Following Monday's resignation of the University of Wisconsin assistant marching band director recently cleared of sexual harassment allegations, students and faculty said they are already looking to move on. Michael Lorenz was the subject of a UW Office for Equity and Diversity investigation after a female employee said he entered her hotel room uninvited during the weekend of the Michigan football game Sept. 22-23. "It was one of those things you regret happening," said UW Marching Band Director Michael Leckrone. "I just hope for the best." Though the UW Office for Equity and Diversity ultimately exonerated him of sexual harassment, Lorenz chose to resign from his position. According to Provost Patrick Farrell, Lorenz will work at the university until the end of the school year, finishing his duties as director of the University Band, a separate performance group offered to all students through the UW School of Music. Farrell said forcing him to leave would only hurt the educational process for his students. "Part of the thinking was to not punish kids in the course," Farrell said. "We will limit his contact and highly constrain where he goes, but not punish students." According to Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters and Sciences, the resignation was not announced until Monday because of negotiations with Lorenz's attorney, adding the decision to let Lorenz stay at the university comes with certain guidelines. "He'll still be working for the band, but he won't be going on any trips," Sandefur said. "And he won't have any contact with person who made the accusation — it seemed like a fair way to let him make the transition." University officials also commended the woman who filed the complaint for not being too afraid to speak up. Farrell said the woman has been kept from the public eye so as not to be punished for having the courage to bring the situation forward. Currently on vacation in San Francisco, Sandefur said he has heard little response to the announcement. However, he added he did receive a concerned phone call from the parent of a UW band student. In terms of faculty, Farrell said the general sentiment has been that the incident was "unfortunate." At Wednesday's marching band rehearsal, Leckrone said he briefly addressed the issue. "The only thing that I mentioned was that I appreciate what Mike has done for the band over the years," Leckrone said. "We're sorry he has to leave in this manner." UW senior trumpet player Grant Jacobsen said the marching band would have had a hard time without Lorenz's guidance. Jacobsen added that until Tuesday, most band members had only heard rumors about the harassment allegations. "It's an unfortunate event, along with the whole Michigan trip," Jacobsen said. "Hopefully we can move on from here and move past it." UW spokesperson Amy Toburen said the incident with Lorenz just happened to occur within the same timeframe as the hazing allegations against the band members themselves that same weekend. "The band is a critical component for our alumni and campus," Toburen said. "We're hoping to move forward — we haven't had any other incidents since the chancellor met with the band."