RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

278E. Unauthorized use of University facilities, equipment or other property, includingcomputer accounts and files.F. Any other act which might give one an unearned advantage in evaluation orperformance.III. Nurturing Academic HonestyFaculty, administration, staff, and students are responsible for modeling and nurturingacademic honesty. Faculty, especially, should strive to nurture academic honesty by citingsources in lecture and class material, thereby modeling for their students and advisees thetype of precautions to be taken to ensure academic honesty. It is further expected that facultywill take reasonable actions to reduce opportunities for dishonesty through such practicesas monitoring examinations or requiring sequences of an assignment to be submitted.It is further expected that each student will be informed of the definition of academicdishonesty and the processes the University will take in dealing with it.IV. Academic Dishonesty: Procedure, Penalties and Due ProcessA. Level 1—Informal DispositionAs much as possible, a member of the faculty, staff or administration (hereafterreferred to as University representative) will deal individually with suspectedviolations of the Academic Dishonesty Policy. Level 1—Informal Dispositionconstitutes the initial level of action, including resolution. The Universityrepresentative who suspects that such a violation has occurred will confer withthe student, present support, listen to and evaluate the student’s explanation, andthen, if the student is found to have violated the Academic Honesty Policy,impose a penalty based upon the findings. Penalties relate to specific violationsand may include but are not limited to:1. warning the student;2. lowering the grade of the assignment or examination or the assignmentof a failing grade for the semester;3. requiring the student to repeat the assignment or examination;4. compulsory school or community service;5. other penalties as deemed appropriate.The student will be provided with a written Level 1 decision by the University representativewithin three working days of conferring with the student, addressed to the student’slast known local or permanent address on file with the University. A student who wishesto appeal the Level 1 decision must indicate her/his intent to appeal in writing within oneworking day of the written Level 1 decision delivered to the appropriate dean’s office.B. Level 2—Academic Disciplinary BoardThe Academic Disciplinary Board:1. may decide appeals of Level 1 decisions brought by students;2. may decide Level 1 cases brought by the University representative if theUniversity representative is of the opinion the allegations are serious orwarrant stricter sanctions than those available under Level 1; and3. on it’s own initiative, may review any Level 1 decision.For cases involving academic departments, the Academic Disciplinary Board will becomposed of the department chair, a faculty member to be appointed by the dean of the