For Students Reporting an Infraction

Overview of Procedures for Students Reporting a Suspected Infraction

You may seek guidance about any Academic Integrity Board issue by speaking to the associate dean of the college, who may be reached at honorboard@smith.edu.

Here is a brief rundown of how to proceed if you believe you have witnessed a violation of the Academic Integrity Statement:

You may speak with the student in question about your observations and inform them that you are going to report them to the Academic Integrity Board or you may ask the student to report herself.

You may also report the suspected infraction directly to the Academic Integrity Board without telling the student in question. The chair will then contact the reported student directly. Your name will not be disclosed to the reported student without your consent.

As the reporting student, you will be called to the Academic Integrity Board to clarify your observations in the matter.

Confidentiality is extremely important: You must not reveal to anyone the identity of the student you reported (other than to the Board), not even to the instructor of the course in which the suspected infraction occurred.