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An electronic recording of the hearing will be made. The recording will remain the sole property of Illinois Tech. No other record of the hearing may be made.
Once proper notification has been given, Illinois Tech reserves the right to hold the hearing whether or not the student elects to participate. Email correspondence sent to the student’s registered iit.edu e-mail address will be considered, and will be deemed for all purposes, sufficient delivery of written notification in any and all instances where written notification is required by or under this Code of Academic Honesty. It is the student’s sole responsibility to monitor their email. The date any such notification is emailed will serve as the start date for any time period within which or after which any subsequent action or proceeding is to commence.
Upon receipt of the findings of the academic disciplinary committee, which findings may include recommended sanctions, the DDAD shall determine the appropriate action to be taken and shall so notify the student. The academic disciplinary committee may recommend, and the DDAD may impose, any of the following sanctions:
• Expulsion from a course. The student is assigned a punitive failing grade of ‘E’ for the course and can no longer participate in the course or receive an evaluation of coursework from the instructor.
• Corrective action. Action that aims to remedy the academic honesty violation and, to the extent feasible, rectify any consequence of the violation, while deterring future violations, which actions could include a disciplinary warning, conduct probation, fine and/or education sanctions, all as defined in Article II, Section C of this Handbook.
• Suspension. Suspension is a status assigned for a specific period of time in which a student’s enrollment is interrupted. A suspended student may not attend day or evening classes, participate in student activities, or live in campus housing. A suspended student may apply for reinstatement at the end of the period of suspension. If reinstated, the student may be placed on disciplinary probation for a period of time designated by the DDAD.
• Expulsion. Expulsion is the complete severance of association with Illinois Tech. Notation of the violation of the Code of Academic Honesty is generally made on the student’s transcript.
In any matter where the DDAD’s determination is to impose a sanction of suspension or expulsion, the DDAD’s determination shall automatically be stayed and the matter referred to the Provost for review. With respect to such a proposed determination by the DDAD, the Provost may make any of the determinations set forth under the Appeals Procedures heading immediately following. Once the Provost’s review has been completed, the DDAD’s determination, as it may have been modified by the Provost, shall become effective. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Student Handbook, no matter so referred to the Provost shall be subject to any further appeals on the basis that the sanction imposed was inappropriate to the offense.
With respect to any and all proceedings noted above, an individual accused of violating the Code of Academic Honesty will be notified of the decision of such proceeding via electronic notification. The decision will be sent to their registered iit.edu e-mail address. Such notification will serve as the individual’s formal and official notification of the decision in the relevant proceeding. It is the individual’s sole responsibility to monitor their email for the decision. The date any such decision is e-mailed will serve as the start date for any time period within which a student must take action to commence any subsequent action, proceeding, or appeal.
C. APPEAL PROCEDURES
An appeal of a decision regarding academic honesty made pursuant to Sections B.2 or B.3 must be submitted in writing to the Dean of Students (dos@iit.edu) within five calendar days of notification of the decision. Supporting information must be submitted with the appeal. An appeal or submission made after this deadline will not be considered, and issues not raised in a timely submitted appeal will also be deemed to have been waived. In both cases, this means that any decision(s) and sanction(s), as the case may be, shall be final.
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