FY 2019 Annual Disciplinary Report for the University of Pennsylvania
To the University Community:
The Office of Student Conduct and the Sexual Violence Investigative Officer are committed to preparing a report to the University community each summer that includes the nature of violations of University rules and regulations and the sanctions imposed. Once again, we are providing our report to the University community.
—Deborah Harley, Sexual Violence Investigative Officer
—Julie Nettleton, Director, Office of Student Conduct
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Incident Type (by respondents) |
Academic Year 2015-2016 |
Academic Year 2016-2017 |
Academic Year 2017-2018 |
Academic Year 2018-2019 |
|
Academic Integrity (total) |
201 |
227 |
210 |
208 |
|
Undergraduate |
149 |
199 |
167 |
150 |
|
Graduate/Professional |
52 | 28 | 43 | 58 |
| Student Conduct (total) | 203 | 180 | 89 | 166 |
| Undergraduate | 175 | 161 | 71 | 152 |
| Graduate/Professional | 28 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
| Academic Integrity and Student Conduct (total) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Undergraduate | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Graduate/Professional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Restorative Practices (Non-Case Participants)* | 12 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| Group Cases (Students Organizations/Fraternities/etc)** | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| TOTAL: | 420 | 427 | 318 | 406 |
*Mediation/Conflict Resolution Services for students were moved in August 2018 to the Restorative Practices at Penn Program.
That program includes a variety of restorative options for resolving case-related and non-case conflicts. See below for number of case and non-case participants.
**Group Cases include several individuals but are being counted as one respondent.
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Case Investigations: Academic Integrity*** |
Academic Year 2015-2016 |
Academic Year 2016-2017 |
Academic Year 2017-2018 |
Academic Year 2018-2019 |
|
Plagiarism |
74 | 122 | 104 | 73 |
|
Unauthorized collaboration/use of another person’s work |
105 | 95 | 44 | 34 |
|
Misconduct during an exam |
11 | 16 | 33 | 12 |
|
Submission of false data |
1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
|
Falsification of grades or transcripts |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|
Other academic violation |
9 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
|
Altering of exam/paper for re-grade |
3 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
|
Misrepresentation of academic records |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
Provided information to another student |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|
Cheating |
42 | 60 | 24 | 52 |
|
Fabrication |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
Multiple submission |
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
Facilitating academic dishonesty |
16 | 23 | 28 | 34 |
|
Unfair advantage over fellow students |
20 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
|
Case Investigations: Student Conduct*** |
Academic Year 2015-2016 |
Academic Year 2016-2017 |
Academic Year 2017-2018 |
Academic Year 2018-2019 |
|
Alcohol violation: First offense |
12 | 41 | 32 | 4 |
|
Alcohol violation: Other |
21 | 21 | 2 | 18 |
|
Assault |
1 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
|
Attempted theft |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Burglary |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|
Disorderly conduct |
54 | 44 | 27 | 11 |
|
Drug violation |
3 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
|
Fire code violation |
5 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
|
Forgery |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Fraud |
3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
|
Fraudulent use of Penn ID |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
Harassment (not sexual harassment which is listed separately below) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Sexual Violence |
7 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
|
Indecent exposure |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
|
Malicious mischief |
0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
|
Miscellaneous security violations |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Disturbance/investigation of person |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Relationship Violence |
4 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
|
Retail theft/shoplifting |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
Stalking |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
|
Theft |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
|
Trespassing |
3 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
|
Vandalism |
5 | 31 | 2 | 5 |
|
Other conduct violation |
19 | 43 | 17 | 60 |
|
Propulsion of object |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Receiving stolen property |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Use or possession of fake ID card |
0 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
|
Recklessly endangering another person |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
Hazing |
3 | 16 | 0 | 3 |
|
Terroristic threats |
1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
|
Ethnic intimidation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Use or possession of air guns/firearms/dangerous articles |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Threats |
1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
Violation of safety regulations |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Dangerous articles in residences |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Noise violation |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Threats with dangerous article |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Computer violation/unethical behavior in the digital environment |
92 | 41 | 11 | 27 |
|
Violation of agreement |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
Misrepresentation of status to the University |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Sexual harassment |
1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
***Number of Case Investigations does not equal the number of respondents because some cases involve more than one type of misconduct.
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Sanctions: Academic Integrity**** |
Academic Year 2015-2016 |
Academic Year 2016-2017 |
Academic Year 2017-2018 |
Academic Year 2018-2019 |
|
Academic support |
79 | 79 | 86 | 116 |
|
Apology |
20 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
|
Counseling |
7 | 4 | 12 | 10 |
|
Essay |
106 | 134 | 90 | 105 |
|
Meet with appropriate person related to charge |
0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
|
Expulsion |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Notation on transcript |
1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
|
Other (specialized) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
|
Probation |
49 | 49 | 13 | 19 |
|
Reprimand |
41 | 62 | 82 | 77 |
|
Suspension |
14 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
|
Suspension not imposed |
28 | 25 | 26 | 32 |
|
Warning |
28 | 39 | 34 | 75 |
|
Withdraw permanently from the University |
0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
|
Withheld/Delayed Degree |
5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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Sanctions: Student Conduct**** |
Academic Year 2015-2016 |
Academic Year 2016-2017 |
Academic Year 2017-2018 |
Academic Year 2018-2019 |
|
Alcohol and drug education/evaluation |
9 | 12 | 45 | 11 |
|
Alcohol/drug fine |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Apology |
4 | 3 | 58 | 6 |
|
CAPS substance abuse evaluation |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
|
Community services |
26 | 46 | 41 | 28 |
|
Counseling |
8 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
|
Essay |
23 | 40 | 9 | 40 |
|
Expulsion |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|
File sharing educational module |
92 | 40 | 11 | 27 |
|
File sharing fine |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Meet with appropriate person related to charge |
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
No contact |
7 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
|
Notation on transcript |
0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
|
Other (specialized) |
9 | 18 | 51 | 7 |
|
Probation |
14 | 20 | 4 | 7 |
|
Reprimand |
24 | 24 | 61 | 27 |
|
Restitution |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
|
Suspension |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
|
Suspension not imposed |
1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
|
Warning |
11 | 18 | 12 | 27 |
|
Withdraw permanently from the university |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Withhold/Delay Degree |
3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
****Number of Sanctions does not equal the number of respondents because some cases result in more than one type of sanction.
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Mode of Resolution of Cases |
Academic Year 2015-2016 |
Academic Year 2016-2017 |
Academic Year 2017-2018 |
Academic Year 2018-2019 |
|
Signed Agreement |
267 | 279 | 254 | 228 |
|
Resolved by Hearing |
7 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
|
No formal disciplinary action/no policy violation or informal resolution |
28 | 66 | 20 | 57 |
|
Restorative Practices (Total Case-Resolution and Non-Case Resolution) |
12 | 8 | 8 | 77 |
|
Required Educational Module (Electronic File-sharing ONLY) |
91 | 40 | 11 | 27 |
|
Unresolved***** |
15 | 21 | 10 | 14 |
*****Unresolved can mean that a student is no longer a member of the Penn community, that the investigation is on-going, or that a determination has been made, but no agreement has been reached.