1.  Materials transmitted to AIB.  All requests for a hearing and the relevant materials are sent to the AVPAA or her/his designate who passes them on to the chair of the board.

2.       Consultation and/or Dismissal by AIB Chair.  For those cases that will be heard by the AIB, the chair will at his/her own discretion and after reviewing the documents submitted, call the initiating party in for consultation in cases that seem to be frivolous or to lack substance. After this consultation, the chair may dismiss the case where he/she finds that the case is frivolous.

a.       If the chair dismisses the case on the basis stated in the above paragraph, the student may file an appeal of this decision directly to the AVPAA.  The AVPAA shall review the decision with the chair and may, under extraordinary circumstances, direct the chair to convene a panel to hear the student's appeal. The AVPAA shall overrule the decision of the chair only where failure to do so shall result in unfairness to the student involved.

3.       Mediation.  After reviewing the documents submitted, and if she/he believes that there may be a violation of the Academic Integrity Policy, the chair may call in both the accuser and the accused in an alleged violation and attempt to mediate the dispute. (The student may bring an advisor with him or her to a consultation, but that advisor must be a staff or faculty member of DePaulUniversity or a currently enrolled DePaul student.)

4.       Additional Support Mechanisms

a.       Faculty Ombudspersons.  A faculty member from each college will be appointed by Faculty Council to two-year staggered terms.  A faculty member who is currently serving as a member of the Academic Integrity Board may not be appointed as an ombudsperson.

                                                                                       i.      These faculty members will each function as an ombudsperson for any student to provide clarity regarding the AI Policy and hearing process.

b.       College Consultant.  Each College shall designate an individual whose purpose it is to be familiar with the rules and procedures of the Academic Integrity Policy and who may thereby advise faculty in preparing a case that is to go before the board.

c.       The Advisor.  It is a student's and faculty member's right to bring one advisor to an Academic Integrity Board hearing. All advisors shall be current DePaul community members (faculty, staff, or student) and shall be approved by the Convener of the panel prior to the hearing. The role of the advisor is to act as a support person for the student or faculty by conferring quietly with him/her during the adjudicatory process.

                                                                                       i.      The advisor is not to directly address the adjudicatory agents or anyone else present at the meeting or hearing. Under extraordinary circumstances in which a student or initiating party is unable to fully participate in the hearing, the AIB chair may allow an advisor to represent either faculty or student in these proceedings.

d.         Sanctions That May Be Imposed For Violations. 

                                                                                       i.      Initial Sanctions by Faculty Members.  Initial sanctions, like lowering a grade, failing a student in course or refusing to accept a work product, are sanctions that may be imposed at the discretion of the instructor when a violation occurs in the context of a course.

                                                                                     ii.      Sanctions Available to AIB Panel in Student Appeal of First Violation :  When a student appeals a first violation and the hearing is not mandatory for any other reason, the hearing panel may only opt to uphold the sanctions imposed by the faculty member involved or dismiss the violation, removing any sanctions.  The hearing panel may not impose any additional sanctions.

                                                                                    iii.      Additional Sanctions Imposed by the AIB Panel.  Only the Academic Integrity Board may impose the sanctions listed below. These sanctions may be recommended by a panel only where the violation is a repeated reported offense that has resulted in sanctions or where the faculty member or other party has initiated a hearing.  All sanctions listed below, except for reprimand without transcript notation and educational remedies, will be noted on the student’s official transcript as an Academic Integrity Policy violation and, where the violation occurred in connection with a course, linked on the transcript to that course.  Reprimands without transcript notation and Educational remedies will be recorded only in internal transcript notations.  Records of sanctions imposed will also be maintained by the office of the AVPAA.

1)   A reprimand without transcript notation is an official written censure of the student for violating Academic Integrity policies that will not result in a note on the student’s transcript. As with any other first violation, the finding of a subsequent violation will result in suspension or dismissal.

2)   A reprimand is an official written censure of the student for violating Academic Integrity policies. As with any other first violation, the finding of a subsequent violation will result in suspension or dismissal.

3)   A suspension establishes a fixed period of time during which the student may not participate in any academic or extra curricular activities of the university. At the end of the suspension period, the student will automatically be restored to good standing, unless it is proven that the suspension was violated. Credits earned by a student at another institution during a time period in which that student has been suspended from earning credit at DePaul will not be applied to the student’s DePaul graduation requirement, unless the panel explicitly allows for that option.

4)   A dismissal permanently denies the student the right to participate in any academic or extracurricular activities of the university.

5)   In addition to, or instead of the above sanctions, the panel may impose as a sanction educational remedies designed to assist the student in better understanding the overall impact of his/her academic infraction(s). Such assigned projects might include research projects, the creation of educational materials, completion of a training module on AI policies, or the planning and/or presentation of educational programs related to the policy infraction. Assigned projects may not include physical labor unless they are directly related to the violation(s) and may not be intended to cause humiliation or degradation to the student.

6)  Degree revocation may occur for a graduated student who has violated the Academic Integrity Policy.