ñ Chapter Restored to Legal Status
News Release
For Immediate Release
(Madison, WI)—Alec Hill, president of ñ, today announced that ñ and the University of Wisconsin (UW) have reached a stipulated agreement that at least temporarily restores official recognition to ñ’s chapter at the UW-Superior.
In October, ñ sued the UW-Superior and other UW officials to win back recognition rights for its chapter. The chapter had been notified last February that it was being stripped of its official recognition because it required chapter leaders to affirm ñ’s Basis of Faith. The UW-Superior claimed that requirement violated its non-discrimination policy. ñ maintains that a student religious organization should be able to require reasonable religious standards for its student leadership.
The stipulated agreement says that ñ Christian Fellowship at UW Superior (IVCF-UWS) will enjoy all the benefits of recognized status while the case is pending before federal court. Those benefits are:
- the right to use the university’s name in its title
- the use of the university’s facilities for its activities
- the right to campus advertising privileges
- the use of the university’s administrative services
- the opportunity to apply for student segregated funds
“This is a positive step towards the goal we seek, which is the treatment of ñ chapters and all Christian student organizations equally with other student organizations,” said Hill. “We are hopeful that this foreshadows a final agreement that restores the rights of ñ students on the University of Wisconsin campus.”
For more information contact:
Gordon Govier
Media Relations
(608) 443-3688