The honor system and diversity were the topics of choice for Chancellor Holden Thorp’s open house discussion Monday, conducted in a new roundtable format.
“In the past, it’s been an open Q-and-A session with the chancellor just standing and speaking,” said Zealan Hoover, student body vice president, who helped coordinate the event.
“We tried to create more back and forth between the chancellor and students, and we brought in other administration as well,” he said.
The event drew a crowd of about 70 people, which Hoover said was on par with successful open houses of the past.
Student government collaborated with the student advisory committee to the chancellor and members of the honor system to publicize the event.
The discussion featured other administrators, including Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp, Dean of Students Jonathan Sauls and Terri Phoenix, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Center.
Students conversed with members of the Honor Court, asking about the trial process.
Senior Mark Laichena, who is also a columnist for The Daily Tar Heel, asked how students can effectively make such consequential, administrative decisions regarding Honor Court cases.
“The student perspective is one that you cannot get as an administrator because you are detached from the student body,” said Jon McCay, the student attorney general. “We are bridging the gap that exists in the system.”
Students and administrators also talked about diversity at UNC.
