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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. Page 5 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