Rotunda vol 55, no 15 feb 4, 1976

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VOL. LI

NO. 15

LONGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1976

A Look At The Longwood Honor System With Respect To Neighboring Colleges examinations, or materials which would give to the person (a) taking them an unfair advantage, or which would tend to distort the grading pattern in a course. Stealing, which is knowingly taking or appropriating something which is not yours. (Taken from Lynchburg College Student Handbook-1975-19761.

By MARTHA McCOTTER Honor according to The American Heritage Dictionary means respect, reverence, good name, credit, integrity, etc. . However, the term honor on many college campuses has become of less significance. In an effort to stimulate interest among I-ongwood College students and to evaluate and improve upon our own present Honor System the Rotunda is going to. in this and the next several issues, print a number of Honor Systems used at other schools. These explanations and pledges were taken directly from college student handbooks. In the interest of comparing, our list will begin with I/mgwood's own Honor System.

the Honor Code at all times and to see that others do likewise. Each student is asked to sign the following pledge on all written work: I have neither given nor received help on this work, nor am I aware of any infraction of the Honor Code. (Taken from the Student Handbook, longwood College, 1975-1976.)

LYNCHBURG COLLEGE The College Honor Code sets forth the basic tenets and rules undergirding the Honor concept. Students admitted to study at the College have in enrolling agreed to the following: I have read the explanation of the Honor Code and I understand what is expected of me as a student at Lynchburg College. I realize that ignorance is no excuse for any LONGWOOD COIJ EGE breach of the Code. I recognize Honor Code—Our Honor Code that the Board of Trustees, serves as a practical example of administration, and faculty have a truly democratic form of the responsibility to act directly student life and self-government. in extreme cases in accordance We make our rules and we are with the student Bill of Rights. I tried by a jury of our peers. also recognize that the faculty Because we appreciate the members have jurisdiction over importance and convenience of grades issued in their courses in our agreement to trust one accordance with the student Bill another, we also recognize the of Rights. I shall support the need to control the few among III Honor System wholeheartedly who are either unable or during my attendance at unwilling to accept the Lynchburg College and should I responsibility of our mutual discover or witness any breach of trust. A dishonorable act. is a the Honor Code, either by me or betrayal of the whole student by any other student, I shall ask body and is regarded as such. It him to report himself to the is an Honor Code offense to lie, to Hearing Board chairman. Under this Code, students pledge that cheat, or to steal. they will not lie, cheat, or steal in The Honor C.x\v Pledge When the new students have College affairs: therefore it is become familiar with the expected that they will not standards and regulations of tolerate such actions by fellow I/)ngwood College life, they will students. Infractions punishable undei be expected to sign the following the Code are: Lying, which is am pledge: I having I statemenl to deceive or mislead. dear understanding of the basil and spirit of the Honor Code Cheating, which is: the giving or created and accepted by the receiving of aid on any academic student body of Longwood work without the consent of the i ollege, Farmville, Virginia, professor. Plagiarism - that is. pledge myself to govern mj the use of the language or idc author without college life according to Iti another standards and to accept mj indicating, by references and-oi responsibility for helping others quotation marks, the sourcel I) oi to do so, and with sensitive the material. The use without of tests. regard for my college to live by permission

HOLLINS COLLEGE Purpose-The Student Government Association strives to instill honor and trust as the basis of community life. When violations do occur, they are adjudicated by the Judicial Branch which is composed of Honor Court and the Campus Life Committee. Lying, cheating, and stealing are violations of the Honor System and are dealt with by Honor Court. Infractions of the regulations of the Student Government Association and of the College are breaches of the Community Trust System and are dealt with by the Campus Life Committee. The Honor and Community Trust System serves the entire Association: every member of the SGA is bound by the Hollins pledge which she signs within her first six weeks at Hollins. The signing of the pledge only indicates a symbolic support of a commitment previously made when the student entered Hollins. Every student is bound by the Pledge upon her arrival. It is this total commitment which makes the Hollins College community one of honor and trust. Every student has the right to report any violation to the appropriate court. Honor Pledge — The basis of life at Hollins is honor and trust. I. as a student, pledge to conduct myself in an honorable and trustworthy manner and to abide by the rules of the College. The court system is set up to enforce the rules, that is, to deal with all matters of conduct bearing on honor and community trust. Honor Court handles breaches of honor: lying, cheating, and stealing. Campus life handles violations of community trust: social regulations and security measures. I understand that my responsibility to the Honor and Community Trust System is as follows when an Honor Offense. Security Violations occur A student is expected to: report herself to the proper court; ask another to report herself for a violation; report the violation to the proper court if the student who is asked to repOli hi does not do so; handle 'he violation with the assistance of ;. (ollege Administrator. AID, or other appropriate person. Each person is required to sign the following pledge I, place myself under the Honor and Community Trust System of

Hollins College. I understand that a plea of ignorance will not excuse me in this matter. (Taken from Hollins Index. 1975-1976).

MARY BALDWIN COLLEGE

The Honor Pledge Believing in the principles <>f Student Government, I pledge to uphold RADFORD COLLEGE the ideals and regulations of the The Radford College Honor Mary Baldwin community I System provides the foundation recognize the principles of honor for a college community in which and co-operation as the basis of freedom, trust and respect can our life together and shall prevail. In accepting admission endeavor faithfully to order my to Radford College, each student life accordingly and to encourage makes a commitment to support others to fulfill the ideals of theand uphold the honor system Honor System. without compromise or The Principles of the Honor exception. The students of System In becoming a member Radford College believe that of the Mary Baldwin Student each student has the right to Government Association and in compete fairly, to keep what he taking the Honor Pledge, each has earned and to have others student enters voluntarily into an accept his word without question: agreement based on freedom and also each student has the recognition of responsibility to responsibility to be honorable in this community, promising to his own conduct and to insist that uphold the ideals of the Honor his fellow students act honorably. System. The ideals of the Honor Lying, cheating, and stealing System include a mutual trust are considered to be acts of among all members of the dishonor and will, therefore, community. Upon entering this generally result in a student's trust a student assumes full temporary or permanent responsibility for her own acts. suspension from this college The welfare of the individual and community. Students who the community depends upon all commit an honor violation or who sharing equally the responsibility have knowledge that a student of enforcement, including the has committed an honor violation encouragement of others to are required to report the uphold their share. violation according to the It is important that each reporting procedures outlined in student report any violation of the judicial system. Failure to the Honor System. This may be report is a violation of the Honor done by: self-referral or System. All members of the confronting the suspected student Radford College community who and giving her twenty-four hours have knowledge that a student to turn herself in. If after the has committed an honor violation twenty-four hours the student has are expected to comply with the not turned herself in. the reporting procedures. confronting student must report the offense to the Honor Council Pledge — do hereby resolve Failure to follow the above to uphold the Honor Code of procedure after witnessing an Radford College by refraining honor violation is an honor from lying, from the illegal offense. It is Imperative thai appropriation of property, from everyone recognize her duty of giving or receiving unauthorized protecting the Honor System and aid on any academic the student body Only through requirements, and from failing to the co-operation of cadi student comply with the reporting will the Mary Baldwin Honor procedure prescribed in the System continue to be effective Judicial System. (Taken from the (Taken from the Student Student Handbook, Radford Handbook, Man Baldwin College, 1975-1976). College. 1975-76)


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