At tonight's meeting, Graduate Student Senate President Tracy Kelly will deliver the details of yesterday's meeting with Ohio University's provost about domestic partner benefits.
(The meeting) went very well
Kelly said. (Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit) presented an option ... where graduate students on contract would have educational benefits for not only their spouses but for same and opposite sex domestic partners in keeping with Ohio University's domestic partner policy.
Kelly plans to explain to the senate the fine print of the new policy that would take effect.
To me at this point it does look like it's going to address the equity issue that we were concerned about she said. I am very happy that domestic
partners are going to be eligible for this provision.
The new policy would give the same educational benefits to the domestic partners of graduate students that their spouses currently share.
All along
the issue for (the provost)
ever since it has been brought to her attention
was trying to find a solution that made sense
said Ann Fidler, interim associate provost for strategic initiatives. The solution ... she is proposing to do is create a new
separate policy for that educational opportunity for graduate students who are under contract.
The final total of signatures for the petition was 527, Kelly said. She said she is very pleased with the efforts that everyone has put forth.
We have very high hopes that this new policy that will extend domestic partner educational provisions to graduate students will be in effect by the fall
Kelly said.
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