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Article VII. Academic Honor Board

SECTION 1. MEMBERS

The Academic Honor Board shall consist of:

A. The chair;
1. The student shall be a senior except if vacated and filled by the secretary of the board.
2. The student shall preside over the board.
3. The student shall have served as secretary the previous year.
4. The student shall be in good academic and honor board standing.
5. The student shall receive all reports of alleged violation of the honor code.
6. In conjunction with the Dean of the College, the student shall be responsible for the introduction of the Academic
Honor System to the new students.
7. In the event that the office of chair is vacated, it shall be filled by the secretary of the board.
8. The secretary of the board shall preside in the absence of the chair.
9. The student shall sit on cabinet.
B. The secretary;
1. The student shall be a junior.
2. The student shall be elected in the spring all-college election of the student’s sophomore year.
3. The student shall be in good academic and honor board standing.
4. The student shall record the minutes.
5. The student shall serve as chair the student’s senior year.
6. In the event that the secretary cannot attend a meeting, notes shall be taken by one of the student representatives.
7. In the event that the office of secretary is vacated, another all-college election shall be held as soon as possible.
C. One representative each from the sophomore, junior, and senior classes, and from the Ada Comstock Scholars class;
1. They shall be self-nominated from the association at large.
2. They shall be appointed by the Committee on Elections and Appointments.
3. They shall be in good academic and honor board standing.
D. Three members of the faculty;
1. They shall be appointed by the president of the college, or his or her designee, for a one- or two-year term.
E. The dean of the college;
F. The dean of the class of the person called before the board shall serve as a non-voting member.

SECTION 2. DUTIES AND POWERS

A. To provide a safe and confidential environment for students to feel comfortable to report suspected infractions.
B. To promote individual effort through academic honesty and intellectual integrity.
C. To oversee and enforce the Academic Honor Code on campus.
D. To educate students on issues of academic honesty.
E. To disseminate information to the community regarding current academic regulations.
F. To prescribe actions in cases of honor code violations by assigning penalties appropriate to the action.

SECTION 3. APPEALS

A. Appeals may be made only on the grounds of gross error in procedure, violation of the students' rights, new evidence, or extreme
bias on the part of the honor board.
B. Appeals may not be filed solely based on disagreeing with the board's decision

Article VIII. College Conduct Board

SECTION 1. MEMBERS

There shall be approximately seventeen (17) and no fewer than fourteen (14) members of the conduct board with approximately an equal
number of juniors and seniors. These positions are also available to Ada Comstock Scholars who have completed the appropriate number of
credits. These positions are appointed in the spring by the current chair and the current vice chair following an application process that shall
be run and monitored by the Elections and Appointment Committee. The incoming chair and vice chair may attend interviews but are not
involved in the appointment of new members. If positions remain unfilled, appointments may be made as necessary by the current chair and
current vice chair. The President of the College will appoint two (2) staff members and two (2) faculty members to serve as Smith community
members of the conduct board. These members are not regular members of the conduct board and are available only to supplement hearing
panels in circumstances described in these bylaws. Community members serve staggered 3-year terms, which may be renewed. The same rules
that apply to the conduct of all conduct board members during the hearing process will apply to Smith community members.

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