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Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) of Code – unauthorized aid – Agreed Statement of Facts – student brought smart phone into exam - Guilty Plea – finding of guilt – mitigating circumstance of abusive relationship - Joint Submission on Penalty – three prior offences –final grade of zero in the course, a 3.5-year suspension, a 4.5-year notation on transcript, and a report to Provost

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of Code – forged documents – Verification of Student Illness or Injury form – Agreed Statement of Facts – guilty plea – Agreed Statement of Facts on Penalty – Joint Submission on Penalty – sentencing principles – Mr. C. factors to be considered in appropriate penalty – grade assignment of zero in the course; a suspension of three years and four months; a notation on the Student’s transcript until graduation; and a report to the Provost.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) of Code – unauthorized assistance – student not present – grade assignment of zero; a suspension of two years; a notation on the Student’s transcript for three years; and a report to the Provost.

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) of Code - forging an academic record - student forged transcript and degree certificate - student did not appear at hearing - proceeding in student's absence - finding of guilt - Tribunal imposed most serious penalty available to it in light of gravity of offence - expulsion, five year suspension, permanent notation

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(f) of Code - concoction - student falsified data for thesis project - guilty plea - agreed statement of fact - joint submission on penalty - zero on thesis, five year suspension, expulsion, permanent notation

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(c) and s.B.i.1(a) of Code - personation - falsification - student pretended not to have written test for medical reasons - guilty plea - agreed statement of facts - joint submission on penalty accepted - Tribunal may have imposed a more serious penalty but for the joint submission - zero on course, three year suspension, four year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(d), s.B.i.1(b), of Code - plagiarism or unauthorized aid - student's essay bore similarities to peer's essay after peer review process - lack of convincing evidence - unfair to penalize student for using idea shared in peer review - similarities considered in context and outweighed by evidence of independent analysis by student

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) of Code - forgery - student altered dates on a medical note - student forged another medical note - guilty plea - zero on course, expulsion, suspension for five years or until expulsion

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) of Code - falsifying document - student wrote false name and student number on mid-term worth 20% - student not in attendance - guilty plea - finding of guilt based on agreed statement of facts - joint submission on penalty accepted - zero on course, three year suspension, four year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) and s. B.i.1(d) of the Code – falsified personal statement in petition for academic accommodation – plagiarism – course work purchased from commercial provider of essays – guilty plea – Agreed Statement of Facts – facts admitted in an ASF relating to a charge that is later withdrawn can still be used in considering remaining charges – plea agreement with no Joint Submission on Penalty – presumptive penalty of expulsion for purchased essays – aggravating factors include two prior offences, disregard for previous warnings, no acknowledgement of responsibility, conduct during the hearing – assignment of zero in the affected courses; immediate five-year suspension pending expulsion; and report to Provost

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) of Code - forged or falsified evidence - student falsified petitions for accommodation for final exams of three courses - student did not attend hearing - University provided proper notice of hearing - finding of guilt - zero on courses, five year suspension, six year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(b) and s. B.i.3(d) of the Code – unauthorized aids on exam – illegal notes – Student not present – affidavits served – concurrent and consecutive penalties – Student already suspended for a low grade-point-average at the time of the hearing – grade of zero in course; suspension of two years; notation on transcript for three years; report to Provost for publication – one year overlap between existing academic suspension and penalty imposed at hearing

Trial Division – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code – altered academic record – transcript altered in employment application – ASF – admission of guilt - attempt to mislead University – prior offence – mitigating circumstances – three-year suspension; four-year transcript notation; case reported to Provost for publication

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(b) - unauthorized aids – incorporating portions of an earlier assignment into a later assignment – possession of a cellular telephone during an exam – prior offence – agreed statement of facts – joint book of documents – joint submission on penalty – guilty plea – notation longer than suspension – final grade of zero in the affected courses, suspension of three years, transcript notation for four years, and report to the Provost.

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of the Code – forging or falsifying information in a petition for accommodation – purchase of forged medical certificates from third party – Student not present – Agreed Statement of Facts – Joint Submission on Penalty – prior offence – sanction – a final grade of zero in the two affected courses, a suspension from the University for three years and eight months, an order on the Student’s record and transcript for five years, and a report to the Provost for publication

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) of Code - forged academic record - student submitted forged transcript in application to another university - student did not attend hearing - University provided proper notice of hearing - finding of guilt - expulsion, five year suspension, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(a) of the Code – forging or falsifying information in a petition for accommodation – purchase of forged medical certificates from third party – Student not present – Agreed Statement of Facts – Joint Submission on Penalty – prior offence – sanction – a final grade of zero in the affected course, a suspension from the University for three years, an order on the Student’s record and transcript for four years, and a report to the Provost for publication

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) of Code - forged academic record - student submitted forged transcript in scholarship application - student did not attend hearing - University provided proper notice of hearing - finding of guilt - expulsion, five year suspension, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - ss. B.i.1(a), B.i.1(b) of Code - falsified document and unauthorized aid - - student attended final exam but submitted a pre-written document in lieu of exam-- finding of guilt on use of unauthorized aid - charge on falsifying exam dismissed as Tribunal not convinced student knew the exam she submitted was a forgery

Trial Division - s. B.i.3(a) of Code - forged academic record - student submitted forged transcript in application to another university - student did not attend hearing - University provided proper notice of hearing - finding of guilt - expulsion, five year suspension, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(f) of the Code – concoction of sources – s. B.i.3(a) of the Code - falsifying an academic record - student concocted references in an essay – s. B.i.1(a) of the Code – forged/falsified document - student also falsified a letter, purporting to be written by the Vice Dean, Undergraduate Studies – prior offence - recommendation of expulsion, suspension for a period of up to 5 years from the date of the order or until Governing Council makes its decision on expulsion, corresponding notation on the Student’s transcript, and report to the Provost with the Student’s name withheld.

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) of Code - forged or falsified test - student forged a "missing sheet" from marked test - unusually high mark not evidence of misconduct - finding of guilt - zero on course, two year suspension, three year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division - ss. B.i.1(a) and B.i.1(d) of Code - forged or falsified test - plagiarism - student submitted an altered test for remarking - student copied unattributed text in paper - agreed statement of facts - finding of guilt - joint submission on penalty - zero on courses, three year suspension, four year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld

Trial Division – s. B.i.1(d) of Code – plagiarism– student copied unattributed text verbatim for paper – student did not attend hearing – University provided proper notice of hearing – finding of guilt – zero in the course, two year suspension, three year notation, publication of the decision with the name of the Student withheld – s. 21.1 of the SPPA – course identified in charges incorrect – Tribunal accepted this as clerical error and that Student was not prejudiced, amended the course

Trial Division - s. B.i.1(a) - forgery – s. B.i.3(b) – academic misconduct – changed date on a doctor’s note submitted in support of request for deferred exam – enrolling in classes while suspended – two prior offences – agreed statement of facts – joint book of documents – joint submission on penalty – guilty plea – notation longer than suspension – final grade of zero in the affected courses, suspension of five years, transcript notation until graduation, and report to the provost.