The University prizes its tenet of student self-governance. But when it comes to the Honor System, faculty -- and not just students -- are also affected.
As a gesture of student-faculty cooperation in honor, the Faculty Senate and Honor Committee are co-sponsoring a presentation today at 4:30 p.m. in the Dome Room of the Rotunda.
Don McCabe, a professor at Rutgers University, will speak about honor systems in a presentation geared primarily toward faculty but open to everyone.
Nicole Eramo, special assistant to the Honor Committee, explained that McCabe has done extensive research on university honor codes throughout the nation and will discuss common issues in his presentation.
"We at U.Va. tend to think of ourselves as a fairly insular group, but actually there are a lot of different honor systems out there," Eramo said. "I'm hoping it will open people's eyes to the fact that we're not the only ones fighting the good fight."
Pam Kulbok, co-chair of the Academic Affairs Committee of the Faculty Senate, said she is looking forward to hearing about various honor systems as well, but is concerned with the University's place in the picture.
"Understanding how U.Va. fits within the broad range of schools that have honor systems is most interesting to me," Kulbok said.
Fourth-year College student and Honor Committee Chair Carey Mignerey noted some topics he's interested in hearing about.
"We're looking for ways to learn more about academic integrity -- particularly as it relates to many of the specific and unique pieces of the honor code at U.Va. -- single sanction, student self-governance and frequency of faculty initiations," Mignerey said. "The most important thing to me is his research on cheating nationally and why some honor systems work more effectively than others."
Eramo said that the faculty's concern with such issues is precisely why this presentation is relevant.
"A lot of the things faculty were questioning had come up in Mr. McCabe's research," she said.
Kulbok said that for faculty, simply attending the presentation is important. She added that this program is part of a trend of communication already taking place.
"I hope it continues the dialogue we've started with the Faculty Senate and the Honor Committee and between faculty and students," Kulbok said.
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