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Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student charged with knowingly representing the work of another as her own in essay submitted for academic credit – guilty plea – Agreed Statement of Facts – prior academic offences – Panel may reject Joint Submission on Penalty only where to give effect to it would be contrary to public interest or would bring administration of justice into disrepute – Joint Submission should only be rejected if truly unreasonable or unconscionable – penalty proposed justifiably comparable to penalties in comparable cases – Joint Submission accepted – finding of guilt – final grade of zero; four year suspension; corresponding notation on Student’s academic record and transcript for five year period; and publication by Provost of notice of decision and sanctions with Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of Code – forgery of academic records – Student knowingly forged, circulated or made use of forged degree certificate and transcript - Student did not attend hearing – adequate notice of hearing provided – evidence established that Student submitted forged degree certificate and transcript as part of application to third party institution - no direct evidence that Student personally forged documents but Panel prepared to draw inference from evidence that Student knowingly did so – finding of guilt – circulation of forged degree certificate and transcript extremely serious offence; damages University’s reputation, undermines trust of prospective employers and other academic institutions in University and its students and harms students who have earned their degrees – no mitigating factors as Student declined to attend hearing and provide evidence - immediate suspension for five years; recommendation of expulsion; and publication of notice of decision and sanctions with the Student’s name withheld.