Faculty Senate Minutes, February 17, 2004

Millersville University, Faculty Senate

Attachment #3 Faculty Senate Minutes February 17, 2004

Summary of Honor Code Committee Recommendation to Faculty Senate

Students sign honor pledge upon admission (required).
Use of pledge optional in classroom.
Academic Honor Council is formed.
Mission 1: EDUCATION and developing a culture of academic integrity.
Mission 2: Oversee adjudication of academic dishonesty cases.
Faculty choose whether to follow traditional academic honesty policy or honor code system for suspected cases of academic dishonesty. APSCUF says faculty participation in honor system should be optional.
For Academic Honor System:
- Faculty member meets with student and decides whether case should be pursued. Completing a dishonesty form is recommended, regardless of choice.
- Honor Court consists of 2 faculty, 3 students, non-voting Assoc. Provost for AP&S.
- An XF grade, which indicates course failure due to academic dishonesty, can be imposed for some sanctions. Can be later removed for one-time offenses.
- A system of sanctions is presented for consistency of treatment across students. Worst offenses: XF grade and suspension. Least offenses: failure for assignment. A faculty member may petition to provide a different sanction, and it will likely be granted.
- An appeals mechanism is defined to consider new evidence, irregularities in the conduct of the hearing, and the excessive severity of a particular sanction compared to the severity of the act for which it was applied.
Students are not required to report observed cases of dishonesty.
System is introduced over 4 years in educational programs and fun activities.