35 Colleges Receive Recognition for Academic Honesty

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<p>Templeton Foundation Honors Colleges for Academic Honesty </p>

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<p>Academic Honesty Programs: 35 college programs that effectively communicate the values of honesty, trust, respect, responsibility, integrity, and fairness in the classroom </p>

<p>Exemplary Programs
Academic Honesty Programs </p>

<p>Academic honesty (or integrity) is the fundamental understanding that a person of character does not lie, steal, or cheat, especially in relationship to academic work. These principles may be supported in daily campus life by policies, enforcement procedures, sanctions, and educational programs that communicate the values of honesty, trust, respect, responsibility, and fairness. Although traditions, institutional missions, and student and faculty characteristics vary throughout the academy, exemplary academic honesty programs affirm and promote fundamental principles and standards for all members of the campus community. </p>

<p>Allegheny College</p>

<p>Bluffton University </p>

<p>Brandeis University </p>

<p>Bridgewater College </p>

<p>Calvin College </p>

<p>College of the Ozarks </p>

<p>Connecticut College </p>

<p>Hampden-Sydney College </p>

<p>Haverford College </p>

<p>Lewis and Clark College </p>

<p>Lyon College </p>

<p>Methodist College </p>

<p>Millsaps College </p>

<p>Mount Holyoke College </p>

<p>Muhlenberg College </p>

<p>Northwestern University </p>

<p>Presbyterian College </p>

<p>Princeton University </p>

<p>Rhodes College </p>

<p>St. Olaf College </p>

<p>Texas A&M University </p>

<p>United States Air Force Academy </p>

<p>United States Military Academy </p>

<p>United States Naval Academy </p>

<p>University of California, Davis </p>

<p>University of Maryland College Park </p>

<p>University of Miami </p>

<p>The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill </p>

<p>University of Notre Dame </p>

<p>University of South Carolina*Columbia </p>

<p>University of Virginia </p>

<p>Villanova University </p>

<p>Virginia Wesleyan College </p>

<p>Wake Forest University </p>

<p>Washington and Lee University</p>

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<p>Hey, maybe some of those students will help change their colleges' admissions policies.</p>

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<p>Interesting list -- how did they do the ratings? I see USAFA is listed -- what about their rape scandal and all the fallout?</p>

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<p>It is very odd not to see Davidson on the list, given its strong honor code and code of personal responsibility.</p>

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<p>Caltech is not on.....</p>

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<p>I'm surprised W & M didn't make the list. The honor code is very important there (oldest in the nation), and every W & M student is well aware of its requirements. My d's roommate has been a member of the honor council, which is in my view is a very influential organization on campus. </p>

<p>There haven't been any cheating scandals there since we've been following the college scene (unlike at UVA, which is on the list), and I know that students are very careful to avoid plagiarizing. When we toured campus last year, our guide told us that laptops and backpacks would probably be safe left unattended in the library, but that there is a lot of "borrowing" of bicycles left unlocked (these are almost always returned, however).</p>

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<p>Here's the blurb from their website:</p>

<p>I"dentification Process </p>

<p>The John Templeton Foundation sent a nomination packet to the president, public information officer, and vice president for academic affairs and vice president for student life at all four-year accredited colleges and universities in the United States. Institutions were invited to nominate character-development programs that deserved special recognition. Each college and university was also encouraged to nominate its president for distinguished leadership in the field of character development, as well as to nominate itself for the Templeton Honor Roll designation. In addition, the nomination packet was sent to a wide range of higher-education associations and centers that promote character development as an important aspect of the undergraduate experience. </p>

<p>Each program, institution, and president nominated was promptly mailed an extensive application form that required the contact person to respond in writing to a list of questions that addressed specific selection criteria. </p>

<p>At the same time that the Foundation was receiving nominations and applications, we recognized that some exemplary programs would not receive or return a nomination form to us. Therefore, the Foundation asked the Institute on College Student Values at Florida State University, under the direction of Dr. Jon Dalton, to conduct an exhaustive and comprehensive proactive search to identify additional exemplary programs, presidents, and institutions. Between the nomination process and this proactive search, the researchers at the Institute on College Student Values reviewed more than 2,500 programs and 1,000 institutions. </p>

<p>Selection Process </p>

<p>In collaboration with members of the project's Advisory Board, the Institute on College Student Values developed a set of rigorous selection criteria for each of the 10 Exemplary Program categories, the Presidential Leadership recognition, and the Templeton Honor Roll designation. The Institute's research team read, reviewed, and rated each application. Although Florida State University is very committed to character development and has received national recognition for its programs, the University was excluded from consideration in any category to avoid any perception of conflict of interest."</p>

<p>So I guess you have to be nominated (or nominate yourself) and then go through an "extensive application form" -- I wonder how many schools actually applied?</p>

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<p>um ya...
AIR FORCE Academy?
<a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041114/news_1s14cushman.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041114/news_1s14cushman.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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November 14, 2004</p>

<p>Even if the Air Force Academy Falcons had been winners in yesterday's football game with San Diego State, this would have been a very bad week for Ben Martin. Reports that six cadets, including two varsity athletes, have been accused of academic fraud would have poisoned any positives for a man commonly known as the father of Air Force football.

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<p>Seems odd that a Quaker school like Earlham or a school that goes by honor principle like Reed College isn't on the list but a school where over 100 female cadets reports they had been victims of sexual assault at the academy are.</p>

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<p>Seems strange that Sewanee, with such emphasis on Honor Code, and so near (10 miles) to Templeton's hometown of Winchester,TN, is not on the list! Wonder if it self-nominated.</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure most schools puts a heavy emphasis on honor code.</p>

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<p>At Rice U. students have to handwrite the following on all exams and papers etc. "On my honor, I have neither given nor received any unauthorized aid on this (exam, quiz, paper), then they sign it. It is a crucial part of the honor code. Looks like this is a sort-of bogus honor... kind of like "teacher of the year" is at my school. Noone really wants to be teacher of the year because you have to fill out lots of paperwork and toot your own horn to get to the next level. Either some universities chose not to "toot", or politics played a whole lot in which schools were named.</p>

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<p>Glad to see that Haverford is on the list. According to D, the students really do live by the school's Honor Code. We didn't even have to send in a deposit with D's intention to register last April...it felt good to be treated with respect/integrity.</p>

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<p>I have heard the same about haverford.</p>

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<p>I second frazzled1 said... people leave their stuff for extend periods of time outside in the open, and it always stays there at W+M. My room door is never locked... and haven't had a single probelm.</p>

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<p>at my daughters school I haven't noticed anyone locking their door but I did suggest to her it was better safe than sorry- I don't think she remembered much though.
Unfortunately she didn't learn that respect for other peoples stuff on campus, doesn't translate when you come back home in the big city of Seattle and had her ipod stolen out of her coat pocket in a coffee shop.</p>

<p>However I want to add that I have had my wallet returned to me 3 times intact when I have left it in grocery carts when my youngest was so distracting it was all I could do to remember to get milk and bread.</p>

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<p>Smith is not on there? Students are amazing about leaving other's stuff alone... If keys or OneCard are lost, 98% of the time, someone finds it/them, turns them/it to the campus police, and THEN e-mails the owner! Lost my OneCard twice without even realizing it and then I come back to my room and see an e-mail! A lot of people leave their doors unlocked, especially on 3rd and 4th floors. We've had only one incident where a laptop was stolen- while the owner and her roommate were sleeping!</p>

<p>As for academics, welllll.... it can be tempting because it's such a high achieving school. I have seen several letters and postings on the Jolt about making the visit to the Academic Honor Board. Really, the students hate visiting the Board so we really try to be honest about our actions. During the orientation, students sign this little card saying that they will abide by all rules. </p>

<p>Smith should get some kind of runner-up merit.</p>

<p>But personally, I think NYS Regents' standards are better when it comes to examinations.</p>

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<p>So, basically this was a "nominate yourself" type of thing? If, for some reason, a school didn't send back the form they weren't in the running? And, how many schools DID send back the form? In other words, how many schools were these 35 chosen from? (Seeing as how many schools have kind of a...adverse...relationship with the templeton foundation, I wonder if any decided not to participate at all).</p>

<p>Some of the schools on the list do have excellent "academic integrity" but...so do many other schools.</p>

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<p>It is interesting how schools can spin data.
Our district has open choice, and I was touring high schools with a friend. THis morning we toured a public city school in a reasonably nice neighborhood, but all the principal talked about was how it was one of the safest schools in the city.
I couldn't beleive it.
Last year a teen was murdered by two "friends" at this school, there was evidence that the murder was planned. ( he was lured elsewhere stabbed and partially buried) A parent tried to get this information to the school before hand but the school "lost" it in the chain of command somewhere.
How can this school claim to have the safest school in the district?
The only other student who was killed in recent memory was a girl who was a bystander in a driveby shooting in another very "safe" neighborhood.
I feel safer having my daughter attend a school in an inner city neighborhood, where staff respond quickly to my concerns ( like when kids were blocking drivers and buses after school) than a school that is in a "safe" neighborhood but lack basic communication skills.</p>

<p>THis was common knowledge as it was in all the papers, but I always take a with a grain of salt anything I read. ;)</p>

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<p>My oldest S attends one of the colleges on that list. He had to read and sign a very comprehensive honor code on admission. Exams are often unproctered and the faculty really does expect students to abide by the code. Mu S once missed an exam and the professor just gave it to him to complete on his own. He did no extra studying and did not refer to his notes or books during the exam. He said he was not instructed to do this, it's just expected that students abide by the code.</p>

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<p>my daughters school has unproctored exams and an honor code.
It has been great for my daughter as she is much more relaxed taking an exam in her own room on her own schedule as she would be under a timer.</p>