U. Council to hold meeting today

Issues important to many students will dominate the agenda at today's University Council meeting, the first of the school year. According to Associate Secretary of the University Constance Goodman, Council will discuss the recently released draft of a new judicial charter, as well as the report of the Provost's Council on Undergraduate Education. "I expect that the items on PCUE and the charter will be substantive," Goodman said, adding though that the discussion will not necessarily be controversial. Provost Stanley Chodorow is expected to present his draft to Council during the meeting. University President Judith Rodin will also report to Council today. The judicial charter draft was published in yesterday's edition of Almanac. For the next two to three weeks, members of the community can comment on the draft by contacting the Office of the Provost. Today's Council meeting represents the first organized response to the proposed charter. But Goodman said Council does not have any official say over the final disciplinary charter. "Council is an advisory group to the president and the provost," she said. "Although there may be votes taken on certain issues, they are indicative only of the feeling of Council. The president and provost can act on their opinion as well as that of others." The PCUE report was released in May. It detailed plans for improving the undergraduate experience at the University early next century. Council will discuss the recommendations in the report. Also on the agenda for today's meeting are committee reports on The Book Store, the library system, and research and study abroad opportunities at the University. Council meets today in McClelland Hall in the Quadrangle from 4 to 6 p.m.