Students this year took the initiative to visit Freshman classes, pass out candy canes and integrity statements during final exam period, organize information sessions in the dorms, and send a contingent to a conference run by the Center for Academic Integrity. Goals for next year include publication of a regular newsletter, appointment of a director of recruiting, appointment of a web developer, and development of a mission statement for the Honor Council. Bill McHenry reported that the Honor Council heard 39 cases involving 51 students this year. Several of those cases are still pending adjudication. Those numbers are roughly the same as last year.
Statistics show that professors in all undergraduate schools are reporting violations.
Plagiarism is the most common offense, though instances of collaboration show up frequently in the Business School. The average length of time it takes for a case to move throught the system is 38.8 days. Jim Reardon Anderson noted that since 1996, there have been no dismissals for academic dishonesty. He asked how that statistic compared to other schools. Bill McHenry stated that the student director of research would work on compiling comparative data next year.