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III. Honor
Court
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Jurisdiction:
The Jurisdiction of the Honor Court shall be limited to violations of the Honor Code by students in the School of Medicine. This shall include all MCG-related clinical, research, and classroom affairs and is not limited by the physical boundaries of MCG’s campus.
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Composition:
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Members:
The court shall consist of five members from each class, with freshman members joining during their fall semester. In addition, two faculty members shall serve as voting members of court. These faculty members shall be appointed by the Faculty Senate from the nominations submitted by the student members of the Honor Court and shall remain as faculty members of the court as long as they wish to serve. In the event that there are less than two faculty members of the court, new nominations shall be submitted annually following the election of the new officers of the court at a meeting of the student members of the court.
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President:
The President shall direct the proceedings of the Honor Court and file a record of such proceedings with the office of the Dean, as subsequently directed herein, until a new court assumes its duties. The outgoing President shall preside at the initial meeting of the new court, which shall elect its President as the first order of business. The President-elect shall assume his/her office at the conclusion of that meeting.
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Vice President: The Vice President shall advise the President and shall assist him/her in matters requiring the attention of the Court as described herein. The Vice President shall assume the office of President should the President become unable to discharge his/her appointed duties.
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Secretary:
The Secretary shall record and distribute the minutes of Honor Court meetings and shall maintain a current list of members and their contact information. In addition, the Secretary shall keep a record of all further proceedings of the court and provide it for the President’s review.
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Election
of Members:
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Members of the Honor Court shall be elected from the Freshman class in the fall semester of each year. Honor Court members are not eligible to hold a class officer position at any time while an active member of the Honor Court.
- The President of the Honor Court shall communicate with the President of the Freshman Class at the beginning of the fall semester, in order to select a date for a class meeting for the purpose of nominating and electing the members of the Honor Court.
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The President of the Freshman Class shall notify the members of his class of the proposed date of the election at least one week prior to the election date.
- The nomination and election of new members of the Honor Court shall be conducted by the sophomore members of the Honor Court. These members will make themselves available to the freshman class in the two weeks prior to elections in order to answer questions concerning the Honor Court.
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Term of Service: Each member of the Honor Court shall serve on the Honor Court for the duration of their status as a medical student at MCG, so long as he/she remains in good disciplinary standing at the school. Removal of a member of the Honor Court will remain at the discretion of the President of the Honor Court. Members shall serve for four consecutive years with end of term occurring upon graduation of member’s entering class.
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Replacement of Members: Seniors who graduate early shall not be replaced, but should other members be lost from the court for any reason, they shall be replaced by election from the appropriate class.
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Meetings of the Honor Court:
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The Honor Court shall meet at the call of the President but in no event shall meetings be conducted less frequently than one time each academic semester exclusive of the summer semester.
- A quorum for the purpose of regular business shall consist of not less than 1/2 of the voting members.
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Each new court shall assume office and conduct its initial meeting not later than the second Thursday in December.
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