Does a conflict of interest exist between the investigatory and judicial nature of the Honor Code?
After reviewing the investigatory and judicial processes of the Honor Council, the committee concluded that no conflict of interest would exist between these two roles provided that each Honor Council member serves in one capacity or the other, but not both, in the same case. The proposed Honor Code specifies that each member will not serve on the Honor Hearing Panel for a case in which the member served as an investigator. • What would be the faculty member s role in the investigation? Would they have to continually push an investigation through the Honor Council? The faculty member s role in the investigation of a act of dishonesty depends on the individual faculty member’s preferences. Faculty members may either turn the case directly over to the Honor Council or may choose to deal with the issue themselves. If the faculty member chooses to handle the matter alone, it is their responsibility to set up a meeting time with the student, determine and act upon the appropriate sanction,
