University Academic Integrity Committee
The University Academic Integrity Committee evaluates student appeals of academic integrity violations. See Policy 216: Student Academic Integrity for committee procedures and information about how the voting members are selected. There is additional information about appeal hearings for students and for instructors.
There are 12 voting committee members: one faculty member from each College/School and four student members.
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- Cara Sisk, faculty, College of Agriculture & Human Ecology (alternate: Jim Baier)
- Philip Davis, faculty, College of Arts & Sciences (alternate: Debbie Barnard)
- Robert Wilbanks, faculty, College of Business (alternate: Sean Alley)
- Jeremy Wendt, faculty, College of Education & Human Sciences (alternate: Christy Killman)
- Jeffrey Austen, faculty, College of Engineering (alternate: Tristan Hill)
- Wendy Mullen, faculty, College of Fine Arts (alternate: Jayce Clemons)
- Mark Warnick, faculty, College of Interdisciplinary Studies (alternate: Steve Sharp)
- Stacey Browning, faculty, School of Nursing (alternate: Susan Piras)
- Kathryn Dye, student
- Jimmy Guadalupe, student
- Kelsey Hewitt, student
- Braxton Westbrook, student
There are three non-voting* committee members (*in the case of a tie vote, the AIO votes to break the tie).
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- AIO: the university's Academic Integrity Officer, who also serves as the committee chair.
- Major Dean: the Dean or designated representative of the College/School of the suspected student’s major.
- Course Dean: the Dean or designated representative of the College/School where the course is offered.
The Major/Course Deans or designated representatives include:
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- Darron Smith, College of Agriculture & Human Ecology
- Daren Snider, College of Arts & Sciences
- Tom Payne, College of Business
- Matt R. Smith, College of Education & Human Sciences
- Kumar Yelamarthi, College of Engineering
- Jennifer Shank, College of Fine Arts
- Mike Gotcher, College of Interdisciplinary Studies
- McKenzie Raab, School of Nursing
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Quorum
An appeal hearing can only happen if there is a quorum. As per Policy 216, a quorum includes at least 7 voting committee members; there must be at least 2 students and at least 5 faculty.
Confidentiality
All committee members must adhere to FERPA and keep committee-related information confidential. They should not discuss the student's identity, instructor's identity, charging details, appeal details, or hearing details with people who are not involved in the academic integrity violation process.
