Agenda for Faculty Council

March 21, 2000

Hill 19

 

1.       Announcements

  1. Request for volunteers for the Faculty Council Nominating Committee

b.    People who want to make an announcement please contact Dot Doyle

  1. Board of Trustee reports

 

2.       Approval of the minutes from February 21st

 

3.  Discussion items

 

·          Academic Honesty and the Code of Conduct: We will discuss the response of the Board of Trustees to the revised Code of Conduct.  The Code as we presented it was not approved.  There was concern that several of the items were listed as both level 2 and level 3.  Of particular concern was academic dishonesty.  The APC is working on new wording.  The changes that pertain to academic honesty will be discussed.  Exerpts of the latest version are provided below and the entire document is attached if you would like to see it.  Discussion led by John Woodmansee.

 

·          The academic program:  What do we wish to accomplish in the academic programs at NCSSM?  What are our goals?  How do student and teacher workload, interdisciplinary courses, graduation requirements, alt day and miniterm meet the needs of our intended academic goals?

 

The recommedation of the APC is that academic dishonesty be only a level 3 (the highest level)

Faculty members on the APC are: John Woodmansee, Gail Hudson, Julie Graves, Lucia Stadter, Joe Liles and Dot Doyle.  The committee will meet on Monday 3/20 - if you have questions or suggestions, please talk with one of these faculty representatives.

 

Definition and Examples:

Level III violations of the Code of Conduct are the most serious and could result in dismissal on the first offense and must be reported immediately to the Assistant Director of Student Life or the Assistant Director of Academic Programs. Examples of Level III violations include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

1.      Academic dishonesty, such as cheating, plagiarism, misrepresentation, and the inappropriate use of technology in the learning process;

2.       Violations of State or Federal law;

Possession, transportation or use of a controlled substance; misuse of prescription drugs; possession of …

 

Procedures:

The Assistant Director of Student Life or the Assistant Director of Academic Programs, upon notification of a possible Level III violation, will review the evidence to determine if there is sufficient cause to suspect a Level III violation has occurred. If that is determined, the Assistant Director reports the violation to the Director of Student Life and the Director of Academic Programs.  After a consultation between the two Assistant Directors and the two Directors, a Level III Hearing is authorized and the student, parents or guardians and Student Support Team are notified in writing of the charge. If it is determined that a Level III Hearing is not warranted…