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Appeal Division – Trial Panel rejected Joint Submission on Penalty – Appellant joined by Respondent – Discipline Appeal Board has power to modify trial level sanction – Trial Panel can accept or reject Joint Submission on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty can only be rejected where contrary to the public interest or brings the administration of justice into disrepute – APPEAL ALLOWED – JSP imposed – grade of zero in 17 courses; five-year suspension; seven-year notation on transcript; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forged academic record - Agreed Statement of Facts - Student not at hearing – forged University documents – admission of guilt – finding of guilt – suspension of not more than five years; recommendation of expulsion; report to the Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – Agreed Statement of Facts – falsified documents and documents with falsified information – exam deferral sought – doctor’s medical certificate – personal statements – admission of guilt – Joint Submission on Penalty – mitigating circumstances – grade of zero in five courses; five-year suspension; notation on transcript until graduation; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) and s. B.i.3(d) of the Code – unauthorized aids on exam – illegal calculator – illegal notes – Student not present – affidavits served – grade of zero in course; suspension of two years; notation on transcript for three years; report to Provost for publication – lesser penalty for unwarranted calculator might have been imposed but for the notes attached

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) and s. B.i.3(d) of the Code – unauthorized aids on exam – use of instructor’s computer – use of internet for exam answers – unexplained deletion of answers – other conduct corroborates guilty intent – grade of zero in course; suspension from October 20, 2014 until August 20, 2017; notation on transcript from date of order until August 20, 2017; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b), s. B.i.1.(e) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – unauthorized aid, credit already obtained, and academic dishonesty - three counts in three different classes – medical accommodation – current accommodation unsuccessfully challenged – self plagiarism – altering evidence in an attempt to mislead – possession of an unauthorized aid during an exam – finding of guilt – knew or ought to have known – sanction – prior academic offence – mitigating factor of impairing medical conditions – aggravating factor of previous offences and knowledge of student discipline system – grade assignment of zero in the courses affected by her offences; 2½-year suspension; 2½-year notation on the Student’s academic record and transcript

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(f) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – concocted sources and material – Masters’ thesis – ASF – Student admitted of his own volition – jurisdiction to hear matter given student not enrolled – JSP – grade of NCR in course; recommendation that Master’s degree be canceled and recalled; permanent notation on transcript; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b), s. B.i.1(d), and s. B.i.3(d) of the Code – plagiarism – unauthorized aid –partial admission of guilt – work misrepresented as Student’s own not plagiarism when taken with permission – grade of zero in course; five-year suspension; notation on transcript until graduation; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and B.i.3(b) of the Code – student does not appear – plagiarism – no past misconduct – grade of zero in course; two-year suspension; notation on transcript until graduation; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b), s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – student does not appear – unauthorized assistance – plagiarism not made out – no past misconduct – Mr. C factors used in penalty escalation from decanal to tribunal level – grade of zero in course; six-month suspension; two-year notation on transcript; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) and B.i.3(b) of the Code – student does not appear – plagiarism – no past misconduct – grade of zero in course; two-year suspension; three-year notation on transcript; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a), s. B.i.1(d), s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – falsified documents – plagiarism - document purporting to be official University letter – document sent to employer falsifying possession of degree – plagiarized dissertation –Student did not attend hearing – Student given reasonable notice of Hearing – finding of guilt – “shocking” offence – five-year suspension; recommendation that the Student be expelled; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – Student knowingly represented the ideas or expressions of another as her own in a formal lab report submitted for academic credit –Student did not attend hearing – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding of guilt – no mitigating factors – no engagement in the discipline process – Tribunal sanctions should be reviewed for consistency with other Tribunal sanctions but not with divisional level sanctions – University not required to show how Student committed offence (whether Student plagiarized work of other student or vice versa); in either case, offence is committed and same sanctions apply - sanction for plagiarism must serve as effective deterrent - grade of zero; two year suspension from date of order; corresponding notation on Student’s academic record and transcript for three year period from date of order; and publication by Provost of notice of decision and sanctions with the Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(c), s. B.i.3(b), s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – impersonation, academic dishonesty, and forged academic records – had another personate them at final exam - forged T-Card - finding of guilt – phrase “ought to have known” is established on an objective test – a plea of not guilty and contesting an offence not an aggravating factor, but is not an indication of remorse which can be a mitigating factor – sanction- grade of zero in the course; 5 year suspension; recommendation for expulsion; case reported to Provost for Publication