Executive Committee of the Student Body

January 1, 2009

Summary of Executive Committee Honor Activity for the 2008-2009 Academic Year

Investigations: 6

Withdrawals in the face of an Investigation: 0

Closed Hearings: 6

Guilty Verdicts in a Closed Hearing: 1

Not Guilty Verdicts in a Closed Hearing: 5

Student Body Hearings: 0

A member of the Student Body has withdrawn after the Executive Committee found him/her guilty of an Honor Violation in a closed hearing. The Executive Committee determined in the closed hearing that the student violated the community's trust in misrepresenting himself to a local police officer.

In the student's defense, he/she said the admittedly forged false identification was not intended to deceive the officer. However, the Executive Committee determined through credible evidence and deliberation that the student violated the community's trust by presenting the false identification to the police officer.

Minutes from the January 12, 2009 Executive Committee Meeting

1. President Rich Cleary called the meeting to order at 5:45pm.
2. Sophomore Representative Scott Centorino proposed an amendment to the White Book. The language currently reads:
"The Executive Committee may, by vote of more than one-third of the members present, terminate the hearding at any time for any reason. Should the Committee terminate the hearing, this decision shall be recorded as a not guilty, and the accused will remain an active member of the University."
Centorino's amendent reads:
"The Executive Committee may, by vote of one-half of the members present, terminate the hearding at any time for any reason. Should the Committee terminate the hearing, this decision shall be recorded as a not guilty, and the accused will remain an active member of the University."
3. Cleary adjourned the meeting into closed session at 5:49pm.
4. The EC passed Centorino's ammendment and will vote on it at the next meeting.
5. Cleary adjourned the meeting into closed session at 6:08pm.
6. Cleary reopened the meeting at 6:45pm.
7. Cleary adjourned the meeting at 6:45pm.