Foster and promote a sense of respect and consideration of others. Ensure a safe, learning environment and pleasant workplace for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Create a positive learning environment through behavior defined as civil. Civility at BCCC is defined as behavior that demonstrates respect for the rights, needs, and feeling of others.

The current Student Code of Conduct has not been updated since Centralization of Judicial Services. One (1) Judicial Affairs process for all Student Code of Conduct issues. Provide a wider variety of services to faculty, staff, and students to ensure a safer & more civil learning environment.

The Center for Academic Integrity (CAI) defines integrity as a commitment, even in the face of adversity, to five fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility. From these values flow principles of behavior that enable academic communities to translate ideals to actions”. DISHONESTY OR NEGLIGENCE-RESOLVING THE INTENTIONAL/KNOWING CONUNDRUM IN ACADEMIC INTEGRITY CASES-DEBOWES & GREGORY

According to the Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA) Statement of Best Practices (2003):  “Plagiarism “occurs when a writer deliberately uses someone else’s language, ideas, or other original (not common-knowledge) material without acknowledging its source”  A student who attempts (even if clumsily) to identify and credit his or her source, but who misuses a specific citation format or incorrectly used quotation marks or other forms of identifying material taken from other’ sources, has not plagiarized, instead, such a student should be considered to have failed to cite and document sources appropriately (WPA, 2003)

According to Gary Pavela, Director of Academic Integrity, Syracuse University:  “The courts have consistently held that academic dishonesty is a disciplinary, not an academic offense. Pavela continues by stating “I think academic dishonesty cases should be resolved within the division having the most disciplinary experience, usually that means Student Affairs. Developing and monitoring academic integrity policies, however, can be a joint and shared responsibility between academic and student affairs. The University of Maryland has followed that model for years”.

Baker (2008) survey of ASJA member institutions found:  Student Affairs administrators were involved in the resolution of academic misconduct complaints of 74% of respondent institutions. DISHONESTY OR NEGLIGENCE-RESOLVING THE INTENTIONAL/KNOWING CONUNDRUM IN ACADEMIC INTEGRITY CASES-DEBOWES & GREGORY

CollegesTypes of Sanctions Administration Academic Affairs Administration Student Affairs Howard CCEqually Weighed Carroll CCLevels of Infraction CCBC-All Campuses Levels of Infraction RutgersLevels of Infractions

Identify incident of Academic Dishonesty Attempt to resolve issues with the student Consult with Academic Dean, if necessary File an Incident Report with the Office of Student Judicial Affairs-with recommendation of level of infraction

Tracking of the # of reported incidents Scheduling & Executing Incident Management Advisory Committee (IMAC) hearing Ensure fair & equitable sanctioning Implement & monitor student sanctioning Place proper notations on student’s record

Purpose of proposed levels of sanctioning Level 1-unintentional/accidental Level 2-repeat level 1 or intermediate offense Level 3-repeat level 2 or deliberate & intentional misconduct

Final Code of Conduct Review - Dr. Harvey-Smith, Vice President of Student Affairs Present to SEC President’s Staff College Council Board of Trustees