IR
How many Informed Retractions can you take at UVA?
Each student may only file for one IR during their time as a student.
Who does the student submit a CHI request to?
VCH
What are the three types of panels a student can choose from?
All randomly-selected students, All Honor Committee members, or a Mixed panel.
When is the first time you can provide evidence to your student?
At the IR meeting.
What is the burden of proof at an I-Panel?
More likely than not that an Honor offense occurred.
How many Honor offenses can you include under a single informed retraction?
Unlimited. (There is no limit on the amount of additional offenses the student can submit. However, they must make amends for each additional offense.)
In which scenarios does an I-Panel convene after the full investigation is complete? (Hint: There are two)
1. In a normal investigation without a CHI.
2. When a student requests a CHI and NO IR.
How many observers is the student allowed to bring to a Hearing?
Up to 5 observers, unless more are motioned in at Pre-Hearing.
Do you have to enter contact logs for witnesses that are not the reported student?
YES!
What are the two criteria that must be met for a CR to be accepted, and what do they mean?
Validity: Made in good faith with no prior suspicion.
Completeness: Offense is described, amends are described, both parties have signed.
Whose signatures need to be on a completed IR?
Dean of Students, Academic Dean, Affected Parties, ISO (International Students Only), BONUS: VCI, Student
When is a student eligible to file a request for a Hearing on CHI?
Any time after the student has been informed of the report up to and including the date 7 days after a formal accusation from an I-Panel.
(Not-so-fun fact: There is a typo in the CHI Procedures document that says 10 days. This is incorrect.)
What portion of the panel needs to come from the accused student’s school?
Each accused student may elect to have at least four members of the student panel from their undergraduate or graduate schools or departments.
How many observers can a student bring to his/her interview?
What happens if a fourth-year is reported during the Spring semester, and their I-Panel cannot be scheduled until after graduation?
The student can graduate as normal, and they will receive their degree.
Under what circumstances might an IR period be extended?
Obscene amount of evidence, student decides last minute and commits to taking an IR and getting signatures in a short amount of time after the technical IR period is over.
At what point is a student going through the CHI process deemed to have admitted the “Act” or “Acts” related to the underlying Honor charges?
Any student whose Request for Hearing on CHI has been approved by the Dean.
What portion of the panel must find the student guilty on Act, Knowledge, and Significance in order to reach a guilty verdict?
4/5ths for Act and Knowledge, simple majority for Significance.
How many days the student have to complete their response interview?
They have 7 days.
Name four examples of academic fraud.
(From By-Laws)
- Using unauthorized materials.
- Copying from a fellow student.
- Plagiarism.
- Multiple submission.
- False citation.
- False data submission
- Unauthorized acquisition of advance knowledge of the contents of an exam or assignment.
Under what circumstances can one student’s IR be used as evidence in another student’s case as evidence?
Never.
The Dean will grant the requested Hearing on CHI if they determine that a Panel could reasonably conclude what two things about the alleged CHI?
1. Alleged CHI existed contemporaneously with the reported Honor offense.
2. There was a direct causal connection between the alleged CHI and the reported conduct.
How long after a guilty verdict at a hearing is the student eligible to indicate their intention to file an expedited appeal?
No later than 5:00 PM on the first Wednesday following the date of the hearing.
Up until what point can the student continue submitting evidence?
Up until the final Pre-Hearing.
What are the two types of Appeals, and how long after the Hearing can they be submitted?
New Evidence: 2 years.
Good Cause: 30 days.
(Unlimited New Evidence Appeals can be submitted, one single Good Cause Appeal may be submitted.)