1996-1997 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
Academic Policies
a. The faculty member or administrator and student may meet informally within five class days of the observation or discovery of the incident and agree to resolve the issue without submitting any formal documentation. It is recommended that the faculty member or administrator complete a statement that summarizes the conference which led to the resolution. This factual statement should be signed by both parties and copies provided to the student and the faculty member or administrator. If agreement cannot be reached, or at the discretion of the faculty member, a more formal process as outlined in this policy may be initiated.
a. The faculty member or administrator may schedule a conference with the student in an attempt to agree on the facts of the case and to reach a mutually agreeable resolution. This meeting must be scheduled/requested within five class days of the observation or discovery of the alleged violation or of the failure of resolution by Option I. If an agreement is reached, the faculty member or administrator must complete a Documented Agreement Form outlining the agreement and have it signed by both parties. Copies are distributed to the student, the faculty member or administrator filing the agreement, and the assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs. The form must be filed within five class days of the conference.
b. Once the agreement has been reached and the form is filed, the matter is closed. By signing off on the agreement, the student is waiving the right to appeal the sanctions agreed upon in the conference. If the student fails to fulfill the written agreement, the faculty member or administrator may file an academic dishonesty referral against the student for noncompliance.
c. If a documented agreement resolution is reached, no formal academic violation report is filed. If this is the student's first offense, the resolution agreement remains part of the student's internal university record and is maintained on file as indicated in the recordkeeping section of this policy (See section F.2).
d. If a documented agreement is not reached, the faculty member or administrator should initiate the formal adjudication process by filing an academic dishonesty referral form with the assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs within five class days of the conference with the student.
a. The faculty member or administrator should file an academic dishonesty referral form with the assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs within five class days of the observation or discovery of the violation, or within five class days of the documented agreement resolution conference if an agreement could not be reached. In any case, the referral must be filed no more than ten class days from the observation or discovery of the incident.
b. This referral must describe in detail the alleged violation and the recommended sanctions if the student is found to have violated the policy. Upon receipt of the academic dishonesty referral, the assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs will review the allegation and determine if the student has a previous violation. If the student has no previous violation, the assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs will notify the student of the allegation and instruct him/her to follow the adjudication procedures outlined in this section (C.3). If the student does have a previous violation, the assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs will instruct the student to follow adjudication procedures outlined under the Multiple Violations section (D.3) of this policy.
c. Within five class days of receiving notification of the allegation (first offense), the student must request that the department chair schedule a hearing to review the facts surrounding the allegation and recommended sanctions if the student is found to have committed a violation. This hearing will involve the student, the chair, and the faculty member; the chair may invite others if mutually agreeable. Guidelines for academic dishonesty hearings parallel those for judicial hearings found in the IUP judicial system policy. Refer to General Guidelines for Judicial Hearings in the judicial system information in the student handbook.
d. If the student fails to contact the department chair within the five class days to schedule the hearing, the sanction recommended by the person filing the referral will automatically be imposed. If the student fails to appear when a hearing has been scheduled, the hearing will be held in the student s absence and the department chair will render a decision based upon factual information presented by the faculty member.
e. Following the hearing, the department chair will render a decision based on the information presented at the hearing. Within five class days of the hearing, the department chair will forward a written report summarizing the hearing that includes the outcome, the factual basis for the decisions reached, the sanction(s) to be issued, and appeal procedures. Copies of this report will be sent to the student, the faculty member or administrator, and the assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs. The chair will retain a copy for departmental files.
f. In the event that a chairperson cannot or will not fulfill the above role, or in the event that the person filing the referral is an administrator or department chair, the assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs will determine the appropriate individual to fulfill the chair's role and inform the student.
Approved University Senate 5/5/92
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