Second and Subsequent Violations
When the dean of a college receives confirmation of a second violation, he or she will notify the provost of the University, who will refer the matter to the Standing Committee on Academic Integrity. The purpose of this committee is not to reconsider the student’s guilt or innocence, but to recommend any additional sanctions after the appeals process has completed. This might include exclusion from the University for one or two semesters or a complete dismissal from the University. The committee will have available to it the full documentation of the student’s previous violation of academic integrity and the authority to request additional information and documentation as warranted.
Faculty members of this committee will be elected from each College at the University for two-year terms in elections that it holds. The committee will also include the Dean of Students as a non-voting member.
The student will have an opportunity to address the committee if he or she wishes. The student may be accompanied by an advocate who is a current employee of the University who may not act as the student’s legal counsel. The committee might also wish to hear from the student’s academic advisor and the chair or program director of the student’s major department(s).
The committee will make a recommendation of sanction to the dean of the student’s college, who will in turn make a recommendation to the provost. The decision of the provost will be final, after which point he or she will have ten working days to send final notification to the student and all appropriate parties.