2008 Woodie Awards
Council Urges Students to "Know the Nine"
Ben Deasy
Issue date: 9/4/06 Section: Holt News
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The Hamilton Holt School Academic Honor Council announces the successful implementation of the Academic Honor Code. The Code, distinguishing nine violations, has been developed to promote a culture of integrity, which ensures the value of a degree from Rollins College.
After three years of careful preparation, the Rollins College faculty and staff completed the final draft of the Academic Honor Code last spring. Two councils were then formed; one for Arts and Sciences and one for the Hamilton Holt School, and representatives from Dartmouth College and the University of Maryland led extensive, combined training for these councils in April. The training successfully unified the two councils' understanding of the Code's purpose, function, and application. After solidifying the foundation of the Code, the distinction was made that the two councils would behave as mutually exclusive entities in all logistical processes.
The goal of both Academic Honor Councils is two-fold. First, the councils will serve to increase the awareness of the entire Rollins College community, including the faculty, staff, and student body, providing information resources pertaining to the Academic Honor Code. Second, the councils will investigate and hear cases of code violations.
The nine Academic Honor Code Violations are as follows:
1. Plagiarism
2. Cheating
3. Unauthorized Collaboration
4. Submission of Work Prepared For Another Course
5. Fabrication
6. Facilitating Academic Dishonesty
7. Violation of Testing Conditions
8. Lying
9. Failure to Report an Honor Code Violation
Knowing these nine violations, students will add to their work the hand-written statement, "On my honor, I have not given, nor received, nor witnessed any unauthorized assistance on this work." In addition, it is a violation to not sign the pledge on every test, paper, or item submitted for a grade. Complete definitions of these violations, along with the Code in its entirety, can be found at www.rollins.edu/holt/ahc.
After three years of careful preparation, the Rollins College faculty and staff completed the final draft of the Academic Honor Code last spring. Two councils were then formed; one for Arts and Sciences and one for the Hamilton Holt School, and representatives from Dartmouth College and the University of Maryland led extensive, combined training for these councils in April. The training successfully unified the two councils' understanding of the Code's purpose, function, and application. After solidifying the foundation of the Code, the distinction was made that the two councils would behave as mutually exclusive entities in all logistical processes.
The goal of both Academic Honor Councils is two-fold. First, the councils will serve to increase the awareness of the entire Rollins College community, including the faculty, staff, and student body, providing information resources pertaining to the Academic Honor Code. Second, the councils will investigate and hear cases of code violations.
The nine Academic Honor Code Violations are as follows:
1. Plagiarism
2. Cheating
3. Unauthorized Collaboration
4. Submission of Work Prepared For Another Course
5. Fabrication
6. Facilitating Academic Dishonesty
7. Violation of Testing Conditions
8. Lying
9. Failure to Report an Honor Code Violation
Knowing these nine violations, students will add to their work the hand-written statement, "On my honor, I have not given, nor received, nor witnessed any unauthorized assistance on this work." In addition, it is a violation to not sign the pledge on every test, paper, or item submitted for a grade. Complete definitions of these violations, along with the Code in its entirety, can be found at www.rollins.edu/holt/ahc.
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