made by experienced academic members.

The Vice-Chancellor, Dr Taylor, on moving that there be two representatives, said that three might be a stumbling block and that he sensed some hardening of attitude amongst members of the Professorial Board on the question of student representation.

Provision for appellants to object to the presence of staff or student members on the Committee will be discussed at the next Joint Committee meeting.

Association President Margaret Bryson said that she was satisfied that the Joint Committee had adequately cleared up the matter. She said she was not disappointed in failing to get three representatives on the Exclusion Review Committee.

Miss Bryson believes that standards for exclusion will inevitably be tightened in the future. "The regulation of two units in two years is a good standard," she said. "Most appeals should not be allowed."