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 respect of all members of the community.
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Resources for Faculty

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

Technological Resources

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:

Academic Affairs News

Here's where you will find links to monthly Academic Affairs newsletters featuring a greeting from Provost Brandon Schwab, opportunities to make a difference, news to celebrate, updates on key initiatives, and more; as well as annual fall newsroom articles introducing new full-time faculty.

Newsletters

Catch up on what's happening in the Provost's Office and Division of Academic Affairs. Links to recent Academic Affairs Update monthly newsletters are included below:

NIA Process

• Faculty initiate NIA forms for the coming academic year (fall and spring semesters) according to college deadlines, for all activities other than assigned teaching responsibilities.
• ALL PROPOSED NIAs for the coming academic year (that is, any course release assignments other than teaching) – including those referenced in contracts/offer letters and through the CBA, with descriptive plan and specific goals, must be completed and submitted by current faculty members, acted upon by the Department Chair/Head or School Director, and routed t

University of Illinois Springfield values and supports the required participation of both on-ground and online students in university sanctioned events. Requests by organizations for permanent and/or temporary sanctioning of events will be considered by the Office of the Provost, with input from the Campus Senate Committee on Admissions, Recruitment and Retention (CARR).

UIS looks forward to welcoming new full-time faculty each fall. New Faculty Welcome Week (NFWW) events begin August 16, or the first business day after (if August 16 falls on a weekend).