Roles Within the Academic Honor System
The Honor and Ethics Council hears all cases involving academic misconduct. Its task is to find the truth and render fair judgments.
The following responsibilities are assigned to eligible members of the Wake Forest student, staff, and faculty body:
- Consults with and advises faculty regarding potential cases of academic misconduct
- Determines whether reported allegations will be presented as a case of academic misconduct to be adjudicated via a hearing
- Oversee the HEC process on behalf of the Dean of the College
- Convene and chair hearings to adjudicate cases of alleged academic misconduct
- Recruit, train, and oversee faculty & student Hearing Panelists
Participate in HEC hearings and their deliberations in order to reach a finding regarding the likelihood of academic misconduct and assign sanctions when appropriate.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to a communal effort to maintain academic excellence and honesty
- Reach appropriate resolutions to charges of academic misconduct through fair and deliberative consideration of relevant circumstances
- Assign appropriate consequences for instances of adjudicated academic misconduct
Expectations:
- Maintain privacy regarding all cases
- Acknowledge and avoid conflicts of interest
- Protect availability for hearings as much as possible
- Respond in a timely manner to scheduling requests
- Prepare by reviewing the case materials prior to the hearing
- Keep an open mind and check for biases (your own and others’)
- Ask questions to clarify or gain additional information
- Maintain a respectful and non-adversarial disposition throughout the process
- Manages the logistics and implementation of the HEC procedures at each stage
- Provides support for students