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Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of Code  – forge, alter or falsify an academic record  – Student knowingly forged or in any other way altered or falsified an academic record, and/or uttered, circulated or made use of such forged, altered or falsified record, whether the record be in print or electronic form, namely a University of Toronto transcript – Student did not attend hearing – valid and proper service was effected on the Student – admission of guilt – Agreed Statement of Fact (“ASF”) – Joint Book of Document (“JBD”) – finding of guilt –  five-year suspension – a recommendation that the Student be expelled, further to s. C.ii.(b)(i) of the Code – report to Provost for publication.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code  – plagiarism – Student knowingly represented an idea or expression of an idea or work of another as their own in an assignment - Student did not attend hearing – reasonable notice of hearing provided – Rule 14 and 9 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure – finding of guilt – plagiarism strikes at the very heart of academic integrity and requires a significant sanction – no extenuating or mitigating circumstances as Student did not participate in the hearing – the lack of participation in the process is not an aggravating factor – lack of participation is not evidence that the Student has no insight or is not remorseful – final grade of zero in the course; two-yearsuspension ; notation of the sanction on the Student’s transcript; and publication of notice of decision and sanctions with the Student’s name withheld.