The following is an update on students who have left the University this semester admitting guilt to an honor offense:
August 31, 2004 A second-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences admitted to plagiarizing a short assignment and a final paper in an introductory level class. The case was discovered and initiated by a faculty member.
October 25, 2004
A fourth-year student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science admitted to stealing and forging a check of another student. The case was initiated by the other student.
November 15, 2004
A first-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences was deemed to have left admitting to a lying offense regarding lying to a professor about a family emergency in order to obtain an extension on an exam in an introductory-level class. The case was initiated by another student.
Ongoing
The Honor Committee is currently investigating 19 cases and has seven trials and two appeals pending.
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