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This collection includes documents related to college-wide governance structures, such as the Bennington College Constitution, as well as student organizations with governance responsibilities including Student Educational Policies Committee (SEPC) and Community Meetings.
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Item Bennington College Community Constitution(1959-12-14)Item Item Item Bennington College Standards and Rules(1934-09-06)This document was sent to all freshman in September 1934 from the Educational Policies Committee. “Bennington College is more than a collection of individuals; it is a community in which students and faculty are engaged in the common enterprise of education. The quality of the community life built up will not only determine the success of the whole educational venture; it will also affect for good or ill the social habits and ways of thinking of its individual members. To learn to live as a member of a cooperative community, without sacrificing individuality, is an important part of the educational experience offered by the College. We have therefore thought it wise to define our responsibilities, and our mutual obligations.”Item Bennington College's first entering class and the discussion and development of governance structures 1933(1933-11-28) Summers, Janet"After discussing the whole question of rules we felt that here we had the opportunity to try a more ideal system -one based on the theory that most of us had learned to govern ourselves and that those who hadn't could be taught not by punishment, but by a process of individual treatment and help."Item Changes to the Educational Policy Committee(1966-04-04) Levin, Ginny; Morgan, Kate"We wish to call to the attention of the student body the proposal for changes in EPC policy now being presented at student house meetings. Because student-faculty communication has always been a unique and integral part of Bennington, and because it has been the subject of much discussion over the past year, we feel that careful consideration of this issue is in the best interests of the community. The recent proposal provides for student discussion of departmental, inter-departmental, and general educational policy via a questionnaire to be distributed to students and returned to divisional EPC representatives We fully support this proposal. We do not, however, support the second provision which seeks to make optional the class EPC meeting and abolish the representative's written report."Item Item Community Council Minutes(Bennington College, 1955-09-22) Berry, Jane Ann; Starr, LisaItem Community Council Minutes(Bennington College, 1955-09-21) Berry, Jane"A complaint about unruly men visitors on campus has been repeatedly handed to the committee.."Item Community Meeting Minutes and Notes November 15 1932(1932-11-15) Carr, LouisePresident Leigh gave a brief explanation of Parliamentary forms. The chairman asked Mr. Leigh to explain the aims of the College. The Social Policies Committee presented for consideration a policy for community rules and standards.Item Community Meeting Minutes April 10 1935(1935-04-10) Sullivan, Grace PatriciaAgenda: Expenditure study, Dance Symposium, Protest Against WarItem Community Meeting Minutes April 11 1934(1934-04-11) Pierce, CorneliaStatements were read by those who favored and opposed the "one o'clock rule" which stated that students who have dates on weeknights will return to their houses and leave their guests at one o'clock am.Item Community Meeting Minutes April 18 1934(1934-04-18) Pierce, CorneliaPresident Leigh spoke informally on: 1. Responsible citizenship demanded by our Standards. 2. No automatic punishment for infraction of Rules or Standards. 3. Rules are made and enforced by the Community. 4. Reasons for the one o'clock rule in regard to our reputation.Item Community Meeting Minutes April 19 1933(1933-04-19) Carr, LouiseItem Community Meeting Minutes December 20 1933(1933-12-20)The following announcements were made: 1 Donations for a Christmas fund for the employees is to be taken in each house 2 The Parent Teacher Association of North Bennington would appreciate all old clothes 3 People are reminded to pay bills at the Store and at Overlea Inn 4 All students who are planning to go to Washington are to meet Mr Jones. The representative from the Publications Committee gave a report on the findings of the Committee.Item Community Meeting Minutes December 4 1935(1935-12-04) Anderson, ConstanceDuring the question period Mr. Leigh presided. The following questions concerning "What Is Wrong With Bennington" were presented and discussed by the meeting 1. Is there an increasing amount of divisionalism and general narrowness within fields of study in the college? 2. Is there an increasing individualism in the college? 3. Is the religious life of the College given enough attention? 4. Suggested revision of the college terms to shorten spring term. 5. Is the social life of the college adequate? 6. Do the upper classmen take sufficient responsibility for the freshmen? 7. Is Bennington too protective, not preparing the student sufficiently to meet life outside the college?Item Community Meeting Minutes December 6 1932(1932-12-06) Carr, LouiseFour motions were passed: 1. To give up the meat course once a week thus saving $50. 00 a month to help unemployment. 2 . To omit smoking during the evening meetings until the question period. 3 . To show consideration in playing the victrola during evening meetings. 4. All bicycles should be registered with the chairman of the Student Council. Mr. Leigh gave an informal talk on the Functioning of the College Program.Item Community Meeting Minutes February 23 1933(1933-02-23) Carr, LouiseItem Community Meeting Minutes June 10 1936(1936-06-10) Anderson, ConstanceVoting on proposal from the Community Council that Bennington join the National Student Federation of America.