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IN BRIEF
University panel considers
medical leave policy
Community members concerned
about proposed changes to the Uni
versity’s medical leave policy will
have a chance to voice their opinions
Friday during a forum in the EMU.
The revision would no longer guar
antee re-admission for a student
placed on leave because of “a serious
medical or mental health condition or
emergency that substantially threatens
the welfare of self or others,” among
other changes, according to a March 1
draft of the policy. Under the changes,
the vice president for Student Affairs
and a newly formed Suicide Assess
ment Team would approve a student’s
return after reviewing a student sub
mitted plan for return.
The changes would grant final de
cision-making power to the vice pres
ident for student affairs and allow
him or her to seek input from the
Counseling and Testing Center direc
tor for psychological cases.
The policy also creates new “Stan
dards of Responsibility and Self Care”
students must follow.
“The University of Oregon admin
istration has determined that the cur
rent medical leave policy is outdated
and does not represent best practices
for responding to students’ need for
medical leave to deal with serious
health conditions,” according to a no
tice about the hearing.
If approved, the changes will
amend the Oregon Administrative
Rules governing medical leave at
the University.
Connie Tapp of the Office of the
General Counsel will act as the hear
ings officer for the meeting. She will
collect both written and oral testimony
during the one hour fomm, she said.
Public comment on the changes
lasts until noon on April 25, accord
ing to the notice.
The meeting will be held at 3 p.m.
in the Alsea and Coquille Rooms in
the EMU.
— Parker Howell
Architecture dean returns
to Oregon after heart attack
Robert Melnick, dean of the School
of Architecture and Allied Arts, is
back in Eugene after a heart attack
during spring break stranded him on
the East Coast.
Melnick has served as dean of
A&AA for 10 years and is serving his
last year in the position.
He said he suffered a heart attack
that required a triple-bypass, open
heart surgery while visiting family in
Massachusetts. His surgery prevent
ed him from traveling by plane and
his doctor ordered him to rest and
said he should return to work in May.
Doug Blandy, associate dean for
academic affairs for the department,
has been appointed to fill the dean
position while Melnick is on medical
leave, Melnick said.
Melnick said he misses his cowork
ers, but he appreciates the support he
has gotten from everybody.
“I’m getting hundreds of cards
and e-mails from people, so that’s
just been remarkable,” Melnick
said. “At one point my room was
filled with flowers.”
Tracy Bars, assistant to the dean,
said people from around the country
have sent cards to the school for
Melnick, who is highly regarded na
tionally in the field of landscape ar
chitecture. She added that she sent
cards the school received to him
while he was on the east coast.
“I probably sent between 50 and
75 over the course of the first few
weeks,” Bars said, adding that she still
receives about five per week for him.
— Jared Pa ben
Miscalculation leaves
ASUO Senate with shortfall
An accounting error has left the
ASUO Student Senate with $4,099
less in surplus funds than expected,
causing Senate President James
George to ask groups to make special
requests for funds as a “last resort” in
an e-mail to student groups Thesday.
Senate ledgers showed $20,782 in
surplus as of April 11, which caused
George to alert groups in a similar e
mail that the Senate “would like to
fully support all surplus requests, but
unfortunately due to our limited
funds, we may not be able to do so.”
The Senate then spent almost
$16,000 and later realized the ac
counting error. It was left with just
$335.80 remaining Wednesday night
after allocating $360 to the UO Chess
Club to hire professional instructors.
George said an error in a spread
sheet the ASUO controllers used to
track the funds caused the mistake.
George said the Senate can access
$5,000 in unallocated reserves.
He added that the Senate will be
come an avenue to help groups find
other funding sources.
The Senate also voted to allow the
Assault Prevention Shuttle service to
use $1,500 to cosponsor other events.
The money was originally earmarked
to conduct background checks on
APS drivers, but the organization was
prohibited from doing so, Senator
Sarah Wells said.
— Parker Howell
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