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I. The Academic Honor Code and its fundamental assumptions
"As a member of the Thiel College community, I am dedicated
to the fundamental virtues of academic growth, integrity, and trust. I understand that I am therefore expected
to uphold and adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity. As such, I am responsible for my own work
and will neither give nor receive unauthorized or unacknowledged assistance in any academic endeavors. I also demand
the same standards of academic integrity in my fellow members of the Thiel College community."
A. The Academic Honor Code is hereby established in keeping
with the mission and values of Thiel College as an institution of higher learning.
B. The basic intentions of the Academic Honor Code are as follows:
- 1. To promote the highest possible standards of academic
growth, integrity, and trust among all members of the Thiel community;
2. To provide a forum for individual initiative by members of the Thiel community in minimizing instances of inappropriate
or otherwise dishonorable behavior in academic endeavors.
C. The Thiel community includes students, faculty, staff,
and administration (anyone connected in a direct or indirect way with the academic pursuits of the college).
D. By bringing the issue of academic fraud to the forefront of concern and awareness within the Thiel community,
the Academic Honor Code and its elements will seek to prevent instances of that type of fraud.
E. For the purposes of the Academic Honor Code, academic fraud is constituted by the willful committal of any of
the following:
- 1. Cheating by the use of any unauthorized means;
2. Plagiarism of work that is not entirely one's own without properly attributing credit for that work;
3. Fabrication or falsification of any information, data, or citation;
4. Multiple submission of a single work without the expressed permission of both professors for whom the work will
have been completed;
5. Obtaining an unfair advantage on examinations or assignments by the unauthorized procurement of related materials;
6. Knowingly supporting the academic dishonesty of another individual.
F. Specific guidelines for group collaboration or other means
of assistance will be outlined and authorized by the faculty member of each class.
G. All members of the Thiel community are bound by the Academic Honor Code upon entering the Thiel community.
H. All academic endeavors within the Thiel community, no matter how small or large, fall within the spectrum of
the Academic Honor Code.
I. On every academic endeavor that counts toward a student's grade for a class, the student will demonstrate his/her
adherence to the Academic Honor Code by writing "Pledged:" followed by his/her signature.
- 1. If signed, it is assumed that the student adhered to
the provisions of the Academic Honor Code in completing that academic endeavor.
2. If unsigned, it is the responsibility of the professor in whose class the work was completed to return the work
to the student in question so that he/she may sign the work or explain the lack of a signature.
II. The Academic Honor Council (hereinafter referred to as "Council")
A. In the event that this Academic Honor Code would be violated, the Academic Honor Council is established herein
to provide an objective, administrative mechanism for dealing with inappropriate behaviors that undermine the spirit
of academic growth, integrity, and trust.
B. Constitution of the Council
- 1. The Council will consist of the following:
a. Three student delegates, one from each of the sophomore, junior, and senior classes;
b. Two faculty delegates;
c. At least one alternate student delegate from the sophomore, junior, or senior classes;
d. One alternate faculty delegate;
e. The Dean of the College (in a non-voting, advisory role).
2. In any Council proceeding, the deciding body shall consist of three students and two faculty members.
C. Appointment to the Council
- 1. Any full-time or part-time faculty member may serve on
the Council, provided that he/she will be teaching at the college for the entire academic year in question.
2. Two faculty delegates and one alternate faculty delegate will be selected by the faculty in the spring of each
year, prior to the selection of student delegates for the same coming year.
3. Faculty appointment to the Council will be based on staggered three-year terms, such that no faculty member
may serve more than three consecutive years on the Council.
4. The Dean of the College will be a standing advisory member of the Council, subject to no term limit.
5. Any full-time or part-time student may serve on the Council, provided that he/she will be enrolled in the college
for the entire academic year in question.
6. Students may be appointed to the Council in two ways:
a. A member of the college's faculty, staff, or administration may recommend a student.
b. A student may submit an application and one letter of reference to the Dean of the College.
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