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Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – plagiarism and unauthorized aid – Student’s Essay improved dramatically from his previously submitted essay and the high level of writing was inconsistent with his level of English – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided pursuant to the Statutory Powers Procedure Act and the Code – finding on evidence – finding on guilt for the charge of plagiarism – other charges withdrawn – plagiarism unusual in the sense that there was no original text to compare with the Essay, but the Student had still represented someone else’s work as his own – prior academic offence of plagiarism and unauthorized aid – University submission on penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 3-year suspension; 4-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d), s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – plagiarism – Student purchased coursework from a commercial provider of essays – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided pursuant to the Statutory Powers Procedure Act and the University Tribunal Rules of Practice and Procedure – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – University submission on penalty accepted – commercial element puts offence at highest end of plagiarism spectrum - grade assignment of zero in the Course; 3-year suspension; 4-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of the Code – forged documents – Student falsified bank statements purporting to show payment to the University – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – prior academic offence of unauthorized aid – mitigating factors did not outweigh the Student’s deceitful actions – University submission on penalty accepted – 5-year suspension; recommendation of expulsion; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(f) of the Code – concoction – Student fabricated data and research results – hearing not attended – Student requested that the Tribunal proceed in his absence – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding on Agreed Statement of Facts – finding on guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – consideration of Mr. C factors relevant to sanction - 5-year suspension; recommendation of expulsion; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d), s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – plagiarism and unauthorized aid – Student’s assignment very similar to another student’s assignment – not necessary to determine whether the Student or the suspected collaborator drafted the original content – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided as per the Rules of Practice and Procedure – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – aggravating factor of failing to respond to the Course Instructor’s emails – University submission on penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 2-year suspension; 3-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – unauthorized aid - substituting completed test booklet for blank booklet during in-class test – factual issue – insufficient evidence to satisfy onus of proof on University – possibilities inconsistent with inference of guilt – student not guilty

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d), s. B.i.1(c), and s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – plagiarism, impersonation, and unauthorized aid – Student plagiarized computer code for an assignment from an online software repository – Student used other University students’ computer accounts to send an email impersonating the Course professor in an attempt to obtain the examination – Student copied from his lab partner during the final examination – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – mere reference to medical reasons to explain missing the hearing did not constitute a request for adjournment – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – no prior offences – three offences committed within a short amount of time considered to be three first-time offences – Student’s statement that he was depressed and anxious was not sufficient to be considered as a mitigating factor – aggravating factors of lack of remorse and the severity of the student’s deception – grade assignment of zero in both courses; 5-year suspension or a suspension until the Governing Council’s decision on expulsion; corresponding notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; recommendation of expulsion; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forged academic record – Student falsified her transcript from another university in an application for admission to the Faculty of Arts and Science and her application for on-admission transfer credit – Student gained admission to her Major program on the basis of a forged course –hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided; Student acknowledged that the hearing would proceed in her absence – Agreed Statement of Facts – finding on Agreed Statement of Facts – finding on guilt – University submission on penalty accepted – Student graduated before the forgery came to light, making cancellation of credits and degree recall the only relevant sanctions – cancellation of the forged 1.50 transfer credits; permanent notation of the offence on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication; recommendation of degree recall

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – forged documents and academic dishonesty – Student forged three Verification of Student Illness or Injury Forms – Student deliberately misled the Course Instructor with respect to two quizzes and an examination that he purported to have submitted but in fact had not – not necessary to know exactly what happened to the alleged quizzes and examination - hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided as per the Rules of Practice and Procedure – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – University submission on penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero in the four affected courses; 5-year suspension from the University, or a suspension until the Governing Council decision on expulsion, and a corresponding notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; recommendation of expulsion; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forged academic record – Student submitted an altered unofficial transcript as part of an application to another university – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided given the Student’s correspondence with his College – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – 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(d) and s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – plagiarism and unauthorized aid – Student’s improvement on the Essay was so remarkable as to conclude that another person wrote the Essay – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided as per the Rules of Practice and Procedure – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – aggravating factor of not participating in the discipline process at any stage – University’s submission on penalty not fully accepted – Panel noted that commencing the 2-year suspension consecutive to the Student’s unrelated academic suspension would be tantamount to an unwarranted expulsion, but noted that doing so in like cases would not be categorically inappropriate – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 2-year suspension, beginning after the completion of two years of the Student’s 3-year academic suspension; notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript from the date of the Order to a date which is two years after the date on which the Student re-enrols in the University following her suspension; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – unauthorized aid – Student submitted an Assignment for which he had obtained the answers from a friend who had previously completed the Course – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding on Agreed Statement of Facts – finding on guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty – two prior academic offences – Panel emphasized the need for the sanction to reflect the seriousness of the offence and the fact that it was the Student’s third offence – likelihood of repetition not lessened by the Student’s graduation from the University – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted, though the Panel noted it would have considered backdating the suspension further if the requirement for not accepting a Joint Submission on Penalty were not so stringent – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 3-year suspension; the earlier of either a 4-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript, or a notation until his graduation from the University; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – plagiarism – Student submitted two essays with significant elements of plagiarism – guilty plea – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – aggravating factor of plagiarism allegations being known to the Student before the second Essay was submitted – two charges treated as a single offence with the penalties running concurrently – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 2-year and 5-month suspension; 4-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forged academic record – Student submitted falsified letter of enrolment to employer – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – not necessary to prove Student’s purpose in circulating forged record for finding of guilt – prior offence of academic dishonesty and lack of mitigating factors warranted a recommendation of expulsion – University submission on penalty accepted – 5-year suspension; recommendation of expulsion; case reported to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – Student plagiarized from the internet for a take home quiz in one Course and for three assignments in another Course – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding on guilt – prior academic offence of plagiarism – aggravating factors – University submission on penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero in both Courses; 4-year suspension; 5-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b), s. B.ii.1(a), s. B.ii.2 of the Code – unauthorized aid – Student posted contents of Exam to Facebook during the Exam – hearing not attended – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 2-year suspension; the earlier of either a 3-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript, or a notation until his graduation from the University; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – plagiarism and unauthorized aid – Student submitted an assignment with verbatim excerpts from another student’s computer program – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding on Agreed Statement of Facts – finding on guilty plea – Joint Submission on Penalty – prior academic offences on similar plagiarism and unauthorized aid charges – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – though the Student had completed his degree requirements, the University will respond to serious misconduct, regardless of when it occurs in the student’s academic career – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 3-year suspension; 4-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of the Code – forged documents – Student altered his test paper before submitting it to his professor for re-grading – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – mitigating factor of no prior academic offences – grade assignment of zero; 2-year suspension; 3-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(f) of the Code – plagiarism and concoction – Student submitted a paper containing material from unattributed sources and used citations that were false or misleading – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided as per provisions of the Code and the Statutory Powers Procedure Act – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – prior academic offence of plagiarism and use of concocted references – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 3-year suspension; the earlier of either a 4-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript or a notation until his graduation; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – plagiarism and unauthorized aid – majority of Student’s assignment identical to that of another student – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – not necessary to determine which student drafted the original contents of the assignment provided it is clear that the students collaborated or knew that the work was being used for assistance – University submission on penalty accepted – grade assignment of zero in the Course; 2-year suspension; 3-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of the Code – forged documents – Student altered her test paper before submitting it to her professor for re-grading – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – mitigating factors of expressing remorse, participating in the discipline process, unlikeliness of repetition, and difficult personal circumstances – grade assignment of zero; 1-year suspension; 2-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(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 – Student cooperative and admitted guilt – extenuating circumstances –– Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – Panel should not depart from the JSP unless the proposed result amounts to an error in principle - grade of zero in courses; five-year suspension; six-year notation

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(b) of the Code – plagiarism and unauthorized aid – Student plagiarized and obtained unauthorized assistance for two essays in the Course – though the Panel made no explicit finding that the second essay was purchased, the evidence clearly showed that it was a custom written essay not written by the Student, and it was therefore reasonable to infer that it was purchased – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – grade assignment of zero in the Course; recommendation of expulsion; permanent notation of the expulsion on the Student’s academic record if the recommendation is accepted; 5-year suspension and notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript pending the Governing Council’s decision on expulsion; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b), s. B.ii.1(a), and s. B.ii.2 of the Code – unauthorized aid, party to the offence – Student provided 10 students with the answer to a quiz in a course she had taken the previous year – guilty plea accepted – finding on Agreed Statement of Facts – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – 2-year suspension; 3-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) – forged documents – Student submitted falsified petitions and supporting documents in order to write deferred exams in two courses, in each case claiming that a different grandparent had died when in fact that was not the case – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Joint submission on Penalty accepted – no prior academic offences – grade assignment of zero in both of the affected courses; 4-year suspension; 5-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript; case reported to Provost for publication