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BY KRISTA M. TORRALVA The Shorthorn staff A rise in academic dishonesty is spurring the university to implement a new honor code effective in the fall, Student Conduct director Heather Snow said. The Student Conduct Office had 183 referrals for students... More

BY KRISTA M. TORRALVA The Shorthorn staff A rise in academic dishonesty is spurring the university to implement a new honor code effective in the fall, Student Conduct director Heather Snow said. The Student Conduct Office had 183 referrals for students in connection with academic dishonesty during the 20082009 academic year. That number nearly doubled to 325 for the 2010-2011 academic year, Snow said. As a result, Student Conduct was a part of a task force Frank Lamas, vice president of Student Affairs, and former Provost Don Bobbitt convened to look at the issue of scholastic dishonesty on campus, as well as what the university can do to prevent it, Snow said. The office plans to hire an assistant director for student conduct. That person will be responsible for handling all academic dishonesty cases. The office and David Silva, vice provost for Academic AfT H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Tuesday February 7, 2012 Volume 93, No. 72 www. theshorthor Less