The Honor Committee convened Sunday for its first meeting of the spring semester, reviewing a bylaw proposal designed to increase efficiency in case processing.
AGF are non-tenure-track professors who hold roles primarily focused on teaching, research, academic librarianship and clinical service.
Administrative tasks — such as scheduling hearings and assigning Counsel — cannot begin until the hearing preferences are finalized.
Since the multi-sanction system’s implementation, the Committee has employed a range of restorative sanctions like ethics seminars, mentorship programs and reflective writings to help students reflect and understand the impact of their actions.
The Committee discussed two potential approaches for determining the relevance of panelist questions.
The Committee is currently training support officers on the updated process.
The proposal raised questions about its alignment with the Committee’s Constitution, specifically regarding representative voting rights..
Will Hancock, vice chair for the undergraduate community and third-year College student, has led planning for the outreach event, which will host informal student discussions on academic integrity.
Sunday’s meeting marked the first of the Committee’s voting days — where proposed bylaw changes would only be voted on on set dates.
The change would allow the Counsel for the Community to outline their arguments for which sanctions should be employed.
