Posts under ‘A Culture of Integrity’

Integrity at CNU:
How do you personally feel about cheating in and outside the classroom – is it a big issue at CNU or do you believe less cheating occurs on this campus as opposed to other schools?
CNU has several programs in place to further the ideals of honor and integrity such as the The Center for Honor [...]

Do honor codes in schools and universities make a difference?
What can CNU do to improve honor and integrity on its campus?
Please comment on these questions and share your thoughts.

I think CNU is doing a great job of promoting a culture that supports honor in every form–both inside the classroom and outside of the classroom.  The plaques on the wall with the golden verse of the CNU Honor Code is a gentle reminder to all who enter about the “promise” or oath that each [...]

I think CNU community is not perfect  in terms of honor; but certainly is not that bad either. I would guess that we would rank quite high among other colleges across the nation.
CNU Faculty 

Honor is an extremely important part of the CNU community. It is stressed from day one, and is made a part of everyday student life. As a freshman class, we made a promise at the convocation, and this was a very memorable event. Every class we go to starts off with part of the lecture [...]

I think that the Honor Code is a valuable tool on CNU’s campus. However, I also feel that there is a divide among the school; those that take the honor code seriously and those who do not.  I belive that students should be required to take a course on the Honor Code and integrity as a [...]

I think the honor code and being a school/community of honor is like asking yourself how you want your community to view you.  This is accomplished by having honest, hard-working students that do not get into trouble.  The community is benefited by your presence and input.  If you strive for excellence in these [...]

When I first came to CNU, I saw a huge difference in the way that the Honor Code and integrity were stressed compared to my high school. I think the big difference was that everyone seemed to take it seriously here! I remember being in high school and seeing almost every student cheat at one [...]

The Honor code, “on my honor, I will maintain the highest standards of honesty, integrity and personal responsibility.  This means I will not lie, cheat, or steal, and as a member of this academic community, I am committed to creating and environment of respect and mutual trust.”  I feel this honor code has made my [...]

CNU does a great job explaining how important being ethical is and why it is important to have honor through the ethics classes they offer and by posting the honor code on plaques in every class room. I feel that even with these efforts CNU can show the importance of being ethical, but can never [...]

I feel that the Honor Code is stressed a lot at CNU…in classes, on syllabuses, plaques on the wall, and now on the back of our student ids. Students see it everywhere.  During my four years at CNU, it seems that it is stressed more in the business classes that I’ve taken than classes in [...]

The honor code is a valuable asset for CNU to have. Not only does it ensure that students are learning and doing their own work, but it also helps CNU grow as a university. As a CNU student, I want my diploma to mean something when I graduate. I want those who came before me [...]

“Honor: honesty, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions.”I think CNU has done a great job in creating a community of honor.  Every student knows what is expected of them and the honor code is visible in every class room.  A wise person once said that they would “rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud”.  [...]

I believe that having a community of honor is crucial to higher education.  The honor code is extremely important especially because it creates an environment of fairness for all.  Without it, students may be more tempted to be dishonest in the academic work or other areas, and with it in place, it gives [...]

Wish I remember who said this, but I don’t… it was on NPR. The speaker was talking about the importance of, and need for, TRUST in our society, and used the example of driving down the road. We trust that the person coming towards us at 65 miles per hour will stay in his lane and [...]

I look forward to the day when we can leave classrooms unattended during exams, allow students to complete exams and assignments under a tree, and bikes are not stolen.  Unrealistic?  Maybe, today.  In the future as the culture changes, I don’t see why not.  Look at the honor code at UVA, Washinton & Lee, etc.
Faculty [...]

Students need to understand the interconnections among the concepts and studied practice of honesty, trust, reputation, and integrity.  I am a social scientist not a moral philosopher.  This leads me toward utilizing a positive rather than normative framework in attempting to understand how individuals, organizations, and social networks improve their opportunity sets and productivity when [...]

A recent scholar on the history of the term “honor” (Alexander Welsh) concludes that, for the contemporary age, honor is another way to talk about “reflection.”  A sense of honor, it follows, creates the capacity for some form of self-autonomy therefore and a privileged relief from the need to follow blindly authority and obedience. Honor, [...]