University Senate Proposed: May 6, 2005

Adopted:

RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH

A RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (ROTC)

PROGRAM AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

WHEREAS the Armed Forces are an essential, permanent, and unique part of American society, and

WHEREAS the ROTC programs based in our nation's colleges and universities produce a significant fraction of our military officers and future military leaders, and

WHEREAS the maintenance of our Armed Forces is the collective responsibility of all Americans, and

WHEREAS Columbia University educates leaders in many fields of human endeavor, and

WHEREAS the better educated America's military leaders are, the better off America and the world will be,

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Columbia University should seek to establish an ROTC program as soon as is practicable, subject to the following conditions:

Columbia University must retain the right to award or deny credit towards a Columbia degree for ROTC courses, and

The titles at Columbia University of ROTC instructors must be appropriate for their level of education and professional accomplishment as judged by Columbia's criteria, and

Columbia must retain control of the use of its physical space and other resources by the ROTC program.

Proponent: Executive Committee