For Information
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Annual Report
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S.99-61
1998/1999
University Board on Student Discipline
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Senate Committee on Disciplinary Appeals
This is a combined report from the University Board on Student Discipline (UBSD) and the
Senate Committee on Disciplinary Appeals (SCODA). A summary of the cases heard by
UBSD and SCODA is attached for the information of Senate.
University Board on Student Discipline
The University Board on Student Discipline dealt with six cases in the period September 1,
1998 to August 31, 1999. Of the six cases heard by the UBSD, four cases involved
allegations of academic dishonesty (2 cases of falsification of documents, 2 cases where
someone else's work was submitted as student's own work), and two cases of non-
academic misconduct. In all cases, the Board determined that the alleged offences had
taken place and recommended penalty to the President.
Case 98-6 was dealt with in the period covered by the 1997/98 Annual Report but has
been included in order to update the SCODA decision which was outstanding at the time
that the report was presented last year.
Case 98-9 involved the purchase of an essay from an essay writing agency and the UBSD
was asked to look at the issue of student use of paper mills and the University's response
to the problem. The UBSD canvassed members of the Board, the Ombudsoffice, and the
Director, Secretariat Services, and came up with a number of suggestions which it
forwarded to the President and the Chair of the Committee to Review the Student Conduct
Policies.
UBSD Membership
Faculty
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Students ?
Staff
Eng Choo
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Vishal Bajpai
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Barbara Leighs
James Ogloff
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Richard Walters
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Michael Murdock
Sheila Roberts
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Diane Wallace
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Caryn Cameron
Professor Joan Brockman
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Coordinator
University Board on Student Discipline
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Student Discipline Summary - 1998/1999
Case #
Nature of Offence
Outcome
98-6
Non-academic misconduct. Student sent
President suspended the student for six semesters.
anonymous threatening and abusive e-
Student not allowed to return to SFU unless student
mail to four faculty members.
provides
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Registrar with
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letter from ?
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licensed
psychologist or psychiatrist that student does not pose a
risk to faculty, staff or students.
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The student appealed
to SCODA.
98-7
Falsified information on SFU application
Student admitted the omission.
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Tribunal ?
found
for admission. Student failed to disclose
student's ?
behaviour
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was
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negligent.
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President
attendance at another post-secondary
suspended student for two semesters.
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Not required to
institution on SFU application for
re-apply for admission.
admission.
98-8
Forged signatures on application to
Student admitted forgery. President suspended student
retroactively withdraw from three courses
for three semesters. ?
Student not currently attending
SFU.
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Suspension to commence upon student's return
to SFU.
98-9
Submission of an essay (purchased from
Student admitted academic dishonesty. Penalty
an essay writing agency) as own work
imposed by Department (F in course) to stand, and
President suspended student for three semesters.
98-10
Theft of another classmate's mid-term
Student admitted academic dishonesty. Penalty
examination (worth 25% of final grade)
imposed by Department (F in course) to stand, and
and submission of it as own work
President permanently suspended student from the
University. The student appealed to SCODA.
99-1
Non-academic misconduct. Student pied
President suspended student for two semesters and
the Attorney General during University
required student to write a fetter of apology to persons
event on campus.
involved. The student appealed to SCODA.
99-2
Non-academic misconduct. Fraudulent
Student admitted misconduct.
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President suspended
use of another person's credit card on
student for one semester.
several occasions by student while
participating in a University sponsored
event.
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Senate Committee on Disciplinary Appeals
This report covers the period September 1, 1998 - August 31, 1999. During that period,
the Senate Committee on Disciplinary Appeals dealt with two appeals. The hearing on a
third appeal was deferred until October, 1999, at the appellant's request. The result of
that appeal is included in this report since the appeal would normally have been held
within the reporting period.
Of the three cases heard by SCODA, two involved non-academic misconduct and the
third concerned the theft and subsequent submission of another student's work as the
student's own. All cases were appealed on the basis of University Policy T10-04, section
4.1b), "that the penalty imposed was inappropriate". It was also true of all cases that the
evidence considered in setting the original penalties was uncontested at the SCODA
appeal.
SCODA
Membership
Faculty ?
Students
Sam Black
(To
2000)*
Jessica Bowering
(To
2000)
Dara Culhane
(To
1999)
Lawrence Ho
(To
2000)
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Jenifer Thewalt
(Chair to
May 2001)
Toni MacArthur
(To
1999)
Kathleen Akins
(Chair to
May 1999)
Caroline Murdoch
(To
1999)
Stacy Pigg
(To
1999)
Brian Peterson
(To
1999)
Joseph Peters
(To
2001)
Cohn Percival
(To
2001)
Colleen Collins-Dodd (To
2000)
Shauna Reist
(To
2000)
David Paterson
(To
2000)
Joseph Emerson
(To
2000)
*All appointments officially end on May 31 of the appropriate year.
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Jenifer Thewalt, Chair
Senate Committee on Disciplinary Appeals
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Student Disciplinary Appeals Summary-1998 - 1999
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Outcome
Non-academic misconduct. Student
sent anonymous threatening and
abusive email to four faculty members.
(UBSD 98-6)
SCODA denied the appeal and
clarified the penalty. Registered
psychologist or psychiatrist must
have SCODA documents and
findings in hand when making
assessment of risk prefatory to the
University determining the student's
request to return.
Student stole another classmate's mid-
term examination (worth
25%
of final
grade) and submitted it as own work.
(UBSD 98-10)
SCODA varied the penalty by
reducing a permanent suspension to a
six semester suspension. SCODA
determined that the penalty was
excessive in light of penalties
assessed in other cases.
Non-academic misconduct. Student
pied the Attorney General during
University event on campus.
(UBSD 99-1)
Note: This case would normally have
been heard over the Summer, but was
delayed until October at the request
of the appellant.
SCODA varied the penalty, reducing
a two semester suspension to a one-
semester suspension with 20 hours of
community service work to be
assigned by the Dean of Student
Services during the student's next
registered semester. Letters of
apology to the Attorney General and
the Criminology Students Union also
are required.
98-1
99-1
99-2
