Membership

There shall be an Honor Commission comprised of five undergraduate students, three graduate students,  four faculty members (one from each school/college) and three administrators.  Student members must be in good academic and disciplinary standing.  Faculty and administrative members must be full-time employees of the University.  Normally persons shall be appointed to three year terms, arranged such that new members would constitute approximately one-third of the Commission's membership.

Section 2.

Elections and Appointments

The Student Senate shall appoint undergraduate student members.  The Graduate  Student Association shall appoint graduate student members.  The Provost shall appoint faculty members.  Administrative members, including the Dean of Student Services (ex officio) shall be appointed by the Provost.

The Commission may recommend to the appointing source impeachment of a member for neglect of duty.  Such action requires a two-thirds vote of the Commission. 

Members will remain active on the Commission until replaced according to the procedures described above, or upon leaving the university.  The Commission    may continue to function temporarily while new members are appointed.

Section 3.

Officers and Duties

Officers of the Honor Commission shall include: 

      a) The Chair. 

      b) The Vice-Chair. 

      c) The Publicity Coordinator. 

      d) The Corresponding/Recording Secretary. 

    The Executive Committee, comprised of these officers, shall be elected at the first meeting of the Commission in the Fall semester and shall be made up of one person from each constituency listed above.

    Duties of the Chair include:

    a) Calling and presiding over all meetings of the Honor Commission.

   b) Coordinating activities, such as educational programs and reports of the

          Honor Commission.

   c) Informing the appropriate constituencies of the need to replace Commission

           members.

     d) Acting as liaison to appropriate university groups. 

    Duties of the Vice-Chair include: 

   a) Presiding over all meetings and Commission events in the absence of the Chair.

   b) Assisting the Chair with coordinating activities and educational programs as well as other duties when needed.

  c) Preparing a draft of the Commission's annual report.               

 Duties of the Publicity Coordinator shall include:

    a) Overseeing publicity regarding issues of academic integrity and the Academic Honor Code.

    b) Assisting the Vice-Chair when needed. 

Duties of the Corresponding/Recording Secretary shall include: 

    a) Recording and maintaining a record of the minutes of the meetings.

   b) Maintaining a record of the Commission's activities.

Section 4. 

Responsibilities of Commission Members

Creating and implementing educational programs and publicity which promote 

throughout the campus the principles of academic integrity and the operation of the Academic Honor Code. 

Informing all new undergraduate, graduate students and faculty and staff members of the purpose and operation of the Academic Honor Code. 

Providing advisory support to any student wishing to report a violation or being accused of committing a violation of the Academic Honor Code. 

Assisting in the design and instruction of a non-credit seminar on Academic Integrity. 

Consulting with students, faculty members and administrators on issues of academic integrity at the university.

Informing the Dean of Student Services if a faculty member fails to respond to student report(s) of violations of the Academic Honor Code. 

Providing an annual report to the Student Senate, Graduate Student Association and the Faculty on standards, policies and procedures regarding academic

integrity, recommendations for changes in the Academic Honor Code and a summary of the Commission's activities.

Participating in training programs as appropriate.