Board of Control
"No member of the Caltech community shall take unfair advantage of any other member of the Caltech community."
The Board of Control (BoC) is a committee charged with investigating allegations of academic Honor Code violations among undergraduates. The committee membership is entirely undergraduate. Recommendations by the BoC are reviewed by the Dean of Undergraduate Students, who makes the final decisions.
Cases are organized by the BoC Chair and BoC Secretaries. Each case is heard and decided by a board of five BoC representatives selected from the pool of current BoC representatives. Former BoC representatives and current House presidents may be asked to sit on cases if necessary.
If you wish to report a concern to the BoC, please email BoC Leadership. Emails sent to this address only go to the BoC Chair and BoC Secretaries.
Please refer to the BoC Bylaws and Honor Code Handbook for more information.
Publications
Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism -- Information on Caltech's Hixon Writing Center website on avoiding plagiarism and proper citation.
Online Collaboration Ideas (jointly written by BoC and ARC)
In Person Collaboration Ideas (jointly written by BoC and ARC)
Roster
Current Representatives
Name | Description |
---|---|
Bryan Wang | Chair |
Belle Chen | Co-Secretary |
Giulia Murgia | Co-Secretary |
Sophia Andrews | Avery |
Ridah Shanavas | Avery |
Alyssa Shin | Avery |
Ellie Chen | Blacker |
Alicia Zhang | Blacker |
Ali Ahmad | Blacker |
Reiden Walker | Dabney |
Justin Lee | Dabney |
Annika Viswesh | Dabney |
Dag Getachew | Fleming |
Sophie Elam | Fleming |
Georgia Malueg | Fleming |
Emily Yu | Lloyd |
Sub Sahoo | Lloyd |
Sulekha Kishore | Lloyd |
James Hou | Page |
Reid Nussbaum | Page |
Tisya Rawat | Page |
Samaiyah Elizabeth Snowden | Ricketts |
Ella Holland | Ricketts |
Arabella Camunez | Venerable |
Maya Dickson | Venerable |
Vansh Tibrewal | Venerable |
Renee Hsu | At-large |
Jamie Kwon | At-large |
Melissa Foster | At-large |
Diya Agarwal | At-large |
Divan Mejia Gonzalez | At-large |
Aurelia Kuester | At-large |
Sam Murray | At-large |
Current House Presidents
Name | Description |
---|---|
Trinity Lee | Avery |
Juan Luchsinger | Blacker |
Cellie Cap | Dabney |
Shelby Scott | Fleming |
Thando Nkala | Lloyd |
Jayden Nyamiaka | Page |
Ramzi Saber | Ricketts |
Elin Stenmark | Venerable |
Questions?
If you have any questions about the BoC or the Honor System, please feel free to consult any current or former BoC representative or to email BoC Leadership. You may find the FAQ useful: