From the Pioneer Press:
Board of Regents chairman Dean Johnson and vice chairman David McMillan have appointed regents Tom Anderson, Peggy Lucas and Steve Sviggum to the review panel.
“Allegations of sexual assault are serious and the Board of Regents is committed to ensuring student safety across all University campuses, as well as an appropriate process for all parties involved,” Johnson said in a news release.
“We believe it is good governance to review recent circumstances and to determine how we can improve processes for the betterment of our students.”
Four players were suspended in September, returned to the team in October and then suspended again in December, along with six teammates. The 10-player suspension sparked a short-lived team boycott before the team’s Holiday Bowl game.
No one was charged criminally, but the university ultimately expelled the four original suspects, and a fifth was suspended for one year.
At the urging of regents Michael Hsu and Darrin Rosha, Johnson announced March 24 that he’d be appointing a special committee. With help from the general counsel’s office and possibly outside attorneys, they will review four issues:
Board of Regents chairman Dean Johnson and vice chairman David McMillan have appointed regents Tom Anderson, Peggy Lucas and Steve Sviggum to the review panel.
“Allegations of sexual assault are serious and the Board of Regents is committed to ensuring student safety across all University campuses, as well as an appropriate process for all parties involved,” Johnson said in a news release.
“We believe it is good governance to review recent circumstances and to determine how we can improve processes for the betterment of our students.”
Four players were suspended in September, returned to the team in October and then suspended again in December, along with six teammates. The 10-player suspension sparked a short-lived team boycott before the team’s Holiday Bowl game.
No one was charged criminally, but the university ultimately expelled the four original suspects, and a fifth was suspended for one year.
At the urging of regents Michael Hsu and Darrin Rosha, Johnson announced March 24 that he’d be appointing a special committee. With help from the general counsel’s office and possibly outside attorneys, they will review four issues:
- Discipline polices and practices and how they relate to the criminal justice process
- The standards of review and discipline processes for sexual misconduct
- What the U can and should say publicly about conduct code violations involving student-athletes
- Lessons learned from the boycott, including the involvement of regents, top administrators, coaches and people outside the U.
