Honor Council

The Honor Council seeks to educate the College community on the principles of academic integrity and to enforce the Honor Code when violations occur.

Full-Time Members:
Hannah Butts
Sarah Gobin, Appeals Representative
Robert Harste
Tara Hill
Trae Long, President
Stephanie Rojas
Cassie Jo Sharman, Remediation Coordinator
Hannah Williams, Recorder
Drew Williamson
Emily Claire Worthey

Alternates:
Jordan Bradford
Nate Crawford
Meldra Hall

Faculty Advisors:
William Paschal
John A. Tures

Principles

To treat every member of the College community with impartiality and respect.
To consider all facts and testimony before discussing or resolving any case.
To preserve absolute confidentiality.
To hold the College community to the highest standard of conduct, both to protect the community and to promote moral development.
To support the mission of the College by conducting programs and enacting policies regarding the Honor Code that contribute to the moral development of the College community.
To understand the fundamental differences between the nature of student discipline regarding academic integrity and the nature of criminal law. The Honor Code, its policies, procedures, and sanctions are meant to be in accordance with the mission of the College. They are not intended to resemble any activities within the criminal judicial process.

Selection

Conducted each spring by the Selection Committee:
   Outgoing SGA President
     Outgoing Honor Council President
     President of the Faculty Assembly
     Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean
     Advisor to the Honor Council
Applicants may self-nominate or may be nominated by a member of the faculty.
GPA requirement: 2.85 or higher
Applicants must attend a mandatory workshop

Honor Council committee member application

The Honor Code

As a member of the student body of LaGrange College, I confirm my commitment to the ideals of civility, diversity, service, and excellence. Recognizing the significance of personal integrity in establishing these ideals within our community, I pledge that I will not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate these unethical behaviors in others.

The Honor Code and its policies and procedures apply to all full-time and part-time students enrolled in all of its undergraduate and graduate programs, LaGrange at Albany, and the Evening College. By matriculation, students acknowledge the Honor Code to be a policy of LaGrange College. The Honor Pledge, "I pledge that I have neither given nor received unauthorized help on this examination or assignment, nor have I witnessed any violation of the Honor Code," is implied whether or not it is written on academic work.

The Honor Code was written by a committee of students and faculty and implemented in 1999. It has as its goal creating a community of scholars based on trust and responsibility.

Comprised entirely of students, the Honor Council has served since its inception to foster academic integrity and to hear cases brought before it when a student may have violated the Honor Code. The Council is entrusted with this responsibility by the college community, and Council members strive to maintain the principles of fairness and respect.