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Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b) and B.ii.2 of Code – unauthorized aid – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Student possessed cell phone and earpiece during midterm exam – Student paid third party to supply answers during midterm exam – guilty plea - Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) – Student expressed remorse for their actions in apology letter - sanction proposed in JSP consistent with prior decisions of the Tribunal – JSP was reasonable – undertakings proposed in JSP not enforceable by the Tribunal - final grade of zero in the Course; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on Student’s academic record; and report to Provost.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b) of Code – unauthorized aid – Student did not attend the hearing – Student consented to hearing proceeding in their absence – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Student used miniature earpiece, cellphone and smartwatch during an examination - finding of guilt – Agreed Statement of Facts on Penalty – Student expressed remorse for their conduct – Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) - Severity of the offence and detriment to University were aggravating factors – Sanction proposed in JSP consistent with prior decisions of the Tribunal – JSP was reasonable – final grade of zero in the Course; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on Student’s academic record; and report to Provost.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(d) and B.i.1(b) of Code – plagiarism - unauthorized aid – Student did not attend the hearing – reasonable efforts made to provide Student with notice of the Charges and the hearing date – Student submitted reading assignment in a course – answers were not responsive to the question posed in assignment – submission did not appear to be the Student’s original work – evidence of misconduct of other students had little probative value in absence of evidence of complicity to support direct nexus between the Student charged and other students - Student not guilty of obtaining unauthorized assistance where means through which offensive material was obtained could not be identified – finding of guilt on alternative plagiarism charge – Student used an unauthorized aid during final exam in another course – finding of guilt – no evidence of extenuating circumstances – prior misconduct suggested likelihood of repetition of offence – offences strike at the heart of University’s values of honesty and integrity – final grade of zero in the courses; a three-year suspension; and a four-year notation on the Student's academic record and transcript; and a report to the Provost for publication.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(d) and B.i.1(b) of Code – plagiarism – unauthorized aid – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Student purchased and submitted an essay with content, language and structure similar to unattributed online source – Student possessed cell phone during a deferred final exam and communicated with other Students prior to exam -– Joint Submission on Penalty (“JSP”) – Sanction proposed in JSP consistent with prior decisions of the Tribunal – JSP was reasonable – final grade of zero in courses; five-year suspension; six-year notation on Student’s academic record; and report to Provost.

Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b) and B.i.1(c) of Code – unauthorized aid – personation – Student did not attend the hearing – Student received sufficient notice of the Charges and the hearing date – Student possessed cell phone during a final exam in a course – Student hired third party to write term test in another course – finding of guilt – Student did not participate or cooperate in disciplinary process – no evidence of extenuating circumstances - recommendation for expulsion; five-year suspension, or until the Governing Council makes its decision on Expulsion; final grade of zero in the Courses; report to Provost for publication.