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Spelman Spotlight March 12, 1980
Statement Of
Academic Honesty
The faculty of Spelman College have adopted the following
policy to effectively deal with the problem of academic dishonesty.
Students should read it carefully.
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Spelman News
Ms. J an Douglass discussed her
recent trip to Iran at an informal
gathering in the Conference
Room of the Manley College
Center on Spelman’s campus
Wednesday, February 27th at 4
o’clock
Ms. Douglass is Director of the
Community Relations Com
mission as well as the Director of
the City Commission on the
Status of Women and a Coor
dinator of Sojourner South.
Spelman Honors
Outstanding Students
Academic dishonesty (sub
mitting work that is not one’s
own, such as cheating on exams
and plagiarism on papers) is
prevalent in American higher
education. In recognition of the
harm that academic dishonesty
imposes upon the integrity of the
educational process, the Faculty
of Spelman College
acknowledges that the problem
exists, and that it intends, collec
tively and individually, to take
appropriate measures in dealing
with dishonesty whenever and
wherever it is encountered. The
faculty assumes that all students
know that academic dishonesty is
not proper and that they are
aware that it will not be tolerated.
Concerted action on the part of
the faculty and cooperation from
students concerned with the in
tegrity of their education are
necessary if high standards are to
be sought and maintained, not
only academically, but in fairness
to those who truly seek to
educate and to be educated.
In accordance with this view,
the Spelman Faculty adopts the
following policy. For the first of
fense of academic dishonesty, the
student will receive an “F” in the
course; for the second offense,
the student will receive an “F” in
the course and will be suspended,
that is, she will not be permitted
to enroll the following semester;
and for the third offense, the
student will receive an “F” in the
course and will be dismissed from
the college at the end of the
"Pre-medical training ai
Morehouse College has been one
of the institution’s greatest
strengths over her 112 year
history. The grant received from
the Robert Wood Johnson Foun
dation will further solidify
Morehouse’s pre-eminence as a
developer of future physicians,”
stated Dr. Hugh M. Gloster,
President of the Atlanta liberal
arts college.
The
semester. If academic dishonesty
occurs in collaboration with
another students or students, this
policy will apply to all students
involved.
The procedures to be followed
in implementing this policy are:
1. The faculty member
teaching the course in which an
alleged incident of academic
dishonesty occurs will fill out a
form identifying the student (s)
involved and will provide exact
details of how the alleged in
cident occured. Copies of this
form will be sent to the Dean of
the College immeadiately and the
Dean of the College will in turn
notify the student (s) of the
charge placed against her.
2. The student has three days
in which to file an appeal with the
Dean of the College.
a) If the student does not ap
peal the charge to the Dean of
the College, the Dean will notify
the faculty member who will drop
the student from enrollment in
the course and will award the
student an “F”. The Dean will
also notify the student and her
parents. If the student does not
appeal and it is her second or
third offense, the Dean will notify
the faculty member who will drop
the student from enrollment in
the course and will award the
student an “F”. The Dean will
also notify the student, her paren
ts and the proper officer of the
College as to the status of the par
ticular student (i.e., suspension oi
dismissal).
Morehouse to sponsor a broad
range or programs for students
from Morehouse and the other
Atlanta University Center in
stitutions. The Atlanta Con
sortium will also be linked under
the grant support with several
M.D. degree granting in
stitutions, including Emory
University School of Medicine,
Meharry Medical College,
Howard University College of
Medical
b) If the student appeals, the
Dean of the College will convene
an Academic Appeals Board who
will hear the appeal. The appeals
board shall consist of one faculty
representative from each division
plus one faculty member selected
by the student. Of the six mem
bers of the board (one from each
division plus the student-selected
faculty member), only five will be
voting members. The one faculty
who does not vote is the
divisional representative from
the same division as the one the
student selected for her faculty
representative. After hearing
testimony and evidence by the
student (s) involved and the
faculty member who witnessed
the alleged incident of academic
dishonesty, the board will vote
with a majority determining
whether or not the student will
receive an “F” in the course (for
the first offense), an “F” in the
course plus suspension (for the
second offense) or an “F” in the
course plus dismissal (for the
third offense). The appeals board
will notify the faculty member,
the student (s), the parents and
the proper officer of the college.
c) A decision of the Academic
Appeals Board may be appealed
to the Judiciary Board or Board
of Review within three days of
notification of the decision.
3. A student from another cen
ter institution has the right of ap
peal to the Academic Appeals
Board. If the student does not ap
peal or if the student does appeal
and the Academic Appeals Board
sustains the charge of academic
dishonesty, the Dean of Spelman
College will notify the academic
Dean of the student’s institution
of the incident. Final disposition
in terms of suspension or
dismissal will rest with that in
stitution.
College of Georgia.
Joining Dr. Gloster in an
nouncing the grant, Dr. Haynes
reference to a three-year grant ot
said, “We are extremely grateful
for this support from the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation. We
see this grant enabling us to
double the number of students
who will graduate from Atlanta
University Center institutions and
go on to medical schools in
Atlanta and throughout the
nation.”
Spelman’s President, Dr.
Donald M. Stewart; Academic
Dean, Dr. Kathryn Brisbane; and
faculty members honored 112
outstanding young women of the
College at the Blue and White
Honors Banquet. These students
were listed on the Honor Roll in
both semesters of the 1978-1979
academic year. A grade point
average of 3.00 or above with no
grade below “C” is required. Ten
of the students had a cumulative
average of 4.00 for the academic
year. President Stewart presen
ted the following students with
corsages as special recognition
for their accomplishments: Dena
Johnson, sophomore; Michelle
Mathews, sophomore; Pamela
Scott, sophomore; Shelia R.
Brown, senior; Judith Erwin,
senior; Gail Pugh, senior; Janet
Wills, senior; Patricia Wilson,
senior; Leslie Hill, junior;
Pamelor Moore, junior; Jan
Primus, junior; and Tanya Trip-
pett, junior.
Dr. Shirley Marks-Brown, '69,
was speaker for the occasion. Dr.
Brown is Assistant Professor of
Psychiatry and a Unit Ad
ministrator for the Veteran’s Ad
ministration Hospital in Houston,
Texas and coordinator for the
Far West Region of the National
Alumnae Association of Spelman
College. She received the MPH
Degree from the Harvard School
of Public Health in 1967, the MD
Degree from Harvard Medical
School, Harvard University, in
1973, and the Bachelor of Science
Degree from Spelman in 1969.
As a Merrill Scholar, she visited
and studied in Vienna, Austria
for one year prior to graduating
from Spelman.
Other outstanding young
women honored at Spelman are
the students elected to the 1979-
80 edition of Who’s Who Among
Students in American Univer
sities and Colleges. Twenty-seven
students were selected as being
among the country’s most out
standing campus leaders based
on their academic achievement,
service to the community, leader
ship in extracurricular activities
and future potential. They join an
elite group of students selected
from more than 1,200 institutions
of higher learning in all 50 states,
the District of Columbia and
several foreign nations.
Students named this year are:
Angela A. Birch, J ocelyn Patrice
Bradley, Sherry L. Bj**-4«- Min
nie Marilyn Brown, Shelia Renee
Brown, Lisa Alva Bynes, Sharon
L. Carter, J aniki E. Darity, Don
na Yvonne Dunlap, Stephanie
Francine Edwards, Judith
Kathryn Erwin, Dana Michelle
Franklyn, Cathy Renee Henry,
Reba LaShun Hill, Carolita Ver-
dette Jones, Sandra Y.Lewis,
Terri Denise McFadden,
Sharonetta McIntyre, Kim
Theresa Morris, Gail Marie
Pugh, Hazella Corrine Rollins,
Deirdre Rose Sams, Angelia
Regina Souder, Sheryl Lynn Sut
ton, Tanya M. Trippett, Patience
Onyedinma Udunka, and Alison
Walton.
Pi Mu Epsilon
By Angela D. Benson
The Georgia Delta Chapter of
Pi Mu Epsilon, Fraternity, Inc., a
national mathematical fraternity,
initiated 14 new members on
January 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Manley College Center Con
ference room. The initiates were:
Melvis E. Atkinson, Morris
Brown College; Bruce Caine,
Morris Brown; Charlotte W,
Elder, Morris Brown; Henrv
Gore, Morehouse; Johnny L.
Houston, Atlanta University;
Rose M. Lowe, Spelman; Mildred
V. Lurry, Atlanta University;
Shirley Marshall, Spelman;
Melony Sanks, Atlanta Univer
sity; Nagambal D. Shah,
Spelman; Hasan Shehada, Atlan
ta University; Shiang Shyoung
Shen, Atlanta University; Phyllis
C. Swain, Spelman; and Pei-Chun
Tsai, Atlanta University.
Dr. Johnson
Will Attend
Haiti Carnival
Dr. J oyce J ohnson has oeen in
vited to attend the celebration of
Carnival in Haiti by President
J ean Claude Duvalier, President
for Life. President Duvalier
heard Dr. J ohnson perform in the
Black Arts Festival in Port au
Prince in August, 1979. As a
result of her splendid per
formance, he has invited her to
return to his country as guest of
the government. While there, she
will give a few performances at
his request.
This summer, Dr. J ohnson per
formed with the Atlanta Sym
phony during their final summer
concert in Piedmont Park. She is
one of few women in the United
States to possess the advanced
degree of Doctor of Music in
Piano performance.
Morehouse Receives Grant
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s grant of $384,995 to Morehouse College will
enable the college to prepare twice as many students for attendance to medical schools
such as the Morehouse college College School of Medicine.
grant will enable Medicine, and the