Present: Lauren Hersh, John Papay, Matt Stremlau, Rob Tambyraja (Secretary), Bill Dawe(Co-Chair), Jenn Eng, Laura McTighe(Co-Chair), Mike Ranen, Ben Huebner, Anthony Minko, Matt Osypowski, Scott Burau, Matt Lesneski, Elise Pinero, Jared Tankel.

Absent: Daphne Heidkamp.

Visitor: Siobhan Feeney.

I. Moment of Silence (MOS in future minutes)

II. Welcome/Intro. of new members

We went around the room and introduced ourselves. A list of Council members should be appearing soon in bathrooms everywhere (some stairwells too). We decided to hold off the name games until...

III. Retreat Plans

Retreat! Where we get diversity training as well as mediation/bias reduction training. We're planning on going away Oct. 2-3 to an undisclosed location (we need to find one, mainly. Suggestions?).

IV. Honor Council Projects

Abstract Binder: Mike, Elise

JSAAPP: Matt L., Anthony

Faculty HCO: Rob, Matt S., Jen

General Community Forums: Basically everyone

Sexual Assault Committee: Lauren, Ben, Laura

Departmental Guideline Pamphlets: Matt S.

HCO liaison program: John

V. Confidentiality, Consensus, Checking Biases, and Trial Procedure

Bill and Laura talked about the importance of confidentiality during procedures, and specifically that under no circumstances whatsoever should real names ever be used, even in Council discussions (other than trial deliberations). We also talked about how to handle suitemates knowing when we're on trials, as well as boyfriends/girlfriends.

Next we talked about consensus. How the process works, what the goals are, and how we strive for unity, not necessarily unanimity. We talked about standing outside and blocking, and under what circumstances they should be used. We also mentioned the necessity of checking biases, and of being aware of our own personal histories with regard to any issues that Council may deal with. For the new members, we also briefly explained trial procedures.

Due to recent changes in the Sexual Assault Policy (talk to Ben with any questions), we talked about the new procedure, the Dean's panel. This panel consists of three deans and is designed for use in case the involved parties would rather not involve their peers. For a full explanation of the new policy, check out p. 75 out of the Student's Guide.

VI. Confidential Portion

VII. MOS. For those of you with poor short-term memory, please see item I.

The views expressed herein are solely those of the Honor Council Secretary and his representation of the views of members of Council. These do not necessarily represent the views of Haverford College, although they'd be well-advised to listen :)