The Honor Committee recently released the results of the 2002 Honor Survey, which details student responses to questions such as "How do you feel about the Honor System?"
Committee Chair Carey Mignerey said though it is impossible to conclude any absolute policy recommendations from the survey, the Committee now can take the results into account in their general procedures.
"The most direct facts to pull out of the survey are, first, students feel positive about the system, second, they see benefits from the system, and third, they feel generally informed about the Honor System," Mignerey said.
Random undergraduate students within all schools of the University were polled. There were 778 respondents. Mignerey said he believed the survey reflects general student opinion throughout the University.
Former Committee Chair Chris Smith said the Committee periodically surveys students to understand their opinions and feelings about the Honor System at the University.
Mignerey said the results were "within the range of what I would expect, so nothing stood out as a surprise."
Smith said he thinks the 2002 survey shows the Honor system is working successfully overall with general support from the students.
Committee Vice Chair for Education Sarah Snider agreed that students have confidence in the system. She pointed out that 70 percent of students responded very or somewhat positively to the question, "How do you feel about the Honor system?"
"It shows people have faith in the system," Snider said.
Mignerey said he felt the survey was reassuring, based on the number of students who responded positively.
Over 81 percent of students said they felt they received privileges and benefits because of the Honor System at the University.
Mignerey said the need to reach out to students is a constant effort of the Committee.
Snider expressed her desire for international students to become more involved with the Honor system, saying she will meet with the orientation office to ensure international students will be able to better understand the system.
In determining how best to educate students about the Honor system, Snider said the survey revealed the top ways in which students wished to become more educated about Honor at the University.
According to the survey, over 56 percent of students want a weekly column in The Cavalier Daily about Honor.
About half of students want to know more about the outcome of Honor proceedings. Snider explained that this information most likely cannot be revealed because the privacy of the student must be respected.
The survey revealed a number of students also wanted small group discussion about the Honor system. Snider currently is working on policies to have such discussions held in first-year dorms in response to student expressed interest.
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