Academic Dishonesty Policy Clarified
By Margaret Tomczak
As we all begin a new academic year, for
some the first on a college level, we should
have a definite idea of our goals. However,
there is something that can alter our future
drastically, and that is academic
dishonesty.
Situations warranting sanctions for
academic dishonesty, adapted from the
"HPER Undergraduate Handbook" are as
follows:
A) Forgery and Alteration such as sub
mitting another student's term paper, writ
ten assignment, etc.
B) Misrepresentation such as having
another student take an exam.
C) Cheating During an Exam such as
using notes, crib sheets or text during an
exam.
D) Aiding and Abetting the Attempt of a
BEHREND COLLEGIAN
VOL. XLVIII
Enrollment Records On
The Increase For 1983-84
Officials at Penn State-Behrend announced that initial enrollment
figures for the fall semester have exceeded all previous records at the
local University.
Still incomplete figures indicate an enrollment of 2,000 students,
an increase of eight percent over the record 1,850 students enrolled
last year. The final total will be even higher. These figures do not in
clude Continuing Education programs either on or off campus.
Penn State-Behrend has experienced five consecutive record
enrollments. This fall, the entire Penn State system changed to the
semester system, and it is the current semester which has topped all
previous records.
The figures are particularly impressive given the approximate five
percent decline in the number of high school graduates this past
spring.
"We are delighted with the initial figures," commented Dr. John
M. Lilley, dean of Penn State-Behrend. "We think our many fine
programs, some newly developed, contributed to the increase.
Without question, the possibility of earning a Penn State degree
right here in Erie also played a factor."
About half of the student population comes from the Erie vicinity,
with Southwestern Pennsylvania accounting for a good share of the
remainder.
Penn State-Behrend offers twenty-seven majors at the
undergraduate levels. The first two years of most of the majors of
fered at the University Park campus are also available.
"This is the beginning of our thirty-fifth year of providing quality
education for Northwestern Pennsylvania," Dr. Lilley stated. "The
figures we have announced today are another indication of the
bright future we face."
SGA Freshmen Senators Announced
By Ed McCloskey
Benita Silverberg and Steven
Goffus were recently elected by
the freshmen class to serve as their
representatives to the Student
Government Association. Steve
and Benita are the first freshmen
senators of the S.G.A. The posi
tions were created in last year's
S.G.A. constitutional revision.
Doug Saltzman, S.G.A. Presi
dent, announced the winners last
Thursday after two days of
voting. Doug said that voter tur
nout was good for the elections.
He said that was due in part to the
number of candidates running. A
considerable amount of materials
by the candidates promoted
higher student interest. Elections
chairperson, 'Tom Hicks said
Dishonest Act such as assisting another
student in the confiscation of exam
material.
E) Providing Misleading Information
such as providing false or misleading infor
mation for missing a class or assignment
and requesting the opportunity to make up
the work (tests, project, etc.) that has an in
fluence on the grade for the course.
F) Plagiarism presenting as one's own
idea, an idea derived from an existing
source without crediting the source.
The policy of Behrend-Penn State
University as reported in the "Policies and
Rules for Students" handbook states that if
a student does not contest the accusation of
academic dishonesty, the instructor may
drop the student from the course. If the stu-
prior to the elections, that the
field of candidates was very
impressive. _
The S.G.A. also conducted
another election: that of the com
muter senator. Doug Gerow was
chosen as one of the 1983-84 com
muter senators by the voting
members of the S.G.A. Previous
ly, only three out of four of the
commuter seats were filled.
In addition to the elections, the
S.G.A. recently conducted tryouts
for the 1983-84 Cub Mascot.
Sophomore Michael Fievet was
selected by the S.G.A. to be the
new cub. His chief responsibility
will be to provide entertainment
with the cheerleaders during spor
ting events.
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Jordan Compliments Penn-State Behrend
By Risa Glick
"I love to come to Behrend, it is
such a beautiful place." This was
the description given to Behrend
College by Mrs. Jonelle Jordon,
wife of Penn State UniversitP.
President, Bryce Jordon. The Jor
dons made a trip to Behrend on
September 20, to help celebrate
the school's 35th anniversary.
Mrs. Jordon says it is simply
beautiful what the Behrends have
done for so many students. She
stated that "the history leading up
to the current status of this in
stitution is fascinating." Dr. Jor
don's allurement with l3ehrend
College was revealed when he told
me, "the donation of 400 acres of
land by Mary Behrend was a
priceless gift to Penn State as well
as to the students." •
Dr. Jordon had many other
positive comments concerning
Behrend College. He considers
Behrend to be a "superb small
university, led by a top grade ad
ministrator, Dean Lilley." Dr.
Jordon feels that the academic
quality of Behrend is extremely
dent is dropped from the course, the grade
will be recorded as F.
If a student is accused of academic
dishonesty and does not contest the accusa
tion, the student will not be allowed to drop
the course under Section 34-89, nor will the
symbol "W" be reported for the course if
the student withdraws from the University
under Section 56-30.
If a student is accused of academic
dishonesty and decides to appeal the in
structor's decision or through the Universi
ty appeal procedure, the student will not be
allowed to drop the course under Section
34-89, nor will the symbol "W" be
reported for the course if the student
withdraws from the University under Sec
tion 56-30. If the appeal procedure has not
been completed by the end of the semester,
Behrend students stroll from classes
high and put emphasis on the
liberal arts program. "The quality
of the faculty at this campus is
outstanding," commented
Jordon.
I asked Mrs. Jordon about her
husband's new position as Presi
dent of Penn State. Her reply was,
"it's fun; fun being around
schools. I love the atmosphere
because school is the most
the symbol "DF" shall be entered on the
student's transcript until the appeal pro
cedure is completed.
Following the procedures for adjudica
tion of cases of alleged violations of
University regulations, if the instructor
takes action other than that recommended
by the University hearing board, the stu
dent may appeal to the dean of the college
in which the violation occurred. If the case
is not resolved at that level, the University
provost shall make the fmal decision.
After reading this article, students should
be familiar with the meaning of the policy
of Behrend-Penn State University, regar
ding academic dishonesty. Questions regar
ding this policy can be directed to the Stu
dent Government Association.
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marvelous place in the world."
The Jordons were very ap
preciative of the reception given in
honor of their visit to the Behrend
campus. They enjoyed meeting
the Behrend faculty and were ex
cited that a few students dropped
in to introduce themselves. They
look forward to visiting Behrend
again soon.
SEPT. 29, 1983
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