The First-Year Experience Program and the Learning Collaborative invite faculty, staff and students to view the DVD seminar presentation, “Making Honor Codes Work (Even if You Don’t Have One),” Thursday, Feb. 11, at 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Field House Room 2100.

Recent honor-code success stories will be shared, and tips for making honor codes work will be outlined.

Pavela

This seminar will be presented by Dr. Gary Pavela, who teaches in the Honors Program at the University of Maryland and writes law and policy newsletters to which more than 1,000 colleges and universities subscribe. He has been a fellow at the University of Wisconsin Center for Behavioral Science and Law, taught at Colgate University, and serves on the board of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. In 2005, he received the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ Outstanding Contribution to Literature and Research Award. In 2006, he was designated the University of Maryland Outstanding Faculty Educator by the Maryland Parents’ Association.

The 90-minute seminar will cover:

• How honor codes work;

• Key components and characteristics of effective codes;

• How to implement honor codes at the local level in the absence of a campus-wide code;

• Which teaching styles best promote engagement and reduce dishonesty;

• How to promote student leadership in protecting academic integrity; and

• What the courts consider fundamental fairness in academic dishonesty cases.

“Honor codes are gaining renewed attention on campuses across the country,” said Jennifer Rockwood, director of the First-Year Experience Program. “Research shows students are finding it more difficult to break a promise than a rule; when students make a personal promise to follow an honor code, they are more likely to maintain their academic integrity.”

The First-Year Experience Program and the Learning Collaborative will continue the discussion on academic integrity with roundtable discussions Thursday, Feb. 18, at 3:30 p.m. in Student Union Room 3020 and Thursday, Feb. 25, at 3:30 p.m. in Student Union Room 2582.

Roundtable participants will include Dr. Sharon Barnes, associate professor of interdisciplinary studies; Dr. Charles Blatz, professor of philosophy; Dr. Bernie Bopp, professor of astronomy; Dr. Renee Heberle, associate professor of political science; Dr. Andrew Jorgensen, professor of chemistry; Wade Lee, associate professor of library administration; Luanne Momenee, director of learning enhancement and testing services; Dr. Matthew Wikander, professor of English; and members of the UT Student Grievance Council, a University-wide committee that considers complaints students file against faculty members for improper academic evaluation and improper disclosure.

Follow along with the discussion on myut.utoledo.edu by visiting the Academic Integrity Group.

The First-Year Experience Program is a member of the UT Learning Collaborative that works to support and enhance the academic journey at the University.

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