Academic integrity is integral to a healthy and vibrant learning community. At Meredith College, the Honor Code is a long-cherished tradition and part of the educational process. The Honor System encourages a student to accept personal responsibility for her actions and to abide by the standards set by her peers to maintain an atmosphere of trust and honor.

The Center for Academic Integrity, a national center located at the Kenan Institute of Ethics at Duke University www.academicintegrity.org, states that “every member of an academic community – each student, faculty member, and administrator – is responsible for upholding the integrity of scholarship and research. Shared responsibility distributes the power to effect change, helps overcome apathy, and stimulates personal investment in upholding academic integrity standards.” In 2004, students and faculty were invited to participate in a national academic integrity survey – detailed survey results and student and faculty comments are available in the Office of the Dean of Students.

In addition to the national survey, Meredith has initiated several events and activities to promote academic integrity on campus:

• 2009 Honor Code Speech by Dr. Kelly Morris Roberts
• 2009 Honor Code Speech Presented by Amanda Baity, Class of 2012
• Initiatives Promoting Academic Integrity
• 2007 Honor Council Ceremony Speeches

Like many other colleges across the country, Meredith College has experienced an increase in the number of Honor Council cases involving academic dishonesty Honor Council Academic Dishonesty. Students, faculty and administrators are encouraged to report cases of academic dishonesty to one of the Solicitor General of Honor Council:

• Sarah Beth Phelps  phelpssa@email.meredith.edu

Student Honor Council procedures are outlined in the Student Handbook and Activities Calendar. Faculty procedures are outlined in this document: Faculty Procedures. Questions regarding Honor Council process and procedures may be directed to Ann Gleason, Dean of Students, or Carver Morrow, Honor Council Chair.

Students and faculty are encouraged to review and adopt strategies for promoting academic integrity and preventing plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty:

• For students:
  
  Student Prevention of Plagiarism and Unauthorized Collaboration: Strategies for Preventing plagiarism

• For faculty:

Suggestions for Faculty in Promoting Academic Integrity In and Out of the Classroom: Academic Integrity Suggestions

Faculty newsletter Honor Council News Fall 09

Resources for students:

• Learning Center – 120 Jones Hall
• Faculty member/instructor for each course
• Faculty advisor
• Meredith College Department of English
• Office of the Dean of Students
• Honor Council officers and representatives
• Resources that address correct citation information – located in campus library

Resources for faculty:

• Academic department head and/or dean
• Office of the Dean of Students
• Web sites addressing correct citation
• Google and Yahoo search engines
• Honor Council officers and representatives

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."

-Aristotle