[Plsfaculty] FW: Changes to the Code of Academic Integrity

[Donna-Rae Marquez]

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Subject: Changes to the Code of Academic Integrity

 

TO:             Campus Community

FROM:   Dr. Keith Humphrey

                Associate Dean of Students

DATE:           February 6, 2009

RE:             Changes to the Code of Academic Integrity

As reported earlier this week, Faculty Senate endorsed the changes to the
Code of Academic Integrity effective immediately.  A summary of the changes
for violations taking place on or after February 3, 2009 is presented below
to aid faculty, staff and students in upholding a campus environment that
supports academic integrity.  Faculty should note that there are new,
revised forms that support the new code.  These new, revised forms can be
found online at www.dos.web.arizona.edu <http://www.dos.web.arizona.edu/>
under Quick Links to DOS Forms.

Summary of Changes:

*       The Code of Academic Integrity shall now be applied to all credit
bearing courses offered by The University of Arizona, including online,
regardless of when or where they are taught.

*       Students may no longer simultaneously submit the same work for
multiple classes without the approval of all involved faculty.

*       Faculty shall now provide students with advanced written notice of
the charges against them prior to holding a faculty/student conference with
a student to discuss the alleged violation.

*       Should the student not respond to the written notice provided by the
faculty member within 15 academic days, then the faculty member can make a
decision in the matter in absence of the student.

*       Should the faculty member not provide written notice to the student
within 15 academic days of becoming aware of the alleged violation, then the
student shall not be subject to the code.

*       Faculty members may now assign "revocation of degree" as a sanction
where appropriate.  The sanction "temporary notation on transcript" is no
longer a sanction option.  Permanent notations on the transcript remain a
sanction option.

*       Students who receive a sanction of notation on the transcript,
suspension or expulsion from the university or revocation of degree shall be
granted an automatic appeal to the Dean of the College.

*       When imposing additional sanctions for multiple violations of the
Code, the Academic Dean shall not revisit the decisions made in previous
violations and must impose additional sanctions within 20 academic days.
Except in the cases noted in the point above, the additional sanctions
imposed by the Academic Dean shall be final.

*       The timeframe for the Dean of the College to conclude an appeal has
been extended from 15 academic days to 30 academic days.

*       Faculty may communicate with students via UA email accounts for
academic integrity matters, including pdf's of forms.

*       There are now provisions for students who are graduating to have an
expedited appeal should the appeal timeframe extend beyond their anticipated
graduation date.

*       The academic department head has no formal role in this process
(unless they are the faculty member of record in the course).  The academic
department head's role is to serve as consultant to the faculty in the
department.

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