20.2.3 HONOR COUNCIL
20.2.3.1 Responsibilities
20.2.3.2 Membership
20.2.3.3 Terms of the Honor Council

20.2.3.1  RESPONSIBILITIES

The Honor Council will provide fair and equitable treatment to Alleged Violators, including:

• Authority
• Jurisdiction
• Notice
• Hearings
• Appeal (other than separations from the University)

 
Students, staff, and faculty will serve on the Honor Council and will be actively involved in developing and enforcing standards pertaining to academic integrity. The duties of the Honor Council members include:

• Attend scheduled meetings of the Honor Council.
• Communicate and promote the Honor System to the Texas A&M University community 
• Serve as neutral investigators of alleged Honor Code violations.
• Serve as panel members during hearings of alleged Honor Code violations. 
• Participate in training as designated by the Honor System Director.

20.2.3.2  MEMBERSHIP

The Honor Council will consist of undergraduate students, graduate students, university staff, and at least two faculty members from each college-level unit. Training for new members will take place each year at the discretion of the director of the AHSO.

• All undergraduate student members are selected through an application and interview process, then verified by the Student Government Association.
• All graduate student members are selected through an application and interview process, then verified by the Graduate and Professional Student Government.
• All faculty members are elected by the faculty of their respective colleges in the Spring elections.
• University staff members are nominated and appointed by the Honor System Advisory Committee.
• Members may be removed from the Honor Council by the Director of the AHSO for violations of System, University, Student, or Honor Council Rules; failure to attend training; and/or failure to perform the duties of their position.

20.2.3.3  TERMS OF THE HONOR COUNCIL

• Members’ terms are two years.
• Terms begin at the end of the spring semester and end at the conclusion of the spring semester of the final year of the appointment.
• Members’ terms may be extended by the director to serve a maximum of five consecutive years unless reelected for additional terms by their peers.
• Replacement of faculty members who resign or are removed may be made by the Honor Council Advisory Committee.
• Replacement of student members who resign, graduate, or are removed may be made by the Honor Council Advisory Committee.
• Active Honor Council members who are staff or students and are performing the duties of their position, as determined by the Director of the AHSO may be invited to continue their service as long as this invitation meets the other requirements outlined immediately above.