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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

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a), s. B.i.1(d) and s. B.i.1(f) of the Code – forged documents, plagiarism, and concoction – Student forged a medical certificate and committed plagiarism and concoction of sources in relation to a Paper in the Course – finding on evidence – finding on guilt – grade assignment of zero; 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.3(a) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – forged academic records – circulated forged academic records in application for employment – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing - prior academic offences – falsifying pharmaceutical degree raises significant concerns with respect to the safety of the public - University obligation to uphold and maintain the integrity of its academic degrees and degree-granting process – recommendation that the Student be expelled; immediate suspension from the University for a period of up to five years pending expulsion; permanent notation on academic record.

NOTE: Heard together with Case #786
Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b), s. B.i.3(b) of the Code – unauthorized aid and academic dishonesty – Student accused of producing an unauthorized aid during an exam for another student in the Course – the students wrote the exams in different locations – finding on evidence – insufficient evidence to find the Student guilty – finding on innocence

Note: Overturned on appeal.

Majority:Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism – essays purchased from a commercial provider of essays – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – finding of guilt – each Student had at least two previous offences (H had previously purchased an essay) – Students collaborated on a 2% quiz – Students were also victims – previous offences did not indicate a continuum of planned and deliberate dishonesty – a five-year suspension arguably had the same deterrent effect as an expulsion – except for most egregious offences, expulsion should be reserved for when there is a repetition in kind of offences – precedents should be considered only as guidance – Students’ expression of remorse was clear and unwavering – grade assignment of zero for course; five-year suspension; notation on transcript until graduation; report to Provost

Dissent: Extenuating circumstance is but only one factor to be considered – For extenuating circumstances to play a role, there has to be a connection between the causative symptom and the academic offence; the onus is on the Student to show that there was a close connection – C did not want to be in school; H’s self-doubt did not rise to the level of being pathological; and the divorce of K’s parents happened five years ago so the timing did not coincide – no causative relationship – likelihood of repetition as the Students failed to learn from their previous mistakes – plain and obvious detriment to the University as the industry of custom essays had been expanding and it would become harder to detect once they start cleansing metadata – planning, deliberation and collaboration as well as the fact that the Students had many opportunities to reconsider were aggravating factors – consideration of actual deterrence was irrelevant – would have imposed a grade assignment of zero for course; an immediate suspension; a recommendation that each Student be expelled; and report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) and s. B.i.3(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 – first offence – Student admitted guilt and cooperated throughout –– Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – grade of zero in courses; four-year suspension; five-year notation; report to Provost for publication

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) and s. B.i.1(d) of Code – forged documents – plagiarism - forged reference letter in scholarship application – unattributed ideas in assignment – Agreed Statement of Facts - guilty plea – consideration of Mr. C. factors relevant to expulsion - second chance principle - premeditated calculating deliberate and intentional acts – final grade of zero in the two courses where the Student submitted the plagiarized assignments; recommendation that the Student be expelled; suspension pending expulsion; permanent notation on transcript; report to Provost

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(b) and s. B.i.3(b) of the Code - unauthorized aids - academic dishonesty - copying final examination responses - differences in eyewitness accounts did not undermine credibility of reliability of their evidence given totality of evidence

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – forged academic record – Student submitted a forged degree as part of a job application – hearing not attended – reasonable notice of hearing provided – finding of guilt on evidence - 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(b), s. B.i.1(d) of Code – unauthorized assistance - plagiarism –– Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Agreed Statement of Facts on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty accepted – sentencing principles – consideration of Mr. C factors relevant to sanction – grade assignment of zero in the two courses associated with the plagiarism charges; a suspension of two years and eight months; a notation on the Student’s transcript until graduation; and a report to the Provost.