What Colleges and Universities Can Do to promote Academic Integrity: The Kansas State University Mod

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What Colleges and Universities Can Do to promote
Academic Integrity The Kansas State University
Model

• David Allen, Kansas State University
• Catherine Meriano, Quinnipiac University
• Dennis Wiseman, Wofford College

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KSU-Demographics

• 23,000 Students
• 11 Colleges-Two Campuses
• Satellite Campus in Salina, KS (60 miles away)
• College of Aviation and Technology
• 1,000 undergraduate students
• 1,000 Teaching Faculty and Staff
• Predominantly Anglo, Mid-western Conservative
  Culture

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History of the Honor Integrity System

• Major Cheating Scandal 1994
• Beginning Conversations 1995
• First Year of System Implementation 1999
• Where have we been?
• Where are we now?
• Where are we going?

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Where have we been?

• KSU-HI System the early years
• Modified Honor System
• Student majority on adjudicating body
• Honor Code/Pledge
• On my honor, as a student, I have neither given
  nor received unauthorized aid on this academic
  work.
• Mandatory reporting (Not feasible for KSU)
• Non-proctored exams (Not feasible for KSU)
• Education System Vs. Punitive System
• An Ongoing Struggle

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Where have we been?

• Issues of Support
• Administration
• Provost sponsored system
• 54 Member Honor Council
• Faculty Senate has approval power
• Student Senate has approval power
• ½ time Director
• Full time Associate Director
• ½ time Administrative Assistant

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Where have we been?

• Constitution and By-Laws Approved 1998
• Honor Council (54 Member Adjudicating Body)
• 22 Faculty
• 22 Students
• 10 Graduate Students (Graduate School added 2004)
• By-Law Revisions needed based upon multiple
  versions posted on websites
• Creation of Investigation and Adjudication
  Procedures 2005-2006

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Where Have We Been?Stakeholders

• Office of Student Life
• Graduate School
• KSU Extensions
• Committee for Academic Planning (CAP)
• Department Heads (68)
• Graduate Student Council
• KSU-Libraries

• Faculty Senate
• Student Senate
• Greek Community
• Athletics
• Community Members
• Administration
• Division of Continuing Education
• College Deans (11)

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Where are we now?
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Violation Categories
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Where are we now?

• 115 case reviews conducted (approx. 20 min each)
• Honor and Integrity Peer Educators (HIPE)
• 56 presentations to Undergraduate and Graduate
  classes.
• Approximately 4,000 students reached through
  presentations on the Honor and Integrity System
  in 2006-2007
• 120 GTAs, 28 presentations to faculty or
  departments
• Shift in focus for new year to address department
  and divisions within colleges

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Where are we going?

• Current Issues
• Investigation and Adjudication Procedures
• Constitutional Changes
• Graduate Student Sanctions
• XF as Standard Sanction
• Appeal Issues
• Should our process match the appeals timelines as
  set by the Student Judiciary Panel
• Definition of Academic Integrity Violations
• Plagiarism
• Fraud
• Unauthorized Aid
• University Wide Academic Tutoring Guidelines