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18II. Standing in the CommunityA student who accepts and adheres to the standardsdiscussed above will remain in good ethical standingwithin the Wharton community. If a student fails toadhere to the Code, the student may be sanctionedonly with respect to his or her relationship with theGraduate Division of the Wharton School. Any sanctionwill be enacted upon the recommendation of the EthicsCommittee at the discretion and action of the Vice Deanof the Wharton Graduate Division (“Vice Dean”) or his/her designate (“designate”).Any sanction must bear a reasonable relationship tothe severity of the breach involved. Appropriate sanctionsinclude, but are not limited to the following: Letter ofReprimand, Probation, Suspension, and Expulsion; inaddition, the Ethics Committee may also recommendgrade modification or exclusion from specifiedextracurricular activities.If the final determination in a hearing underthe Code is in favor of the accused, no record of thecomplaint or of the related hearing will be made in theofficial file of the student as maintained by the WhartonGraduate Division. The Vice Dean or designate willrender a written decision on the recommendations of thecommittee in a timely fashion.III. Administration of the CodeA. Composition of the Ethics CommitteeThe Ethics Committee will comprise no fewer thannine and no more than eighteen Wharton MBA studentselected by the Wharton MBA student body. Nominationsfor these positions will be accepted from MBA students inthe form of a statement of intent submitted to the EthicsCommittee. The sitting Ethics Committee will determinethe rules for the election, and reserves the right to rejectany statement of intent that fails to meet their establishedrequirements. Candidates who receive the most votes in avote open to all Wharton MBA students will constitute thenew Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee will selectan appropriate number of Ethics Liaisons (“liaisons”) fromthe matriculating first-year class during their first semester.These liaisons will assist the Ethics Committee in fulfillingits responsibilities including: fostering awareness of ethicalissues in the marketplace, promoting education about theCode, the Ethics Committee, and the Ethics curriculumto the greater Wharton community, and performing otherroles designated by the Ethics Committee as appropriate.The liaisons are not members of the committee and shallnot sit for hearings under any circumstances.The Ethics Committee shall also elect from amongits members two co-Chairpersons, a minimum of oneCode Advocate, and any other officers the Committeedeems necessary to carry out its responsibilities. Theseofficers of the Committee shall execute the responsibilitiesarticulated by the Procedures of the MBA Code of Ethics(“Procedures”), and any other duties delegated to them bythe Committee at large.B. Responsibilities of the Ethics CommitteeThe Ethics Committee will be responsible for hearingcomplaints under the Code. Five members of the EthicsCommittee will sit for a hearing, with the Code Advocateserving to investigate the complaint and present anyevidence. Hearings will be conducted accordingto procedures maintained by the Ethics Committee andavailable to all students upon request.The Ethics Committee is also responsible forpromulgating the standards specified in the Code, forencouraging responsible conduct by Wharton students, foracting as liaison to the Wharton Faculty and Administrationon matters related to the Code, and for developing anynecessary modifications of the Code. Any changes to theCode must be approved by a majority of those voting in aspecial referendum open to all Wharton MBA students.Hearings are not intended to be juridical in nature.The committee will determine how and where intent andstate-of-mind fit into the proceedings at its discretion.C. ComplaintsAny member of the Wharton community wishingto complain of a breach of the Code may submit theircomplaint in writing to:1. Any member of the Ethics Committee, or2. The Wharton School’s Graduate Division.Complaints may be filed anonymously. All contactsbetween the complainant(s) and the Ethics Committeewill be held in confidence according to the procedures ofthe Ethics Committee.D. AppealsAny student sanctioned under the Code by theVice Dean or designate at the recommendation of theEthic Committee may appeal to the MBA ExecutiveCommittee. A request for the hearing of an appealmust be made to the Chairman of the MBA ExecutiveCommittee within seven days of the Vice Dean’s decision;if the MBA Executive Committee refuses to hear theappeal, then the decision of the Vice Dean will stand.The MBA Executive Committee will conduct all hearingsaccording to its own procedures.All students matriculating in the Graduate Divisionmust comply with the standards set forth in the MBA Codeof Ethics and the Policies on Conduct of the University ofPennsylvania.Cases involving issues related to academic integrity andeducational pursuits of MBA students, where the incidentrelates to the activity of the Graduate Division, are to beresolved pursuant to the provisions of the MBA Code ofEthics.Complaints involving the conduct of any MBAcandidate from the Wharton School may be consideredby the committee. Other cases involving issues relatedto conduct are to be resolved pursuant to the publishedUniversity of Pennsylvania policies and procedures. Ifthe MBA Ethics Committee feels a case is beyond itsjurisdiction, it will refer the matter to the UniversityOffice of Student Conduct. Procedures used in casesrelated to conduct are set forth in the Charter of theUniversity of Pennsylvania Student Disciplinary System.
Financial Information1919 Financial Information20 expenses, Payment Procedures, andcancellation Policies20 2012-2014 Wharton MBA-West Student Budget20 Billing Cycles for Payments and Financial Aid20 Payment Procedures21 Cancellation and Refunds22 Financial Aid22 Financing Resources22 International Students22 Outside Financing Options and Information22 Managing Your Educational Borrowing23 campus Resources
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