Academic Dishonesty:

Cheating, Using unauthorized materials or devices during an exam, or copying answers from another student

Plagiarism, Using another person's ideas, words, or work without giving credit

Fabrication, Creating or altering information in an academic exercise, such as inventing a citation or data

Collusion, Working with someone to complete an assignment that should be done independently

Misconduct Issue:

This is a possible improper or wrong behavior: This can be a violation of the Student Conduct Code.

The Student Conduct code can be found here:

https://manoa.hawaii.edu/studentsuccess/conduct-code/policies/

Allegations: Claims or accusations that someone has done something wrong, typically without proof yet. Needing investigation.

Constituents: Members or participants of a particular group or organization. In this case, members of the University community. This can be community members, staff, faculty, and students.

Administrator: A person responsible for managing or overseeing operations, in this context, overseeing student conduct cases. This is generally the Director of Student Conduct and the Assistant Director of Student Conduct.

Adjudicated: To make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or issue.

Discretion: The freedom to make decisions according to one's judgment. In this case, it refers to the Senior Student Affairs Officer having the authority to decide how to handle cases.

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act): A U.S. law that protects the privacy of student education records. The form referenced is related to giving permission for a support person to access or discuss a student’s records. More information about FERPA is here: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/registrar/student-records/ferpa-for-students/

Sanctions: Penalties or corrective actions imposed as a result of violating rules, student conduct code, or community standards.

Restitution: Compensation or making amends for a wrongdoing, either through services or by paying for damages.

Substantive: Related to the essential content or facts of a matter, as opposed to procedural aspects.

Deliberations: The process of carefully considering or discussing something.

Appellate: Related to the process of appealing or reviewing decisions made.

Prejudice: Bias or harm resulting from a decision or action that can affect fairness or outcomes, especially in legal or formal contexts.

Hold: A restriction placed on a student's account that prevents certain actions, like registering for classes or accessing transcripts, due to non-compliance with making an appointment, following up with an office, or not completing a sanction by the dead line.