Academic Honor System Entities
Honor Court Members: The Honor Court will be comprised of eight
student members. Members will have at least a sophomore status with
an overall GPA of 3.0. The recruitment and selection process for
members will be conducted by the Associate Dean of Students who is
responsible for disciplinary actions (all further references to the
Associate Dean of Students concern the one responsible for
disciplinary actions) and a representative from the Honor Court
Faculty Advisers. The training and supervision of the Honor Court
Members will be the responsibility of the Honor Court Faculty
Advisers and the Associate Dean of Students. The Chair of the Court
will be selected before each inquiry from the student members of
the Honor Court who are participating in that inquiry. A
minimum of three members must be present for an inquiry to take
place. An odd number of members must be present for an
inquiry to take place.
Honor Court Faculty Advisers: The board will be advised by a
standing committee of six members appointed by the Faculty
Appointment Committee and will serve three-year rotating terms of
office. It is the responsibility of the faculty members to serve as
advisers to the Court as non-voting members. At least one faculty
adviser will maintain a dialogue with the Graduate Honor Court
faculty committee to preserve consistency in procedure and policy
between the two courts. The process for this dialogue will be
decided between the two committees.
Honor System Appeals Board: Appeals of Decisions regarding
Honor Pledge violations will be heard by an Academic Honor System
Appeals Board. The Academic Honor System Appeals Board
shall be comprised of two students from the pool of Honor Court
members who did not participate in the original decision, two of
the faculty advisers to the Honor Court and the dean of the school
in which the accused student is enrolled. The dean shall serve as
Chair of the Appeals Board and shall moderate the appeals inquiry.
