A university’s faculty represents one of its most precious assets. One of the ways universities can successfully attract and retain top talent is through named professorships and endowed chairs. To receive a named professorship is a hallmark of distinction – it signifies outstanding academic achievement and conveys invaluable financial support that helps to advance high caliber work.

A university’s faculty represents one of its most precious assets. UIS faculty are nominated for 12 faculty awards each year: 11 University awards, and the University of Illinois University Scholars Award.

Recipients of faculty awards are recognized at the annual spring Faculty Honors Reception. Link to the Faculty Honors Reception newsroom article.

Academic integrity forms or communication about other confidential student information should be sent via the Protected Email Attachment Repository (PEAR) system to Susan Jameson (smjame@uis.edu)

If you have a question about academic integrity procedures, please contact the Academic Integrity Council (AIC): aic@uis.edu

Plagiarism

• Using a direct quotation without quotation marks or a citation
• Paraphrasing or changing an author’s words or style without citation
• Insufficiently acknowledging sources or providing a partial citation
• Using the pattern, structure or organization of an author’s argument or ideas without proper citation
• Failing to cite sources for information considered non-common
• Using an essay from course for another without instructor permission
• Failing to attach all group members’ names to a group project
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Plagiarism is the most common and most misunderstood form of violation.

Some examples include…

Resources for Students

Universal Standard for Academic Integrity

• Universities across the United States maintain academic integrity policies to ensure honest and genuine college work.
• UIS academic integrity policy ensures personal honesty that facilitates an open, vibrant exchange of ideas.
• The intellectual character of the UIS community depends on academic integrity, which nurtures the trust and mutual respe

Resources for Faculty

• Understanding Why Students Plagiarize (pdf)
• Syllabi Statement – UIS Academic Integrity Policy (pdf)

Technological Resources

• Instructional Tools for Academic Integrity

The Academic Integrity Policy was written for and approved by the Campus Senate. Here you will find helpful resources for both students and faculty.

UIS is committed to honesty, trust, and mutual respect. This is an academic community founded on the search for knowledge…at the heart of that search is personal honesty that makes possible an open and vibrant exchange of ideas…

All faculty and students should read and become fully aware of the Academic Integrity Policy.

Purpose

Honorary degrees recognize those who have made profound and enduring contributions to scholarship, culture, or society. Recipients will be persons of great integrity, reflecting our values as an institution.

Eligibility

The criteria for selecting honorary degree recipients are: