WHEREAS, Cheating/Plagiarism
is currently at an all time high nationally, and
WHEREAS, Cheating/Plagiarism
is a significant problem at UAH according to reports from a variety of colleges
and departments, and
WHEREAS, New
technologies especially the Internet have made cheating/plagiarism much easier
and more accessible for the students, and
WHEREAS, Faculty have
a responsibility to support and encourage academic integrity among all
students, and
WHEREAS, An
Honor Statement places responsibility of academic honesty on the student’s
personal actions, and
WHEREAS, An
Honor Statement will make the student more aware of what constitutes academic
misconduct and dishonesty and to take responsibility for his/her own actions,
and
WHEREAS, Other
policies concerning penalties and procedures will be in other legislation.
That
the Faculty Senate desires that the Honor Statement be available to the faculty
on the UAH website and encourages all faculty to distribute the Honor Statement
to their classes each semester as they see fit.
That All students will be responsible for signing the
Honor Statement upon application to the University, and that their signed
statement will be placed in their file in the Office of Student Affairs.
I
promise or affirm that I will not at any time be involved in cheating,
plagiarism, fabrication, misrepresentation, or any other form of academic
misconduct as outlined in the UAH Student Handbook while I am enrolled as a
student at UAH. I understand that
violating this promise will result in penalties as severe as indefinite
suspension from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
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