Introduction - IIRP Graduate School

Rights and Responsibilities of Students

The role of students in the educational community of the IIRP involves a balance of rights and responsibilities. The freedom to learn depends upon appropriate opportunities and conditions in the classroom, on the campus, and in the larger community. Students are required to exercise their freedoms with appropriate responsibility. The responsibility to create general conditions conducive to the freedom to learn must be shared by all members of the IIRP community.

Reciprocal Roles and Responsibilities

We engage in our collective work as a new Graduate School mindful of our special mission to advance restorative practices in all that we do. In that we did not arise from a pre-existing college with established traditions, we place the following expectations in front of us, as students, faculty, staff, and board members interact with one another:

Students Should Expect:

To participate in an organization employing IIRP's Basic Concepts and using
Fair Process for decision making.
To be supported in the process of teaching and learning by staff and Board.
To receive fair and individual attention from faculty.
To receive from faculty the opportunity to acquire a quality education that
meets the goals of their programs.
To receive useful advising and guidance from faculty and staff.
To follow faculty expectations and participate actively.
To give and receive honest feedback with all others.

Faculty Should Expect:

To participate in an organization employing IIRP's Basic Concepts and using
Fair Process for decision making.
To be ever mindful of its responsibilities for financial, educational, and
mission integrity.
To be supported in the process of teaching and learning by staff and Board.
To offer students fair and individual attention in classes and in advising.
To offer students the opportunity to acquire a quality education that
meets the goals of the students’ programs.
To model restorative practices in their classrooms.
To receive genuine effort, cooperation, and participation from students.
To cooperate with staff and Board as needed to manage the organization
effectively and efficiently.
To both give and receive trust and support with the staff and Board.
To give and receive honest feedback with all others.

Staff Should Expect:

To participate in an organization employing IIRP's Basic Concepts and using
Fair Process for decision making.
To be ever mindful of its responsibilities for financial, educational, and
mission integrity.
To support the process of teaching and learning among students and faculty.
To give and receive honest feedback with all others.
To offer students accessibility, support, quality advising, guidance, etc.
To provide for the faculty’s needs for instructional support, technology, etc.
To receive from the faculty timely and accurate data, cooperation, policy
adherence, etc.
To both give and receive trust and support with faculty and Board.
To support the Board’s functions with timely information, staff access,
communications and updates, policy recommendations, etc.

The Board Should Expect:

To oversee an organization employing IIRP's Basic Concepts and using
Fair Process for decision making.
To nurture an organization in which all constituents remain faithful to the mission.
To oversee a governance structure marked by openness, transparency, trust, respect, and safety.
To give and receive honest feedback with all others.
To hold the President responsible for the administration of the institution and to focus its own activity on policy and program issues.
To offer trust but also to demand accountability from all constituencies.
To be ever mindful of its oversight responsibilities for financial, educational, and mission integrity.
To receive the information it needs from faculty and staff in a timely and accurate manner when making institutional decisions.

Student Feedback

The IIRP views feedback as healthy and as an opportunity for positive change. Students are encouraged to express both positive and critical feedback to faculty, administrators, and staff. The IIRP encourages students to voice their opinions and feelings because they play a critical role in the ongoing improvement of the Graduate School. The IIRP often asks students to identify themselves when completing course evaluations or student surveys. Part of our restorative culture is that identifying yourself allows us to create opportunities for dialogue to clear up any misunderstandings and get clarification if necessary.

Academic Catalog & Student Handbook

Mission