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Campus-wide dress code unlikely at ISU
By Scott Miller
scottmiller@pantagraph.com
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BLOOMINGTON -- A campus-wide dress code is not on the table at Illinois State University, possibly one of the only public universities in the nation telling students what to wear in certain classes.

The ISU marketing department appeared to become a national anomaly when it instituted a dress code Monday. Whether or not the department becomes a trendsetter remains to be seen.

“Over coffee or at business receptions, you often hear faculty talking about how students dress … or even how colleagues dress, but it’s always just casual conversation, never anything mandated,” said Douglas Viehland, executive director of the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

Viehland wasn’t aware of any other public business schools in the country that regulate student attire.

The ISU marketing department within the College of Business has taken that step, but it doesn’t appear at this point that other university departments will follow suit.

Charles McGuire, interim dean of the College of Business, said it’s unlikely a dress code would cover all business classes.

“I think there’s interest, but we haven’t discussed it … I think this is a department-by-department issue,” he said. “Personally, I like the idea. The feedback we’re getting from corporate clients and parents — and students for that matter — has been very positive.”

Top university officials have not, and likely will not, even discuss the possibility of a campus-wide dress code, said spokesman Jay Groves.

“Those are strictly things that departments look into,” he said.

Illinois Wesleyan University, a private institution, does not have a dress code, said spokeswoman Sherry Wallace.

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TO: To: Of course wrote on Aug 28, 2007 3:46 PM:

" The Student Goverment Association is already looking at how to deal with this because it DOES violate the Student Bill of Rights. Article 1, Section 1, Letter J states: "The right to be free from any mandatory dress code." Search SGA under the ISU website. "

To: Of Course wrote on Aug 28, 2007 11:41 AM:

" Prove that it is a violation of the student bill of rights. "

to to How wrote on Aug 28, 2007 11:37 AM:

" Actually there have been a few cases out east whereby a person won legally to be able to wear shirts with writing. (freedon of expression) "

To How: wrote on Aug 28, 2007 9:17 AM:

" So let me get this straight you feel that its your 1st Amendment right to wear what you want? Hmmm that is a far stretch. The department is trying to get those students ready for the REAL world where one has to dress for the job they want. Those in the marketing world do not go to work in flip flops/jeans/sweats and personally I feel neither should students who are pursuing this profession. "

Of Course wrote on Aug 28, 2007 8:53 AM:

" it's unlikely, this isn't the fifties! This dress code won't be around long in the College of Business. It's already a violation of the ISU student Bill of Rights. "

How wrote on Aug 27, 2007 8:16 PM:

" can a PUBLIC university funded by the state among others think that they have a right to infringe on a student's 1st amendment right?! Set one for the faculty, that's fine YOU pay THEM. I am not paying ISU $5,000 a semester in books, fees, and tuition for them to tell me how to dress. If it were a PRIVATE university then I would have no problem complying...however ISU seems to have forgotten that they are not. "
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