Kennesaw State University hosted the 2

nd

Annual Southeast Regional Conference this
week. Highlights included discussions of
technology, pedagogy, and ideology from the
perspectives of faculty, students and staff, as
well as an extremely touching tribute given by
keynote speaker (and ICAI co-founder) Jim
Lancaster, on the significance of his integrity
mentors including Elizabeth Kiss, Gary
Pavela, and Donald McCabe. Given the
quality of the presentations, feedback was
overwhelmingly positive, but one comment
made privately at the conclusion of the event
will stick with me for a long time.

One recurring topics of discussion over the
two days was reframing the perception that
we shouldnt have to teach college students
about integrity in terms of our responsibility
to teach students things they need to know.
Multiple speakers and participants brought it
up, and I touched on it in the closing session,
noting that we would lose many capable
students if we refused admission to those who
werent already perfectly prepared.

I was one of those students, said the woman
who approached me afterward. Thank you
for saying that. If Id had to know all of those
rules beforehand, I couldnt have gotten in,
and I wouldnt be here today. What a
powerful illustration of the incredible
potential of educative, developmental,
proactive approaches to integrity.
~Teddi Fishman
ETHOS
A Monthly Publication of the International Center for Academic Integrity Featuring Summaries of Integrity News + News from the Center
Quote of the Month
The right thing to do and the hard thing to do are usually the same.

-Steve Maraboli

North Carolina Academic Fraud Went on for Years amid
Lax Oversight, Report Finds

By: Sharon Terlep The Wall Street Journal 10/22/2014
Academic fraud that allegedly went on for years within a University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill department frequented by athletes was
carried out largely by two administrators, but thrived amid lax oversight
and silence, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report
from former federal prosecutor Kenneth Wainstein, who was hired by
the university, examined how studentsmany of them top-tier
athleteswere able to take no-show courses in the schools African and
Afro-American studies department, earning passing grades and helping
to ensure their academic eligibility to compete.

It is the most detailed look yet at the scandal that has clouded the
schools reputation for top-flight athletics and academics, largely because
the two people at its center, former department chairman Julius
Nyangoro and retired administrator Deborah Crowder, began
cooperating with Wainstein after criminal charges against them were
dropped this year. It is a case where you have bad actions of a few and
inaction of many more, school chancellor Carol Folt told reporters. It is
shocking and people are taking full responsibility.

Folt said Wednesday that nine employees have been terminated or
disciplined in connection with the probe. She declined to elaborate, in
accordance with the schools personnel policy. Nyangoros lawyers have
said he did nothing wrong. Crowders attorney said this spring that she
believes that it is important for the full and unvarnished truth to come
out. The Orange County district attorneys office dropped criminal
charges against both of them after they agreed to cooperate with
Wainsteins investigation. The latest inquiry comes about two years after
one by former Gov. Jim Martin found similar problems going back to the
1990s, including lecture classes that didnt actually meet

Visit http://online.wsj.com/articles/report-details-academic-scandal-
at-north-carolina-1413997202 for the complete article!

Plagiarism Costs Degree for Senator John Walsh
By: Jonathan Martin The New York Times 10/10/2014
The Army War College rescinded the masters degree of Senator
John E. Walsh on Friday, determining that Mr. Walsh, a
Montana Democrat, plagiarized his final paper there in 2007. Mr.
Walsh, a retired colonel in the National Guard, withdrew from
this years election in August, weeks after The New York Times
reported that he had copied large portions of the paper he
submitted as a requirement to graduate from the War College.
The Army War College commandant notified Mr. Walsh on Oct.
10 of the final decision to revoke his status as a graduate of the
Army War College, said Carol Kerr, the schools public affairs
officer. The determination was made by an academic review
board composed of faculty members at the college, in Carlisle,
Pa. The college followed the same proceedings as with every
student or graduate, Ms. Kerr said.

As with others who have had their degrees revoked, she said,
Mr. Walshs name will be removed from the bronze plaque
listing the schools graduates, which is a focal point of the
campus. In a statement, Mr. Walsh indicated that he would not
resign before his term expires this year. But for the first time,
he acknowledged and apologized for his actions
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/11/us/politics/plagiarism-
costs-degree-for-senator-john-walsh.html?_r=0

From the Director

OCTOBER 2014


Faculty Shares Concerns about
Cheating in Online Exams
Erin Petenko DailyTargum.com
10/13/14
One attempted cheater at Rutgers
University took a bathroom break
during an exam. Thanks to the phone
in his pocket, he looked up the
answers on Sakai. His mistake? He
did not realize the teaching assistants
could see him logging in. Many
students are accustomed to the sight
of an exam room identification
checked at the door, seats assigned
and scattered across the room, exams
of varying colors to indicate various
question sets all methods to keep
test-takers eyes on their own paper.

But as more classes and exams move
online and students gain increased
access to technology with
smartphones and other devices, the
question arises: How can professors
prevent cheating in the modern era?

Melissa Backus, assistant director of
Academic Integrity, said most
students that come through her door
claim to have practiced poor time
management or had an emergency
that prompted them to cheat. The
majority of students do come clean,
and a lot of students tell us they were
stressed and had no other option, she
said. She said plagiarism and
cheating compose 90 percent of
academic integrity incidents.
Violations like academic sabotage,
stealing or fabrication of research
form the other 10 percent

Full Story:
http://www.dailytargum.com/article/2
014/10/faculty-shares-concerns-about-
cheating-in-online-exams




Announcements
A Look Inside Notre Dames
Honor Code Process
Chris Hine Chicago Tribune 9/29/2014

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said to
expect a resolution this week for the five
football players entangled in the school's
prolonged academic fraud investigation.
As outlined in the school's honor code,
however, the process may take even
longer. But the five are expected to have
their hearings in front of "honesty
committees" this week in accordance
with Notre Dame's honor code. Here's a
look at the hearing process.
What are honesty committees, who
serves on them and why is this
taking forever?
An honesty committee is a group
established either at the department
level or the college level that
investigates issues of academic
dishonesty. For instance, the history
department may have its own honesty
committee while the College of Arts and
Letters, which the history department
falls under, would also have its own
honesty committee. After a written
report of a violation, the chair of the
honesty committee decides if there is
enough evidence to warrant a hearing.
In general, each honesty committee has
two faculty members and three
students. There can be a graduate
student, but the honor code seems to
prefer having undergraduate non-senior
students serve on the committees. The
school's honor code mandates that the
majority of honesty committee members
be students
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/co
llege/ct-notre-dame-honor-code-spt-
0930-20140930-story.html


Welcome New ICAI Members in
October 2014!
Monica Foote - Long Island Business
Institute
Mario Morrow Education Achievement
Authority of Michigan
Irene Salinas Texas Tech Health
Sciences Center
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine
and Science






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Teddi Fishman: Executive Editor
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Virginia Academic Integrity
Working Group
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia
November 1-2
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Integrity: Values, Skills, Action
Online through
The University of Auckland
Starting November 10
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January 20-22, 2015
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