Student Academic Policies Committee of the Academic Senate

Minutes from the meeting of February 2, 2007

Approved 4/16/07

Present: Dale Courte, Wade Luckett, Mark Brill, Isiah Morgan, Danielle Poe, George DeMarco

Minutes of the Dec 7, 2006 meeting were approved unanimously.

Discussion of the proposed Honor code dominated the meeting. There was a focus on the punitive measures to be attached to offenses. The current policy on academic dishonesty states minimum penalties, but does not directly address maximum penalties, other than a mention that Dean’s have the discretion to expel a student if warranted. A policy

explicitly defining expulsion as a maximum penalty for repeat offenses was discussed. Wade Luckett and George DeMarco will discuss the legality of this with the Legal Affairs office.

Members present felt it was important to incorporate much of the current policy, particularly the definitions of terms used, into the new honor code.

Those members who had been assigned review chapters in the NCA self-study were reminded to complete their reviews. Since it was unclear at this point whether the senate would formally discuss these reviews, it was mentioned that the reviews could be submitted online.

Meeting was then adjourned.