Dean of Students

• Contact Information
• The Honor Code Process
• Student Leaves of Absence and Withdrawal From the College

Contact Information

Location: Campus Center, 3rd Floor
Phone: (814) 332-4356
Website
April Thompson - Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students, athompson2@allegheny.edu  

The Honor Code Process

Location: Campus Center, 3rd floor
Email: jadkins@allegheny.edu
Honor Code Website

There is a guide for Faculty here:

Please use the “Report an Incident” link to report an Honor Code Violation.

The Allegheny Student Government and Faculty adopted an honor system in 1960 that, since 1964, has applied to all students admitted to the College. The Honor Code is printed in the Compass Student Handbook and Resource Guide and is administered by a student Honor Committee. If a faculty member suspects that a student has violated the Honor Code, the following procedure generally should be followed:

1. The instructor should arrange a meeting with the suspected student and describe the instructor’s reasons for a possible Honor Code violation. After discussing the case with the student, the instructor may choose to withdraw the complaint or forward it to the Dean of Students Office, which will then inform the Honor Committee. All work/exams should be signed by the student: “This work is mine unless otherwise cited”.
2. If the student admits to violating the Honor Code either to the instructor or to the Honor Committee, an expedited review process may be followed. If the instructor, the student, and a representative from the Dean of Students Office agree to an expedited process, and if the student has not previously been found responsible of violating the Honor Code and does not have more than one Non-Academic disciplinary Warning, then a meeting between those parties will be arranged to discuss and resolve the Honor Code violation. Non-Academic disciplinary history at Suspension, Probation, or multiple Warnings will automatically result in a hearing. If only one prior Non- Academic Warning exists, the student has the choice of a formal hearing or the expedited review process.
   1. The instructor will assign academic course work sanctions, and the representative of the Dean of Students Office, in consultation with the Chair of the Honor Committee, will assign a college sanction. The Faculty member, Honor Committee, and representative from the Deans Office would have access to student history to help support their decision. (Revised Spring 2018, Campus Life)
3. If the student does not admit to violating the Honor Code, or if the student has previously been found responsible of violating the Honor Code or has significant conduct history(see #2), or if the instructor, the student, or the representative from the Dean of Students Office does not want the expedited process to be used, then the case will be forwarded to the Chairperson of the Honor Committee by the Dean of Students Office. If the Honor Committee determines that it is more likely than not that a violation of the Honor Code has occurred, then the case will be forwarded to the Campus Life and Community Standards Committee. If not, the case may be dismissed by the Honor Committee.
4. If the Honor Committee forwards the case to the Campus Life and Community Standards Committee, the instructor will be asked to participate in the Campus Life and Community Standards Committee. If the accused student is found responsible of violating the Honor Code, the Campus Life and Community Standards Committee will recommend an academic course work sanction to the instructor and will assign college sanctions.
5. If the case is not resolved prior to the end of the semester in which the alleged infraction occurred, the instructor should post an incomplete grade in the course. If the alleged infraction is discovered after final grades have been posted, the instructor should contact the Dean of Students Office. The instructor should submit a final grade or a grade change once the case is resolved.

Faculty members are encouraged to notify students at the start of each course of expectations regarding footnoting, citations, use of translations, group study and expectations of group projects, and whether cell phone/electronic devices are permitted during exams. All work/exams should be signed by the student: “This work is mine unless otherwise cited”.

Student Leaves of Absence and Withdrawal from the College 

The Leaves of Absence and Withdrawal From the College policy is printed in the Academic Bulletin and is administered by the Dean of Students.