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Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) of Code – unauthorized assistance – Agreed Statement of Facts (“ASF”) – student admitted to purchasing unauthorized assistance for an assignment from an individual who provided an essay-writing service – finding of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) – student’s participation in the process, including the entering into an ASF and JSP, was a mitigating factor – the fact that this was the student’s first offence was another mitigating factor – grade of zero in the course; four-year suspension; five-year notation on student’s transcript; and report to Provost with the Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – copying verbatim work from a published article – s. B.i.1(a) of Code – forgery – forging letters of nomination – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding on evidence – finding on guilty – no prior academic offences – finding on character of the student – detriment to the University occasioned by the offence – University submission on penalty accepted – final grade of zero in the course – recommendation that the Student be expelled; five-year suspension pending expulsion decision; corresponding notation on transcript; and report to Provost.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) of Code – unauthorized assistance regarding a problem set – student did not attend hearing – errors in student’s answer were similar to errors in Chegg.com answers – had the Student participated in hearing and provided an explanation, the outcome may have been different – grade of zero in the course; two-year suspension; three-year notation on transcript; and report to Provost for publication with the Student’s name withheld.