Academic Honesty Panels are made up of two faculty members and three students. The policy defines a “panelist” as:
“Any student or faculty member selected by the Office of Academic Honesty to serve on an Academic Honesty Panel. Panelists must be certified as qualified, willing to serve, and complete an orientation session about this policy. Faculty panelists are drawn from the Corps of Instruction, as defined by the Academic Affairs policy Manual of the university, including, for example, tenured and tenure-track faculty, instructors, lecturers, and other teaching personnel as defined by the Manual. Student panelists must be currently enrolled at the university and must not have violated this policy or any other institution’s academic honesty policy. The panelist’s application serves as an authorization to verify the above information.
Panelists review materials related to the allegation, hear from the instructor and student, and then decide (in private) whether or not a violation of the policy has occurred. As required by the policy, all new faculty and student panelists must attend an informational meeting about the policy and procedures prior to serving on any panels. The total average time commitment is no more than 3 hours once or twice a semester.
Those interested in serving should contact the Director at [email protected].