Thriving in Academe

Changing the Academic Culture

• The Center for Academic Integrity, a consortium of about 200 colleges and universities, defines "academic integrity" as a commitment to five fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility. The Center has also developed seven recommended principles for institutions interested in promoting academic integrity. Materials can be downloaded from the center's Web site: www.academicintegrity.org
• Northwestern University has developed "Eight Cardinal Rules of Academic Integrity for Students": 1) know your rights and responsibilities, 2) acknowledge your sources, 3) protect your work, 4) avoid suspicion, 5) do your own work, 6) never falsify a record, 7) never fabricate data, 8) and always tell the truth. Just think what could happen if all faculty members included similar statements on their syllabuses: For more, visit: www.northwestern.edu/uacc.
• The Markula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University offers faculty and students advice, information, and online discussions about ethical issues, including academic integrity . Visit: www.scu.edu/SCU/Centers/Ethics/ about/site/abstract/homepage.shtml.
• Ball State University has developed an interactive computer program to provide students and faculty with computer-assisted instruction on issues of academic integrity. More information on this innovative CD-ROM program is available online at www.bsu.edu\MITT.

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