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Honor Council/HIPE Meeting Minutes

Fall 2006 Beginning of the Semester
Honor Council/HIPE Meeting
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, September 14, 2006 at 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
202 Fairchild Hall--Teleconferencing with Salina

Call to Order by Chair Cody Herbster (at 7:30 a.m. and at 3:30 p.m.)
Introductions all around.

Present: Jonathan Aguilar(new), Allan Ayella, Patrick Barton(new), Thomas Basom(new), Jake Bervert(HIPE,new), Christie Besinger, Erin Bodlak, Nancy Bolsen, Morgan Burns(new), Mike Chilton, Taylor Clauson(HIPE), Kevin Cook, Katie Dillon (HIPE,new), Ruth Douglas Miller, Asad Esmaeily, Gretchen Esping(new), Emily Garner (HIPE), Crystal Geist(new), Marcus Geist(new), Cody Herbster, Amy Hubbell, Fayez Husseini, Ryan Jacobs(new), Loni Jensen, Emily Jenson, Myungshim Kang, Barney King, Les Kinsler(new), Dawn Lesperance, Larry Long(new), Helene Mair, Monette McKeeman, Robin Mikols Christy Moran, Molly Page, Whitney Palmgren (HIPE), Charles Pearce, Martha Schneider, Tim Steffensmeier, Matt Teismann, David Vogel, Tom Vontz

Excused: Patricia Ackerman, Sameera Avilala, Joseph Arata, Wendy Barnes, Bernard Pitts, Kory Winterscheidt

Absent: Anna Bonilla, Matthew Knox, Kendall Lange, Jacob Mitchem(new), Jacob Palmateer, Lindsay Podhajsky (HIPE), Kevin Roberts, Brian Sanders (HIPE, new), Meredith Sharp, Kathleen Totman (HIPE, new), Jeff Wheeler(new)


Chair Herbster encouraged Honor Council involvement and leadership opportunities through educating respective college constituents and serving as case investigators and hearing panelists.

Chair Herbster requests that a Vice Chair be nominated and elected during the fall semester in order that that person have experience under the Chair. He will send out an e-mail asking for nominations from the membership.


Director David Allen reported that an informal name change has occurred. To help allieviate confusion for faculty and students on the two offices on campus using the word "Honor" in their titles (Honor System and University Honors Program), the word "Integrity" has been added to the KSU Honor System. Later, when the Constitution comes up for revision, the name will go through an official name change procedure. Director Allen also brought the Council up to date on the status of cases. There are five cases still being investigated and adjudicated. Thanks for all your help and quick responses to requests for service.


Associate Director’s Dr. Helene Marcoux reported on time blocks as a method of knowing who was available at the same time for work on cases. A sheet of names was passed around for members to verify their #1, #2, and #3 blocks of time. A reminder was given that all HC and HIPE members complete the on-line Professional Development Modules and attach the WORD document to verify completion, sending to helene@ksu.edu. Face-to-Face Professional Development Sessions were announced. All new HC and HIPE members, as well as any who did not attend last fall's sessions, must attend one section in each session. Access the Notice to Newbies for more information.


Cindy Friedrich, Administrative Assistant thanked members for quick responses to requests made for information and service.

GTA Loni Jensen reported that there are three Development and Integrity classes up and running for the fall semester. The next classes available will be in the spring 07 semester. Please keep that in mind as you use the D&I course as an educational sanction. Classroom presentations are almost done for the fall semester and we will now concentrate on new faculty orientations.

Molly Coleman, President of HIPE, reported that there are 18 members of HIPE after losing a few and gaining a few. She encouraged attendance at the Professional Development Sessions. She also encouraged HIPErs to serve by giving presentations and being Advisors when needed.

After a few questions from the audience, the meetings were adjourned, both within 5 minutes of the 30 minute maximum!

The next HC/HIPE meeting will occur toward the end of the semester, in the same 2-meeting time format.