The Role of the Advisor to the Judiciary

The faculty advisor to the Student Judiciary has the following responsibilities:

1. To provide continuity and perspective to the student judiciary process. Since the founding of the Student Judiciary in 1959 there have been only seven faculty members who have served as advisors: Dr. Gordon Winsor (1959-1972), Dr. Max Cavnes (1973-1985), Dr. Charles Lee (1985-1988), Professor Art Moore (1988-1991), Dr. William Johnston (1991-1999), Dr. Barbara Hall (1999-2015), and Stephanie Dew (2015 through present).
2. To counsel the Student Judiciary on questions of procedure, including the protection of the rights of those before the Judiciary and to facilitate the consideration of all of the evidence pursuant to findings and possible sanctions.
3. To assist the Secretary in preparing the September report of the Student Judiciary for publication in the Centre College Cento.
4. To organize an orientation program about the Student Judiciary for all new students during orientation and to assist in orientation, including the production of a video that presents a mock court hearing.
5. To submit a proposed budget to the administration and to administer it during the academic year.
6. To work with the Deans in academic and social cases to facilitate the Student Judiciary process.
7. To be available to students, faculty members, and members of the administration to discuss the Student Judiciary process.
8. An assistant faculty advisor will be appointed by the Dean of the College to serve when the primary faculty advisor is unable to serve. This person will normally succeed the primary faculty advisor upon that person’s stepping down from the position. The assistant faculty advisor may attend as an observer any judiciary hearing, open or closed, which the primary advisor monitors in order to become familiar with procedures but will not participate in the hearing.