+Academic Integrity in the Context of

Leadership & Service

Dr. David RettingerUniversity of Mary WashingtonCenter for Honor, Leadership, and Service

+Opening Questions

How do we consider Academic Integrity as a virtue

How well do faculty and student affairs staff collaborate on issues of integrity, ethics and personal values

How do we connect questions of integrity to academics and daily life?

+Context University of Mary Washington

Located in historic Fredericksburg, VA

Public Masters University

4000 undergraduates Liberal Arts emphasis

COPLAC member Student-Run Honor

System

+Center for Honor, Leadership, and Service

A collaboration between UMW faculty, Student Affairs, and other constituencies on campus

Involves all members of the community in creating seamless learning opportunities breaking down barriers between “curricular” & “co-curricular”

Provides work space and professional support for honor, leadership, and service-related activities

+WHY CHLS?

To promote Honor, Leadership, and Service as UMW core values

To connect academic integrity to other

fundamental values

Interests from multiple players – leveraging resources, involvement, and support

+Structure

Three professionals Director of Leadership

Director of Service

Executive Director – content expert on Academic Integrity

Budget Salaries from Student Affairs and Academic Affairs

Operations from Student Affairs

Dual reporting to VPSA and Provost Not to the Deans – serve all colleges equally

Buy-in from President, Deans, Board of Visitors

+ Conceptual Integration of Honor, Leadership, and Service

Honor, leadership, and service are interconnected and should be treated as such

Examples Service & Ethics are major themes in Leadership

Colloquium

Ethical Leadership course

Leadership development for Honor Council, service groups

+Plans for Weaving Integrity Into Leadership & Service

Adding integrity and honor prompts to service learning reflections

Optional, incentivized integrity training for club and organization leadership

Connecting Student Government leaders with Academic Integrity leaders and programming

Speakers emphasizing all of these themes Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield

Other ideas?

+Connecting Integrity with Student Affairs

Honor Celebration Week Concert Residence Halls Campus Dining Banners on Campus

Ongoing integrity training

+Connecting With Academics

Honor Celebration Week Faculty Lunch “Talking about Integrity” by faculty Speaker

Faculty workshops Behavioral science of cheating Ways to encourage integrity in the

classroom Build a campus culture of integrity

+Assessment

SACS accreditation process

Large assessments – ICAI tool

Focus groups, tracking surveys

Event feedback

+Thank You

Questions?

+UMW’s Center for Honor, Leadership, & Service

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Center is to place honor, leadership, and service at the heart of a distinctive and meaningful Mary Washington experience; to promote a “seamless” education, where the boundaries between curricular and co-curricular learning merge; and to foster collaboration among all members of the UMW community.  

VISION STATEMENT

To inspire and prepare Mary Washington students to lead lives grounded in the values of honor, leadership, and service.

+External Relationships and DevelopmentRelationshipsResonates with alumni and friends Better connections with Admissions and MarketingAdvisory Board participation

Gifts and DonationsNissan LeafAT&T GrantPrivate Donations $50,000

+Easy Ways for Faculty to Reinvigorate the Honor System

1. Review the Honor Constitution – Things have changed over the years

2. Bookmark key resources, including the CHLS Honor FAQ

3. Attend an Honor Celebration event

4. Talk about the Honor System with your colleagues and encourage them to click below to show their support.

5. Attend an Academic Integrity workshop

6. Review and rewrite the Honor section of your syllabi

7. Talk about Honor with your classes – if you only do one thing on this list, please do this

8. Require your students to pledge all work for grades. Ideally, have them write it out and sign it.

9. Know and talk with your faculty honor advisor

10. Trust your students, and communicate that trust to them.