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Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – forged academic records – circulated forged academic records in application for employment – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing - prior academic offences – falsifying pharmaceutical degree raises significant concerns with respect to the safety of the public - University obligation to uphold and maintain the integrity of its academic degrees and degree-granting process – recommendation that the Student be expelled; immediate suspension from the University for a period of up to five years pending expulsion; permanent notation on academic record.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) and s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forged documents and forged University Verification of Student Illness or Injury Forms – request for accommodation– Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea accepted for charges under s. B.i.1(a) –– Joint Submission on Penalty – first offence – Student admitted guilt and cooperated throughout –– Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – grade of zero in courses; four-year suspension; five-year notation; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) and s. B.i.1(d) of Code – forged documents – plagiarism - forged reference letter in scholarship application – unattributed ideas in assignment – Agreed Statement of Facts - guilty plea – consideration of Mr. C. factors relevant to expulsion - second chance principle - premeditated calculating deliberate and intentional acts – final grade of zero in the two courses where the Student submitted the plagiarized assignments; recommendation that the Student be expelled; suspension pending expulsion; permanent notation on transcript; report to Provost

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(b) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code - unauthorized aids - academic dishonesty - copying final examination responses - differences in eyewitness accounts did not undermine credibility of reliability of their evidence given totality of evidence

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forged academic record – Student submitted a forged degree as part of a job application – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding of guilt on evidence - recommendation of expulsion; permanent notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; 5-year suspension; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b), s. B.i.1(d) of Code – unauthorized assistance - plagiarism –– Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Agreed Statement of Facts on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – sentencing principles – consideration of Mr. C factors relevant to sanction – grade assignment of zero in the two courses associated with the plagiarism charges; a suspension of two years and eight months; a notation on the Student’s transcript until graduation; and a report to the Provost.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) of Code – unauthorized aid – Agreed Statement of Facts – student brought smart phone into exam - Guilty Plea – finding of guilt – mitigating circumstance of abusive relationship - Joint Submission on Penalty – three prior offences –final grade of zero in the course, a 3.5-year suspension, a 4.5-year notation on transcript, and a report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of Code – forged documents – Verification of Student Illness or Injury form – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Agreed Statement of Facts on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty – sentencing principles – Mr. C. factors to be considered in appropriate penalty – grade assignment of zero in the course; a suspension of three years and four months; a notation on the Student’s transcript until graduation; and a report to the Provost.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) of Code – unauthorized assistance – student not present – grade assignment of zero; a suspension of two years; a notation on the Student’s transcript for three years; and a report to the Provost.

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) of Code - forging an academic record - student forged transcript and degree certificate - student did not appear at hearing - proceeding in student's absence - finding of guilt - Tribunal imposed most serious penalty available to it in light of gravity of offence - expulsion, five year suspension, permanent notation

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(f) of Code - concoction - student falsified data for thesis project - guilty plea - agreed statement of fact - joint submission on penalty - zero on thesis, five year suspension, expulsion, permanent notation

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(c) and s.B.i.1(a) of Code - personation - falsification - student pretended not to have written test for medical reasons - guilty plea - agreed statement of facts - joint submission on penalty accepted - Tribunal may have imposed a more serious penalty but for the joint submission - zero on course, three year suspension, four year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d), s.B.i.1(b), of Code - plagiarism or unauthorized aid - student's essay bore similarities to peer's essay after peer review process - lack of convincing evidence - unfair to penalize student for using idea shared in peer review - similarities considered in context and outweighed by evidence of independent analysis by student

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) of Code - forgery - student altered dates on a medical note - student forged another medical note - guilty plea - zero on course, expulsion, suspension for five years or until expulsion

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) of Code - falsifying document - student wrote false name and student number on mid-term worth 20% - student not in attendance - guilty plea - finding of guilt based on agreed statement of facts - joint submission on penalty accepted - zero on course, three year suspension, four year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) and s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – falsified personal statement in petition for academic accommodation – plagiarism – course work purchased from commercial provider of essays – guilty plea – Agreed Statement of Facts – facts admitted in an ASF relating to a charge that is later withdrawn can still be used in considering remaining charges – plea agreement with no Joint Submission on Penalty – presumptive penalty of expulsion for purchased essays – aggravating factors include two prior offences, disregard for previous warnings, no acknowledgement of responsibility, conduct during the hearing – assignment of zero in the affected courses; immediate five-year suspension pending expulsion; and report to Provost

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) of Code - forged or falsified evidence - student falsified petitions for accommodation for final exams of three courses - student did not attend hearing - University provided proper notice of hearing - finding of guilt - zero on courses, five year suspension, six year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) and s. B.i.3(d) of the Code – unauthorized aids on exam – illegal notes – Student not present – affidavits served – concurrent and consecutive penalties – Student already suspended for a low grade-point-average at the time of the hearing – grade of zero in course; suspension of two years; notation on transcript for three years; report to Provost for publication – one year overlap between existing academic suspension and penalty imposed at hearing

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(b) - unauthorized aids – incorporating portions of an earlier assignment into a later assignment – possession of a cellular telephone during an exam – prior offence – agreed statement of facts – joint book of documents – joint submission on penalty – guilty plea – notation longer than suspension – final grade of zero in the affected courses, suspension of three years, transcript notation for four years, and report to the Provost.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of the Code – forging or falsifying information in a petition for accommodation – purchase of forged medical certificates from third party – Student not present – Agreed Statement of Facts – Joint Submission on Penalty – prior offence – sanction – a final grade of zero in the two affected courses, a suspension from the University for three years and eight months, an order on the Student’s record and transcript for five years, and a report to the Provost for publication

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) of Code - forged academic record - student submitted forged transcript in application to another university - student did not attend hearing - University provided proper notice of hearing - finding of guilt - expulsion, five year suspension, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of the Code – forging or falsifying information in a petition for accommodation – purchase of forged medical certificates from third party – Student not present – Agreed Statement of Facts – Joint Submission on Penalty – prior offence – sanction – a final grade of zero in the affected course, a suspension from the University for three years, an order on the Student’s record and transcript for four years, and a report to the Provost for publication

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) of Code - forged academic record - student submitted forged transcript in scholarship application - student did not attend hearing - University provided proper notice of hearing - finding of guilt - expulsion, five year suspension, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - ss. B.i.1(a), B.i.1(b) of Code - falsified document and unauthorized aid - - student attended final exam but submitted a pre-written document in lieu of exam-- finding of guilt on use of unauthorized aid - charge on falsifying exam dismissed as Tribunal not convinced student knew the exam she submitted was a forgery

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) of Code - forged academic record - student submitted forged transcript in application to another university - student did not attend hearing - University provided proper notice of hearing - finding of guilt - expulsion, five year suspension, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld