Incoming students will get a fresh look at the honor system in June when they view a revamped version of the honor video "On My Honor."
The new video, currently being shot for the Honor Committee by the educational technologies department of the School for Continuing and Professional Studies, stars ABC Sportscaster and University alumna Melissa Stark and features New York Giants running back and University alumnus Tiki Barber.
"This is part of re-energizing honor education," Committee Chairman Chris Smith said. "We want to reach out to new classes with a new video that is vibrant and more relevant."
The tape is the third generation of such honor recordings, which originated with a film shown on a big screen during convocation. The current video, which has been distributed to all incoming students since, was shot six years ago.
In the new video, Stark, a popular sideline reporter for ABC's "Monday Night Football" and ESPN, replaces Brit Hume, Fox News managing editor, chief Washington, D.C., correspondent and University alumnus, who narrated the previous video. Stark was on Grounds last Tuesday, filming on the Lawn and in the Amphitheater.
Smith said the new video, which the Committee plans to release on a CD-ROM rather than a cassette tape, covers the same information as the old video. The former Committee drafted plans to update the video last October.
"The video had begun to look a bit dated," said former Committee Chairman Thomas Hall, who appears in the new video. "We felt it was time to redo it."
The revised version of "On My Honor" will feature current students and faculty along with celebrities such as Stark and Barber. Some sports coaches also will appear. The video will boast updated graphics and will include interactive CD-ROM features as well.
"We want to show some potential honor scenarios," Smith said, emphasizing that the new edition will be more than just a video. "Students will be able to pop it in any computer."
The video will not discuss the plagiarism and cheating cases initiated by Physics Prof. Louis Bloomfield that dominated the Committee's efforts this year and received national attention.
"We did not cover specific cases," Smith said. "This is made to be used for several years and though [the Bloomfield cases] are relevant now, this isn't made for just this year."
Smith said the video will be ready by June when he hoped to show it at all orientation sessions as well as distribute it to students.
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