Protection for the academically inclined
Students look to implement an Honor Code for University
Nikole Gavrilidis
Issue date: 10/17/07 Section: News
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Do you think that the university would benefit from an Honor Code?
Has our academic integrity as a university and as individuals come into question?
Whichever side you take, members of SGA who serve on the Academic Advisory Committee are taking action to develop a student initiated Honor Code.
Hannah Dell and Zachary Jacobson who are representatives on the Appeals Board "were interested in coming up with an Honor Code that can be made a part of our culture here at the Mount," says Leona Sevick, Dean of Academic Affairs.
Freshman Hannah Dell says, "The idea to draft an Honor Code came after Zach and I participated in our first Plagiarism Appeals Board session, we were both taken aback by the blatant plagiarism that seemed to be rampant all over campus."
At this session they "were insulted by the quality of work that was being deemed 'good'."
Dell believes that "The Mount should have an Honor Code that deals, not only with plagiarism, but also with other forms of cheating, because the University already demands such high standards in terms of faith, leadership, and community involvement, why must the academic standards be so lacking?"
"As a Catholic university who has just embarked into her third century of education, I believe it is the duty and privilege of Mount St. Mary's to uphold a tradition of excellence and set a high standard of personal and academic merit for her students," says Dell.
"Hannah Dell was very pro-active and she actually started gathering Honor Code information from a variety of colleges in the area," says Dean Sevick. "Gettysburg just went through a revision of their Honor Code and it took them many years, so it takes time and commitment."
Gettysburg College's original Honor Code made in May of 1957 has since been revised and the "current version of the Honor Code is the result of substantial revision approved by the Faculty, Honor Commission, and Student Senate in 2006."
The college claims that honesty and integrity are at the heart of their Honor Code. Having such characteristics create a community where "intellectual achievement, scholarship, and character can flourish."
Has our academic integrity as a university and as individuals come into question?
Whichever side you take, members of SGA who serve on the Academic Advisory Committee are taking action to develop a student initiated Honor Code.
Hannah Dell and Zachary Jacobson who are representatives on the Appeals Board "were interested in coming up with an Honor Code that can be made a part of our culture here at the Mount," says Leona Sevick, Dean of Academic Affairs.
Freshman Hannah Dell says, "The idea to draft an Honor Code came after Zach and I participated in our first Plagiarism Appeals Board session, we were both taken aback by the blatant plagiarism that seemed to be rampant all over campus."
At this session they "were insulted by the quality of work that was being deemed 'good'."
Dell believes that "The Mount should have an Honor Code that deals, not only with plagiarism, but also with other forms of cheating, because the University already demands such high standards in terms of faith, leadership, and community involvement, why must the academic standards be so lacking?"
"As a Catholic university who has just embarked into her third century of education, I believe it is the duty and privilege of Mount St. Mary's to uphold a tradition of excellence and set a high standard of personal and academic merit for her students," says Dell.
"Hannah Dell was very pro-active and she actually started gathering Honor Code information from a variety of colleges in the area," says Dean Sevick. "Gettysburg just went through a revision of their Honor Code and it took them many years, so it takes time and commitment."
Gettysburg College's original Honor Code made in May of 1957 has since been revised and the "current version of the Honor Code is the result of substantial revision approved by the Faculty, Honor Commission, and Student Senate in 2006."
The college claims that honesty and integrity are at the heart of their Honor Code. Having such characteristics create a community where "intellectual achievement, scholarship, and character can flourish."
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