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Academic Discipline 

The Senate Committee on Academic Discipline operates under the guidelines 

contained in Senate documents AC-49, AC-50 and AC-51. The representation from 

Senate, responsibility, and procedures followed are summarized in the attached? 

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appendix (Approved by Senate March 2, 1981). 

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The committee has heard four appeals during the period covered 

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by this report (March, 1981 - May, 1984). 

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The details are as follows: 

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Level of Decision Original ? 

Decision of SCAD 

Case ? 

Charge 

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Appealed 

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Penalty ? 

Regardf.ngAppeal. 

A (Nov. 81) ? 

Falsifying ? President ? 

Suspend four ? 

Suspension upheld. 

records ? 

semesters 

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(Dec. 81) ? 

Impersonation and ? 

President ? 

Suspend three 

cheating - 

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semesters 

collusion 2 students 

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C (Dec. 82) 

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Copying or 

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Department ? 

Failure in 

permitting copying 

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course 

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0 (Mar. 84) 

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Copying without 

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President ? 

Suspend three 

others knowledge 

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semesters 

Suspension upheld 

penalty increased 

to three years. 

Appeal granted. 

Suspension upheld.. 

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I. SAm U1lMITEE ON ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE (SCAD) - Standing 

(Reporting Category "U") 

Members 

conditions    

Term 

Expiry Date  

Name 

Chairman       

Elected by and  

I yr Sep 

30/84   

M.F. 

Wideen 

from Senate 

Faculty Member 

Elected      

2 yrs 

Sep

30/84   

N.M. Swartz 

Faculty Member 

2 yrs 

Sep

30/84   

T.J. Mallinson 

by

Faculty Member 

2

yrs

Sep

30/85   

A.C. Kazepides 

Faculty Member    

Senate      

1 yr 

Sep

30/84   

A. Curzon 

(Alternate) 

Student       

Selected     

1 yr  

Sep

30/84   

T. Irwin 

Student       

by

1 yr  

Sep

30/84   

N. Carey 

Student 

Student     

1 yr  

Sep

30/84   

T. Uhuliar 

Student       

Society     

1 yr  

Sep

30/84   

U. Ikegami 

(Alternate) 

Registrar ? 

Secretary ? 

H.M. Evans 

(Non-voting) 

RESR)NSIBILITIES 

I. The Committee is the "standing committee of final appeal for students in matters 

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of academic discipline" referred to in various sections of the University Act. 

2.

The Committee is established to hear appeals tram penalties imposed on students 

under "Procedures for Dealing with incidents of Intellectual Dishonesty" and to 

hear such other appeals and deal with such other matters as Senate or the 

Chairman of Senate so directs. 

3.

Senate delegates to the Committee its power and authority to deal with all 

appeals in matters of academic discipline of students. 

a)

It the Chairman is absent fran any Ccmnittee meeting, a quorum of the Committee 

shall elect an Acting Chairman from among voting members present to act as 

Chairman of the meeting while the Chairman remains absent. 

b)

A quorum of the Committee is 5 members entitled to vote at the meeting. 

c)

If a member is involved in a case before the Committee, he or she shall not act 

as a member of the Committee with respect to that case. 

d)

When an appeal has been initiated and new evidence is to be made available the 

Chairman of the Committee, on consideration of the new evidence, may instruct 

that the case be further considered with the new evidence by the previous review 

body, or may permit the appeal to proceed to the Camittee with the new evidence 

to be considered at that level. 

Approved by Senate March 2, 1981 

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