Thoughts by Lindy Stein

Commission for Student Conduct & Legal Issues
Recently, I was in a webinar, where the host posed a thought-provoking statement. “We tell our students what not to do, we do not tell them how to act.” As we return to our campuses this fall, and welcome students back into their learning environment, I encourage you to consider this. So much has changed from this time last year. Spring 2020 brought forth new challenges and new expectations as we...

Peering through the struggle- Amy W

Commission for Student Conduct & Legal Issues
In our line of work, the days are long and the work can be grueling. It can sometimes feel payoff never seems to come and many times we end our days with some really difficult conversations that were had or put on hold for the next day. How do we keep ourselves ahead of the struggle and be motivated daily? What is the point of our job if we continue to get berated by angry students and even...

Julianne Ohotnicky Provides Great Tips for Work-Life Balance

Commission for Student Conduct & Legal Issues
I am regularly asked, “how do you maintain work/life balance?” This is a great question. I know that I want to be the best professional I can be and I also want to be the best parent, partner, and friend that I can be. Can you do it all? Sure...but probably not all at the same time. When I interviewed for my current job in the spring of 2006 my children were 4 and 6, my partner was commuting 2+...

Restorative justice as a path forward for Title IX cases

Commission for Student Conduct & Legal Issues
Whether one is a fan of the Obama-era Title IX guidance or a critic, the debate about campus sexual assault has been narrowly framed in terms of an adversarial process that leaves only winners and losers, often ending with the “winners” as just as miserable as the “losers” (Mitchell & Wooten, 2016). Adjusting policy and procedure to tip slightly in favor of the complainant or the accused does...

Candidates for the Vice Chairs and Directorate Body of the Commission for Student Conduct and Legal Issues

Commission for Student Conduct & Legal Issues
Candidates for the Vice Chairs and Directorate Body of the Commission for Student Conduct and Legal Issues Please take a moment to read the biographies and applications of candidates for leadership roles in the commission. Candidate for Vice Chair for Membership: Denise Robb Denise has a masters of arts from Bowling Green State University in College Student Personnel as well as a Bachelors of...