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Revitalizing an Existing Honor Code Program

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This article addresses academic integrity initiatives at a large research university. The article explains the rationale for the creation of the honor system office and its evolution to date. Data collected from academic violation cases during the program’s first two years are included.

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Acknowledgement

The authors would like to thank Matt Fry, Director of the Aggie Honor System Office for permission to use the statistical data and for his willingness to share his knowledge of AHSO procedures.

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    Pauline Melgoza & Jane Smith

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Pauline Melgoza

is Assistant Professor and Physical Sciences Librarian at Texas A&M University. She received her B.S. and her M.S. from Texas A&M University and her MLIS from the University of North Texas. She was a member of the Academic Integrity Team and served two years on the Honor Council of the Aggie Honor System Office.

Jane Smith

is Assistant Professor and Education Reference Librarian at Texas A&M University. She received her B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and her MLIS from Texas Woman’s University. Interests include information literacy, bibliographic instruction and faculty outreach.

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Melgoza, P., Smith, J. Revitalizing an Existing Honor Code Program. Innov High Educ 32, 209–219 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-007-9048-6

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