<p>Hello i have a huge problem and I'm scared. I go to Passaic county community college and I'm taking a chemistry class, the professor sent us a link of a school video and i uploaded it to youtube for simplicity and time sake just one video 20 minutes long results this video was school property. she found out and reported me to the dean of student judicial officer. </p>
<p>this is the e-mail</p>
<p>Please let this serve as official notice that you are to meet with the Dean of Student Judicial Officer, Mr. ****** Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in room E103 (Student Activities Office) related to an incident that was reported to my office .You have breached the following violations of the Student Code of Conduct.
Section V, Subsection A, Number 13(c) – Acts of dishonesty, including, but not limited to, the following: c. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of any College document, record, instrument of identification, or electronic parking device.</p>
<p>prior to this letter my professor told me to delete the video off Youtube which I did right at that moment. Is my last semester at PCCC and I got accepted to Rutgers as a transfer student, I'm going to send an updated transcript of the class that I took there. I want to believe is going to be a written warning. will this disciplinary action show up on my transcript?
I'm really concerned for my situation. is my first time in 3 years there getting in trouble. thanks</p>
<p>If it was an honest mistake and you immediately deleted it, throw yourself on the mercy of the Dean with an honest and complete accounting of what happened. Quite frankly, if you posted it with no dishonest intent for the sake of convenience and removed it immediately upon being requested to do so, what you did was a violation of the code, but the professor is being a bit of an a**. I wouldn’t use that as an argument, pleading honest mistake is much more sympathetic, but I wouldn’t expect more than a light wrist slap and no problem with your transfer to Rutgers.</p>
<p>And once safely there, a “nice” review on RateMyProfessor seems in order.</p>
<p>MrMom, why would you advise a student to take revenge on a professor by slamming her on RateMyProfessor?
OP has admitted that he/she did upload the video so there actually was a violation of the Student Code of Conduct and the professor may be required to report that as a condition of employment, so giving a “nice” review after the situation is resolved would be childish and petty. Too much of that already on RMP.</p>
<p>I also think that this student should confess to having made an honest mistake and that the Dean is unlikely to want to sabotage his/her future at Rutgers so there is no need to be vindictive.</p>
<p>You are probably correct, but if colleges went around reporting of every issue of copyright violation they see from students, there wouldn’t be enough time in the day to deal with anything else. I guarantee you, I could attend any college professor’s class and find a bunch of copyright violations every day. And I doubt it’s a condition of their contract to report a student like that, especially when they corrected the mistake immediately. More like this guy’s the a** I stated before - it was an unnecessary move.</p>
<p>it was because someone told her I don’t know who… but i removed the video as soon as i saw her message. no more no less. I just don’t want to go on my official transcript to RUTGERS. I was reading the code of conduct for the first time and it says that at least is a written warning, will a written warning be on my transcript? also i told you guys everything happened i don’t need to LIE. </p>
<p>@foolish well i can’t because she saw it. I can’t lie to be honest I’m just not good at it and i can’t keep a straight face. might as well tell the truth and get it over with. I have the appointment tuesday and i just want to go over there and solve my problem already, the suspense is killing me… i fear the worst is that RUTGERS decline my admission acceptance as a transfer student because they will see my transcript and my life will be ruined.</p>
<p>Don’t lie. Throw yourself at the mercy of your school. Hopefully it will just be a written warning. But worse case, be completely honest with Rutgers if the question is raised. After your meeting with the dean, you can inquire (if the meeting goes well…) if this “stupid action of yours” (grovel, apologize) will be reported on your transcript. If not, do not say a word to Rutgers. If for some reason it is (which I doubt), be proactive with your contact at Rutgers – honestly, this sounds like a minor unintential infraction and I am pretty sure this stuff happens more often than we know. This wasn’t plagarizing. Good luck.</p>
<p>i just got a pink paper from USPS from the school, i hope is nothing bad and only confirming the appointment with the dean and not something i’m going to get prosecuted for just like my teacher said she could do…</p>
<p>DO NOT LIE! The “advice” from Foolish is just that, foolish. Go in to the meeting with the Dean and tell the truth. The professor is unlikely to prosecute you - she’s just letting you know the infraction is considered serious. You haven’t been in trouble before, so I doubt your school wants to ruin your opportunity at Rutgers. However, if you aren’t truthful the outcome will not be good. </p>
<p>And yes, many schools require instructors to report plagiarism, copywriter infringement, and other infractions. I work as an instructor at a for profit institution and I’ve had to take many training sessions on this issue. It’s tied to accreditation and Federal Department of Education requirements - trust me, DOE has all sorts of reporting requirements for all of these schools.</p>
<p>thanks for all of your responses i appreciate you took the time to read and give helpful advice. thanks I will do as advised. if you have anymore helpful answers please share them!</p>