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Phillips represented the students, but Williams made a point of representing the staff and
the extra work load they will have to carry.
The third recommendation was the time allowed for an appeal is reduced from 20 to 10
days.
If the motion is passed, this information could be critical for a student wanting to appeal.
A student can be charged with academic dishonesty even after being graduated, so 10 days can
make all the difference.
One case that I know of was that the plagiarism was found over two years after and they
had graduated and we went ahead a charged them two and half years later and the lost and
their degree was revoked, said Phillips.
No matter how much time passes, students can be charged with academic dishonesty, so
the rules can be vital information.
The fourth and fifth recommendations were presented with ease and were quick to be
accepted. The recommendations were, The policy makes clear that the student may be notified
either by certified mail or via the students university e-mail account. With the development of
technology notifying a student through their university email can be an easier and faster way to
inform the student of academic dishonesty.
Email account is how students get notified of everything, said Weigle.
The fifth recommendation was, The policy suggests but does not mandate that
department create their own statements of what constitutes academic dishonesty within the
context of a specific discipline, along with recommended penalties for infractions.
The final recommendation was to bring clarity to the document and to provide example
of unauthorized collaboration.
There have been some questions about what unauthorized collaboration means, said
Weigle. I think we actually borrowed language from somebody elses Academic Honesty
policy.
The entire committee laughed and asked if Weigle had approval.
I have input from someone, said Weigle, providing a quick example of authorized
collaboration.
The meeting wrapped up shortly after and the committee agreed to forward the motion in
to the final revision stage. The revisions will be voted on at the next Senate meeting, April 17,
and then will go into effect immediately.