ETHOS

SEPTEMBER 2015

A Monthly Publication of the International Center for Academic Integrity Featuring Summaries of Integrity News + News from the Center

Quote of the Month

Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we
can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical
community is a corrupt community.
-John W. Gardner

From the Director

It is a rare and wonderful thing when two sets

of needs align perfectly. Such is the case for the
SGA Considers F-Integrity Grade
new Academic Integrity Curriculum, being
By: Bethany Gallimore
The Herald (Arkansas State)
9/20/2015 developed under the leadership of ICAIs Dr.
Tricia Bertram Gallant. Two of the most
new letter grade could soon become part of the A-State grade
common questions we receive are, What
resources do you have available on the topic of
reporting system: FI, or failure for academic integrity.
. . . ? and This is such important work! What
can I do to help? By facilitating the sharing of
Tuesday, the Student Government Association senators heard a
information and resources developed by our
proposal from the ASU Graduate Council to create an FI grade so
members, the curriculum project is a response
failure due to academic integrity violations could be noted on the
to both of these requests.
transcripts of offending students.

Such a change would allow the University to communicate more

efficiently between academic units on campus and with other
institutions, according to SGA President Logan Mustain.
As stated in the proposal, FI grades could be recorded at any time in
the semester and prevent the offending student from dropping that
course to avoid failure.
Currently, no system exists for documenting failure for academic
integrity outside the standard grade of F.
The process of evaluating situations in which student conduct is
called into question would remain the same, according to Chief of
Staff Nathan Lee.
The process isnt going to change. There is a checks and balances
system, he said. This would give them a way of documenting
(failures for violations of academic integrity)

In order to meet the need for academic

integrity resources, project leaders are
currently soliciting pedagogical materials such
as lesson plans, outlines, and presentations as
well as content materialhandouts, case
studiesthings youve developed and are
willing to share.
For more information, please see
www.AcademicIntegrity.net/tutorial (Note:
registration for this website is required and
separate from your ICAI login and password.)
The strength of this organization has always
been its peopletheir knowledge and
willingness to share. This is your opportunity
to make a difference. You can help make the
ICAI Curriculum great.
http://www.academicintegrity.net/tutorial/

http://www.astateherald.com/news/sga-considers-f-integritygrade/article_73436516-600e-11e5-b5d9-833cb9f46fd6.html

Auburn Disputes Report Athletic Department

Tried to Influence Academic Decision

USA TODAY Sports

9/1/2015

Auburn's provost on Tuesday responded to a report in The Wall

Street Journal last week that claimed the school's athletic
department in 2013 influenced top administrators to overrule a
vote to eliminate a degree program, popular with athletes, that
was not considered to be fulfilling the school's academic mission.

The newspaper cited internal documents in claiming top

athletic officials offered to use athletic department funds to
help pay professors and support staff.
Dr. Timothy Boosinger, in an email to the faculty, strongly
defending the university's academic integrity. Auburn
professor John Carvalho tweeted the statement, saying it was
the Provost's statement in a monthly email to faculty, not a
special statement

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/09/01/auburn
Of the students involved in the public administration major, 51%
-athletics-academic-wall-street-journal-report-provostwere athletes, including stars on the football team.
response/71540910/

Announcements

Call for Proposals

ICAI Welcomes Proposal
Submissions for the 2016
Conference
Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
February 18-21, 2016

http://www.academicintegrity.org/icai/events1.php#call_for_proposals

Upcoming Events!
3rd National Congress on
Academic Integrity
Universidad de Monterrey
Monterrey, Mexico
October 8-9, 2015

Abu Dhabi University

Upholds Academic Integrity

By: Sami Zaatari

Gulf News

9/17/2015

Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi

University (ADU) has reported a

decline in academic integrity
violations from 334 cases in 2009-10
to just 29 cases in the 2014-15
academic year.
The university, which is ranked
among the 50 best universities in the
Arab world by QS, a professional
organisation that rates universities,
formed the Office of Academic
Integrity (OAI) in 2009 to ensure that
academic standards are upheld and
that there are no violations by
students or faculty members.

Hosted by Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
November 2-3, 2015
http://ccpe.kennesaw.edu/icai/

Commenting on the results,

Chancellor Dr. Nabeel Ebrahim said:
It is a well-known fact that higher
education results are insignificant if
theyre gained through dishonest
means. Consequently, we
continuously encourage students,
faculty and staff to uphold the highest
standards of integrity,
professionalism and transparency, on
both academic and personal levels.

www.facebook.com/AcademicIntegrity

Since the inception of the OAI, the

university has implemented clear and
strict policies and regulations that
combat, regulate and respond to
academic violations, he added

http://www.udem.edu.mx/Esp/NoticiasEventos/Pages/Eventos/2015/octubre/3-CongresoNacional-de-Integridad-Academica.aspx

3rd Annual ICAI Southeast

Regional Consortium Meeting

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http://www.twitter.com/TweetCAI

With Scandals Looming,

Rutgers Board to Meet
Behind Closed Doors

http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/educati
on/abu-dhabi-university-upholdsacademic-integrity-1.1585663

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By: Scott Logan

New Brunswick Today

9/10/2015

ew Brunswick, NJThe Rutgers

University Board of Governors (BOG)
will meet behind closed doors for a
secret meeting on September 11,
presumably to discuss the brewing
scandals related to the football team.
The board has broad powers to set
tuition rates, negotiate with unions,
buy land and build new buildings, as
well as hire and fire the University's
President.
But the board, which had not been
scheduled to meet until October 14,
will only meet regarding "athletics
matters and anticipated or pending
litigation," on September 11.
The secretive meeting could decide
potential punishment for head football
coach Kyle Flood, after he was
accused of inappropriately contacting
the teacher of a failing player.
Nadir Barnwell, widely believed to be
the student athlete in question, was
one of five current and two former
Rutgers football players arrested and
charged with violent crimes just two
days before the start of the season
http://newbrunswicktoday.com/article/
scandals-looming-rutgers-board-meetbehind-closed-doors

Welcome New Members

September 2015!
Maria Flores-Harris, Kaplan, Inc.
Julianne Miranda, DePauw University
Chemeketa Community College

This publication is sponsored by:

Ethos Staff:
CAI-L@clemson.edu

Sam Goodman:

Editor/Writer

Teddi Fishman:

Executive Editor