Honor Committee
The Committee is comprised of students from each school who are in charge of honor trials, investigations, and educational sessions. Each school within the University has two positions on the Committee, except for the College of Arts and Sciences, which has three.
The Honor System
Dating back to the 1850s, the honor system is student run and is comprised of three basic rules: no lying, cheating, or stealing.
Any student found guilty of breaking these rules will be asked to leave. These three rules are fairly clear in most classes, but studio courses can be more ambiguous because studios thrive on the free exchange of ideas among faculty and students. While the School of Architecture has no written policy about what constitutes an honor violation in studio, the following guidelines are generally operative:
- It is assumed that work presented for juries is the work of the student.
- Students are expected to observe deadlines set by faculty members for the completion of projects.
- Tools and other supplies should be borrowed only with the owner’s permission and returned promptly.
Students in doubt about proper standards of conduct should consult with their design instructor and/or the School’s Honor Committee representative.
For more information please see the Honor Committee
Website.
Elections
Elections are run by the Student Council and occur in the beginning of November.
