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| Academic Integrity Board hearing procedures for faculty |
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The following notes are intended to clarify the hearing process. Please review them in addition to the Academic Integrity Policy.
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| How does a hearing arise? |
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- Mandatory Hearing. If the violation you reported constitutes a student's second offence, there will be a mandatory hearing in the current case.
- Appeal. If a student appeals your finding of a violation, there will also be a hearing.
- Initiated Hearing. Finally, hearings can be initiated by faculty or other parties in order to explore an appropriate sanction that is not available to the faculty member (i.e. where the faculty member believes that failing the course is insufficient as a sanction, or where a member of the DePaul community observes a violation but does not have the ability to grade a student in a course).
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| When is the hearing and do I have to be there? |
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You are the one with comprehensive information of the circumstances and we rely on you to inform the Board of the situation involved.
- Hearings are typically scheduled during week eight or nine of the quarter following the one in which the violation occurred.
- Your attendance at the hearing is required by the Academic Integrity Policy.
- The Board will accommodate your teaching schedule in planning this hearing; however, due to the significant number of individuals who must be scheduled in connection with these hearings, we can only take into account class schedules of all participants.
- Therefore, if you are otherwise unable to attend, the Academic Integrity Policy asks that you arrange for a colleague to represent your position. Please be kind enough to alert Dr. Bryant as soon as you receive notice if you have any questions about scheduling at lbryant2@depaul.edu.
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| What else do I have to do? |
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- If you have not already done so, please forward to Molly Schafer (Academic Affairs, 55 East Jackson) copies of everything that led you to the decision to sanction the student, including a copy of your syllabus, assignment, or other appropriate course-related documents.
- If this case involves a proctor, GA, or other witness, advise that person that they are expected to attend the hearing or ask that person to write a short, specific statement explaining their involvement.
- To facilitate copying for distribution to hearing panelists, make any notations on these documents - to show what has been plagiarized, for example - in pen rather than highlighter.
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| What happens at the hearing? |
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- The Hearing Panel: A hearing panel consists of three faculty members and two students. Until the panel is complete and ready, all other participants will be asked to remain outside of the hearing room.
- Participants in the Hearing: The student is permitted to bring an advisor with him or her to the hearing, but only current members of the DePaul Community - current, enrolled students, staff members or faculty members - are eligible to serve in the advisory role in the hearing. Other than members of the Academic Integrity Board or others participating in the administration of the Academic Integrity Process (including witnesses), no other visitors are allowed to be present during the hearing process. .
- Hearing Process:
- Opening Statements: Each party (student and faculty member) has the opportunity to make an opening statement. The student has the right to choose whether to go first or last.
- Panel Q&A: The panel asks questions of the student and the faculty member to clarify the details of the case. The sanctioned student and sanctioning faculty member may not engage in direct conversation at any time - any questions they have of each other must be directed to the AIB panel convener, who may then choose to ask the question, if appropriate.
- Closing Statements: Each party (student and faculty member) has the opportunity to make a closing statement. The student has the right to choose whether to go first or last.
- Deliberation. After opening statements, question and answer, and closing statements are complete, all parties except members of the Board will leave the room to allow the panel to deliberate.
- The Decision. The hearing panel will reach a decision on the facts in the case: "What actually happened?" and "Did the student violate the policy?"
- Sanctions for violations upheld or imposed mandatory hearing or initiated hearing cases. In cases where the violation marks the student's second or additional offense and/or where a member of the DePaul community other than the student has initiated the hearing, the panel's determination of a violation will be followed by consideration of the appropriateness of additional sanctions.
- Recommendation. The panel will submit a recommendation to the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
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