However, the faculty member assigned to teach the course retains the final responsibility for assigning the course grade. If the student writes a letter to the Vice President for Academic Affairs to be put in the file of the faculty member, a copy of the letter will be given by the Vice President for Academic Affairs to the faculty member and to the person who served as the mediator, so that they may be informed of the comments. The person who served as mediator will prepare a brief summary of the interaction with the student, and its outcome, and will give a copy of the summary to the student, the faculty member, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs. He or she will also retain a file copy. The file copy and the Vice President's summary will be retained through the subsequent evaluation period of the faculty member, in case it would need to be referred to for any reason.
Plagiarism is the presentation of someone else's product, words, ideas, or data as one's own work.
When a student submits work for credit that includes the product, words, ideas, or data of others, the source must be acknowledged by the use of complete, accurate, and specific references, such as footnotes. By placing one's name on work submitted for credit, the student certifies the originality of all work not otherwise identified by appropriate acknowledgments. A student will be charged with plagiarism if there is not an acknowledgment of indebtedness. Before determining an appropriate disposition of the situation the faculty member is encouraged to consult with the Vice President for Academic Affairs to see if there are other instances of academic dishonesty by the student on file in the Vice President's records. A brief report of the incident and penalty imposed will be filed with the professor's department chair and the student's advisor.