Academic Discipline

Trial Division – ss. B.I.1(c) of Code – Personation – Student provided TCard to another individual who attempted to write a final exam in place of the Student – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea accepted - Agreed Statement of Facts on Penalty – no prior offences – Student was pressured into the personation scheme by family member – serious and deliberate nature of the offence – detriment and need for deterrence to the University required serious sanction – grade of zero in the course; suspension of four years and eight months; notation on the Student’s transcript for five-years and eight months; and a report to the Provost for publication.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b) and B.ii.3(2) of Code – unauthorized aid – plagiarism – Agreed Statement of Facts – Student in possession of miniature camera during final exam - finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – undertaking not to re-apply or re-enroll - penalty proposed was neither unreasonable nor unconscionable - grade of zero in the course; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on Student’s transcript; and report to Provost.

Trial Division – ss. B.I.1(b) of Code – Unauthorized Assistance – Unauthorized Aid – Student did not wish to participate in hearing - Agreed Statement of Facts - Student admitted to using concealed camera and headphones to receive assistance in real-time from another individual in connection with a final exam – Student did not attend the hearing – Student was given reasonable notice of the hearing – finding of guilt – Agreed Statement of Facts on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty (JSP) - similar prior academic offences – JSP was good evidence that appropriate balancing of sanctioning factors occurred – JSP accepted – final grade of zero in the course - five-year suspension from the University - Six-year notation on the Student’s academic record – report to the Provost for publication.

Trial Division – ss. B.I.1(b) of Code – Unauthorized Assistance – Unauthorized Aid – Student admitted to using concealed earpiece and camera to receive assistance in real-time from another individual on two final exams – Student did not attend the hearing – Student was given reasonable notice of the hearing – finding of guilt – similar prior academic offences – strong likelihood of repetition of the offence - commercial element of the offence required strong deterrence - recommendation for expulsion; five-year suspension pending Governing Council’s decision on expulsion; and a report to the Provost for publication.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(f) of Code – concoction – Student submitted report and made oral presentation of research containing concocted data - finding of guilt – severity of the offence and detriment to University were aggravating factors - Student did not cooperate with the Discipline Process or express remorse – no mitigating factors - strong need for specific and general deterrence – final grade of zero in the course; five-year suspension; six-year notation on Student’s academic record; and report to Provost.