C. Support Officers

Purpose: The support officers help the Committee with the proper and fair administration of the Honor System. There are four pools of support officers: advisors, counsel, educators, and Community Relations Committee members. All support officers shall be assigned to only one pool and must be University of Virginia students.

1. Advisor Pool

Purpose: Going through the honor system can be a difficult and trying process. The advisors are there to help alleviate some of the pressures and anxieties that accompany that process.

Advisor's responsibilities are twofold:

a. to provide individuals going through the Honor System, including reporting witnesses initiators, confidential and emotional support, and (Language modified, October 16, 2005)

b. to provide the parties to which they are assigned with neutral and impartial information about the process they will be experiencing.

2. Counsel Pool

Purpose: In a system premised on the principle of honor, all the procedures of the Committee should be guided by the concept of the pursuit of truth. The counsel play a crucial role in maintaining this ideal.

a. Counsels' responsibilities are twofold:

i. to investigate thoroughly and impartially a possible honor offense, and

ii. to ensure a fair and balanced representation of both the accused and the dismissed student's interests and the community's interests during the entire process.

b. A Senior Counsel chosen from members of the counsel pool and approved by the Committee shall help the Vice Chair for Trials train and supervise the Counsel and Pre-Hearing Coordinators. He or She may also serve, along with those specifically approved for the job by the Committee, as a Pre-Hearing Coordinator.

c. Pre-Hearing Coordinators, chosen from members of the counsel pool and approved by the Committee, will make all necessary rulings at pre-trial and pre-appeal conferences in consultation with the selected Hearing Chair and Observer.

3. Educator Pool

Purpose: The primary responsibility of the educators is to assist the Honor Committee in educational and orientation programs for the student body.

A Senior Educator chosen by the Vice Chair for Education and approved by the Honor Committee shall assist the Vice Chair for Education.

4. Community Relations Committee

Purpose: The Community Relations Committee ensures that all University students receive certain privileges, including but not limited to check-writing privileges, to which the Honor System entitles them in the broader Charlottesville community.

The Honor Committee shall select a Community Relations Coordinator from members of the Community Relations Committee to assist the Vice Chair for Services.

5. Honor System Technical Staff

Purpose: The Honor System Technical Staff will be composed of volunteer students who wish to support the technical efforts of the Committee and its support officers.

The responsibilities of the Honor System Technical Staff may include, but are not limited to; web site development, general e-mail distribution list maintenance, and general computer maintenance.

6. Division of Continuing Education Coordinators

The Dean of the Division of Continuing Education shall nominate, and the Honor Committee shall approve, at least one administrative coordinator from each regional center for a term of one year. Each coordinator shall be responsible for the administration of the Honor System and for maintaining the community of trust at each center.