September 8, 2014

Third annual Academic Integrity Week opens Sept. 8


UNL’s third annual Academic Integrity Week will explore what it means to have integrity every day as students and scholars. The week is Sept. 8-12 and aims to foster honesty in the classroom, laboratory and beyond UNL. The theme for this year is “Everyday Integrity | Integrity Every Day.”

Each session will examine different aspects of integrity in people’s lives and will help students, faculty and staff uncover opportunities for living and working with integrity. All events are free and open to students, faculty and staff.

Academic Integrity Week begins at noon Sept. 8 with a brown bag session hosted by Chris Timm, associate director of career services. She’ll be presenting “Using Social Networks for Career Planning in the Gaughan Center.”

Other events include:

  • “Exploring Integrity in the Classroom through Targeted Assignments,” noon to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 9.

  • “Take a Stand and Clear a Space: Establishing Respect in the Classroom,” a brown bag session, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 10.

  • “Bystander Intervention Training,” noon to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 11.

  • “Academic Integrity from Students’ Perspectives,” 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 12.

New this year is a student-run session sponsored by the Recognized Student Groups. That session is 1 to 2 p.m. Sept. 12.

All events are in the Gaughan Multicultural Center.

For more information, including a full event list, click here.