A University Senate task force will survey student and faculty opinion on the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps next month, with the full senate likely to vote on whether or not to invite ROTC back to campus by the end of the semester.
The Task Force on Military Engagement, chaired by Ron Mazor, CC ’09, Law ’12, will host three town halls and email a poll to the student body in February to gauge campus opinion.
The task force plans to present a summary of their findings to the senate in March, likely leading to an April vote.
“Our purpose is to gather information and provide a report or a summary, or a perspective on what the campus thinks about ROTC, rather than [make] a recommendation or decision,” said Alex Frouman, CC ’12, a University senator and member of the task force.
The task force was created after last month’s repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which had prevented gay soldiers from serving openly and had been at the center of the opposition to the return of ROTC.
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