Cases seen during Term III, 1999-2000

The following are letters sent to students brought before the Honor Council during Term III, 2000.

You have been found in violation of the Lawrence University Honor Code in Anthropology _______, Term I, 1999, with Professor________.

As agreed upon during the sanctioning conference, on Tuesday, April 4, 2000, your sanction is a "0" on assignment and a one letter grade reduction in the course. Though we empathize with your circumstances last fall, this sanction is consistent with precedent in previous cases. Please be advised that should you be found in violation of the Honor Code in the future this information will be used in determining a sanction.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. We trust that you have recognized the seriousness of the violation. Please do not hesitate to contact any member of the Honor Council should any questions arise in the future.

Sincerely,
Lawrence University Honor Council

You have been found in violation of the Lawrence University Honor Code in Anthropology _______, Term I, 1999, with Professor _________.

As agreed upon during the sanctioning conference, on Tuesday, April 4, 2000, your sanction will be a "0" on assignment and a one letter grade reduction in the course. In addition, we have imposed an educational sanction. You must schedule an appointment to meet with Mr. Gajewski by Friday, April 21, 2000 to review your paper from Anthropology ________ and discuss techniques for proper research and citation. Failure to comply with the educational sanction will result in an "F" in the course. Please be advised that should you be found in violation of the Honor Code in the future, this information will be used in determining a sanction.

Sincerely,
Lawrence University Honor Council

April 5, 2000

You have been found in violation of the Lawrence University Honor Code for plagiarism in Freshman Studies, Term II with Professor __________.

The Council has determined a sanction of zero on assignment and a two letter grade reduction in course. In addition, we are concerned that you do not understand the degree of acceptable help when writing a paper. Consequently, we are assigning an educational sanction. You have until April 17, 2000 to call [a writing lab tutor] and select two members of the council. If you have no preference, please call to indicate that as well. After selecting the members, you have until April 30, 2000 to meet with those members and discuss plagiarism as well as what serves as proper tutoring procedures. Those members selected will notify you of the time of the meeting.

If you do not meet these deadlines, you will receive an "F" in course. We strongly encourage compliance so you can understand what constitutes proper help, lowering the probability that you will have future Honor Code problems.

Be advised that this information will be used should you be found in violation a second time. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact [us].

You have exactly one week from the receipt of this letter to appeal this decision to the President of the University.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Sincerely,
The Lawrence University Honor Council

You have been found in violation of the Lawrence University Honor Code in Psychology ___ with Professor _________Term II, 1999-2000.

As agreed upon during the sanctioning conference on Friday, April 21, 2000, your sanction is a zero on assignment and a two-letter grade reduction in the course. Please be advised that should you be found in violation of the Honor Code in the future, this violation will be used in determining an appropriate sanction.

Sincerely,
The Lawrence University Honor Council

May 1, 2000

You have been found in violation of the Lawrence University Honor Code for improper registration for Term III, 2000. By forging your advisor's signature on four separate registration documents you have:

Misrepresented yourself to the faculty, registrar's office and fellow students
Misused university resources, including your advisor and the registrar
Unfairly advanced your own academic performance by unfairly registering for classes, as well as gaining the benefit of the S/U option without advisor recommendation
Impeded other students' academic performance by unfairly registering for limited enrollment courses, thereby taking the places of other students who had registered properly

Through these actions you have failed to uphold the responsibilities and stipulations of the Honor Code, resulting in violation of the mutual trust between students and faculty.

The council has determined the following sanctions:

A formal letter of warning
A letter of fact reflecting the nature of the violation that has occurred will be submitted to the Faculty Subcommittee on Administration
An educational sanction will involve a letter to your advisor requesting that, prior to signing any registration petitions this term, she discuss the philosophy of Lawrence's advising system and the importance of the role of faculty advisors in curricular planning.

Please be advised that should you come before the Honor Council in the future, this letter would be used in determining an appropriate sanction. You may appeal this decision to the President of the university within one week of receiving this letter. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. We trust that you understand the severity of your actions.

Sincerely,
The Lawrence University Honor Council

May 1, 2000

You have been found in violation of the Lawrence University Honor Code for improper completion of an academic petition. By forging your instructor's signature on the petition you have done the following:

misrepresented yourself to the faculty, registrar's office, and fellow students.
misused university resources, including your professor and the registrar.
impeded other students' academic performance by unfairly petitioning for a limited enrollment course, thereby possibly taking the place of another student.

Through these actions you have failed to uphold the responsibilities and stipulations of the Honor Code, resulting in violation of the mutual trust between students and faculty. The Council has determined a sanction of an official letter of warning. In addition, the Council will submit a letter of fact to the Faculty Subcommittee on Administration to use when considering any future petition to register for this course.

Please be advised that should be found in violation of the Honor Code in the future this letter would be used in determining an appropriate sanction. You may appeal this decision to the President of the university within one week of receiving this letter. Please feel free to contact any member of the Honor Council with any further questions you may have concerning the Honor Code. The Council appreciates your forthrightness during the hearing.

Sincerely,
The Lawrence University Honor Council

You have been found in violation of the Lawrence University Honor Code as agreed upon in the sanctioning conference on Thursday, May 11, 2000 for improper completion of an academic registration, Term III, 2000. By forging your advisor¹s signature on the registration, you have done the following:

Misrepresented yourself to the faculty, registrar's office and fellow students
Misused university resources, including your advisor and the registrar

Through these actions you have failed to uphold the responsibilities and stipulations of the Honor Code, resulting in violation of the mutual trust between students and faculty.

The Council has determined the following sanctions:

A formal letter of warning
A letter of fact reflecting the nature of the violation that has occurred will be submitted to the Faculty Subcommittee on Administration to use when considering future petitions for this term.

Please be advised that should you come before the Honor Council in the future, this letter would be used in determining an appropriate sanction. Please feel free to contact any member of the Honor Council with any further questions you may have concerning the Honor Code. The Council appreciates your forthrightness during the hearing.

Sincerely,
The Lawrence University Honor Council

May 24, 2000

You have been found in violation of the Lawrence University Honor Code for forgery on your Fall 2000 pre-registration form. By forging your advisor's signature you have shown blatant disregard for the mutual trust between students and professors and misused campus resources including professors and the registrar.

The Honor Council has assigned the following sanctions:

A letter of recommendation to the faculty sub-committee on administration advising them to demand that all of your academic registration for the 2000-2001 school year be administered through academic petitions.
You will be re-assigned to the Dean of Student Academic Services for advising purposes. You are required to meet weekly with the Dean first term of next year for academic planning, discussion of the Honor Code, and other academic issues.

Included in the letter of recommendation to the faculty sub-committee will be a statement of fact regarding your Honor Code violation. These facts may be used in reviewing your academic petitions for your registration for the 2000-2001 academic year by the Subcommittee on Administration. Failure to comply with the specified sanctions will result in a one-term suspension.

Please be advised that these sanctions will be used in determining sanctions for any future Honor Code violation. Sanctions for these violations are likely to include suspension or separation from Lawrence University. Under normal circumstances, the second Honor Code violation results in suspension. However, this sanction is not meant to set precedent for future second violations of this nature.

You may appeal this decision to the President of the University within one week of receiving this letter. Please contact any member of the Honor Council with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
The Lawrence University Honor Council

You have been found in violation of the Lawrence University Honor Code as agreed upon in the sanctioning conference on Tuesday, May 30, 2000 for improper completion of academic pre-registration for 2000-2001. By forging your advisor's signature on the pre-registration, you have done the following:

misrepresented yourself to the faculty, registrar's office, and fellow students
misused university resources, including your advisor and the registrar

Through these actions you have failed to uphold the responsibilities and stipulations of the Honor Code, resulting in violation of the mutual trust between students and faculty.

The Council has determined the following sanctions:

a formal letter of warning
a letter of fact reflecting the nature of the violation that has occurred will be submitted to the Faculty Subcommittee on Administration to use when considering future petitions for next term
a required meeting with Dean Hemwall or Dean Gajewski to discuss the advising system and your advising assignment

Sincerely,
The Lawrence University Honor Council

June 6, 2000

You have been found in violation of the Lawrence University Honor Code for plagiarism on your paper in, ENG ____, Term III, 2000 with Professor _____. You have admitted to breaking the Honor Code through plagiarism from an Internet source. This was an extensive violation as you cut and pasted virtually the entire paper. Additionally, you tried to mislead the Council on a number of occasions in order to underplay the extent of the violation. Finally, this was your second violation this term. Taking these reasons into account, the Honor Council has assigned a sanction of F in course and a recommendation to the Faculty Subcommittee on Administration for a one-term suspension Term I for the 2000-2001 academic year.

You may appeal this decision to the president of the university within one week of receiving this letter. Be advised that this letter may be used in determining a sanction should you be found in violation of the Honor Code in the future. Please contact a member of the Honor Council if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
The Lawrence University Honor Council

You have been found in violation of the Lawrence University Honor Code as agreed upon at the sanctioning conference on Wednesday, June 7, 2000 for plagiarism on a paper in English _____, Term III, 2000 with Professor ______. For this violation we have assigned you the sanction of F in course.

You have submitted a paper containing none of your own work. By unfairly advancing your academic performance and violating the mutual trust between students and faculty, you have failed to uphold the responsibilities and stipulations of the Honor Code.

Please be advised that should you be found in violation of the Honor Code in the future, this letter would be used in determining an appropriate sanction. Feel free to contact a member of the Council with any further questions you may have concerning the Honor Code.

Sincerely,
The Lawrence University Honor Council

You have been found in violation of the Lawrence University Honor Code as agreed upon at the sanctioning conference on Friday, June 9, 2000 for plagiarism on your final project in Biology ____, Term III, 2000 with Professor____. For this violation, we have assigned a sanction of F in course.

You have submitted a project which contained extensive plagiarism taken from another student's work. By unfairly advancing your academic performance, jeopardizing another student's academic performance, and violating the mutual trust between students and faculty, you have failed to uphold the responsibilities and stipulations of the Honor Code.

Please be advised that should you be found in violation of the Honor Code in the future, this letter would be used in determining an appropriate sanction which commonly includes a suspension from the university. Feel free to contact a member of the council with any further questions you may have concerning the Honor Code.

Sincerely,
The Lawrence University Honor Council