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Trial Division – ss. B.i.1(b), B.i.1(d), B.i.1(f), and B.i.3(b) of the Code – Student charged with misconduct across five courses – plagiarism – concoction - assisting another member to obtain unauthorized assistance – Student did not attend the hearing – University provided reasonable notice to the Student – Hearing proceeded in the absence of the Student - Agreed Statement of Facts related to allegations in two courses – Student’s submission of assignments in two courses contained verbatim or near-verbatim similarities to sources – Student’s case study contained a concocted reference to an online source - guilty plea – finding of guilt – Student uploaded answers to assignment on an online group chat which were copied by another student – Student collaborated with two other students to complete open-book mid-term exam - Student misrepresented language proficiency in beginner Russian course - finding of guilt – Student refused to co-operate with disciplinary process after initially signing an Agreed Statement of Facts related to some of the allegations – repeated and serious misconduct was an aggravating factor - need for general deterrence – final grade of zero in all five courses; recommendation for expulsion; five-year suspension; and five-year notation on the Student’s academic record.