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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

WHEREAS, the Board of Visitors wishes to formally express its support of and gratitude to our President, the Faculty Senate, student leaders, members of the administration, faculty and students, and our police, for their unity and solidarity in public condemnation of racial intolerance; and

WHEREAS, the Board commends particularly the Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer and her staff for the quality of their service to abused students and their families; and

WHEREAS, the foregoing is a necessary and powerful component to the Board’s effort to promote equal educational opportunity for all members of the University’s academic community; and.

WHEREAS, it is the firm position of the Board of Visitors that racial intolerance and bigotry on any level at the University is inherently incompatible with the University’s educational mission, and repugnant to individual liberty and equity;

RESOLVED, the Board of Visitors wishes to make clear that any threatening conduct or act of intimidation directed personally at or against any member of the University community because of his or her race, national origin, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation or other prohibited basis, will not be tolerated and will be appropriately disciplined in accordance with University policy and applicable law. The Board expects vigorous investigation and enforcement of all University policies, including its Standards of Conduct and Discriminatory Harassment Policy, and further calls upon the University community to report promptly any and all threats and other personal abuse to the police for criminal investigation; and

RESOLVED FURTHER, the Board of Visitors requests the Chair of its Student Affairs and Athletics Committee to reaffirm this position of the Board with the students responsible for enforcing the University’s Standards of Conduct; and to affirm that the Board welcomes recommended changes in policy that will further these

expectations, and which have the support of General Counsel for legal sufficiency.