University Senate passed the Beneficence Pledge Thursday.
Jamie Manuel, the Ball State University Student Government Association vice president, said there was not much discussion about the issue. What was questioned was what would happen once it was passed, he said.
The pledge would be a new code of behavior, saying students will be honest, strive for good grades, act responsibly and treat others well.
SGA President Betsy Mills, who wrote the pledge that passed Student Senate in 2006, said it took a while to pass because the legislation has bounced through the University Governance system. After SGA passed it, she said, Gora supported the idea.
"It's something a lot of people worked hard on," Mills said. "I think students, once they're exposed to it, will take pride in it. It's not just for students; it's for the Ball State community."
Mills said she was not sure about implementation. One idea she supports is the SGA president leading freshmen in the freshmen orientation convocation with the students reciting the pledge and possibly signing an "honors code" form, she said.
Another idea is hanging the pledge around various areas on campus, Mills said, and it slowly being implemented into the Ball State culture.
Manuel said University Senate also wrote a resolution opposing Indiana SJR07, a proposed amendment that would deny benefits to homosexual couples or heterosexual couples that are normally given to married couples. Manuel said the resolution passed 39-6-2.
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