Student Honor Committee

Report to the Academic Senate

Academic Year 2002-03

(Summer 2002 through Spring 2003)

Committee Overview

1. Committee held 37 hearings, involving 56 students, last year

2. Alternates recruited to handle caseload (6 student alternates; 14 faculty member alternates)

3. Of these cases, 9 were appealed to Student Grievance and Appeal Committee and Vice President Wilcox – none overturned

4. In fall 2003, committee size increased to 12 faculty members; 9 students (6 undergraduates; 3 graduate students) with requirements for quorum unchanged (3 faculty, 2 students)

5. Cheryl Contant re-elected Chair of Student Honor Committee for AY2003-04

Statistics for Honor System

356 Total Cases Adjudicated by Honor System

56 Heard by the Honor Committee

300 Administrative Resolution

210 Charged and Responsible

146 No Charge/FYI/Not Responsible

Departments with the most significant number of cases

Total Responsible

CS/CoC 109 65

ECE 55 31

MGT 39 10

Chem 27 23

Math 26 13

ME 24 16

Physics 19 7

LCC 16 15

23 different units forwarded cases this past year.

16 students were suspended

12 students (6% of total) repeated a violation in AY2002-2003