Code of Academic Integrity

To achieve the aims of this code of academic integrity, every student, faculty member, and administrator is responsible for upholding the highest standards of personal integrity. It is expected that every member of the Wittenberg community will honor the spirit of the code by refusing to tolerate academic dishonesty.

It is the responsibility of the instructor to provide students with clear guidelines for what constitutes “authorized” and “unauthorized” assistance, and the responsibility of every student to seek clarification if in doubt about those guidelines. In cases of collaborative work, the Honor Statement applies to the contributions of each individual student within the collaborative group.

Honor Council

The Honor Council is composed of six (6) faculty, two (2) administrators, and ten (10) students. Every year the faculty will elect two of its members to serve three- year terms. The Provost and the Dean of Students will each appoint an administrator to serve a three-year term. The students will be selected by a committee consisting of the chair and vice-chair of the Honor Council, two additional volunteer members of the Honor Council, and three students appointed by Student Senate.

This committee will strive to make the Honor Council representative of the diverse nature of the Wittenberg community. At least one student from each class will be a member of the council, and, once selected, student members will serve until they graduate. The Honor Council will elect a chair and vice-chair from its membership. The chair will be a student with at least one year’s service on the council. The vice-chair will be a faculty member with at least one year’s service on the council.

The Honor Council has the following responsibilities and authority:

(a) To maintain and enforce standards of academic integrity.
(b) To create and conduct educational programming designed to promote academic integrity.
(c) To advise and consult with the student body, faculty members, and administrative officers on matters pertaining to academic integrity.
(d) To designate from among its members, students, administrators, and faculty to serve on Council Hearing Boards.
(e) To consider petitions for removal of the grade of XF from university records.
(f) To issue an annual report to students, faculty and staff, which would typically include a summary of cases and a description of the Council's activities.
(g) To review policies and procedures of the Code of Academic Integrity and the Honor Council on at least a bi-annual basis and to recommend changes to the faculty and students.

The Honor Council will be advised by a faculty member appointed by the Provost, in consultation with the Faculty Executive Board, who will be known as the Honor Council Faculty Advisor. The advisor will be responsible for the oversight of the Honor Council and its processes.

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