Tyree O'Neil
"I am confident in my studies."
- Tyree O'Neil, Human Health
The sixth annual International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. Contract cheating is a form of academic dishonesty where students get academic work completed on their behalf, which they then submit for academic credit as if they created it themselves. Some examples of contract cheating include using Chegg, CourseHero, or other websites to get answers to questions you are supposed to answer on your own, getting work from friends who have taken the class before, and copying a friend's work, to name a few.
We asked our students why they don't cheat. Take a look at some of their responses.
"I am confident in my studies."
- Tyree O'Neil, Human Health
"It keeps everything fair and is the right thing to do."
- Tyler Carter, Chemistry
"If I did, I would be cheating myself out of an education and violating the integrity of not only myself, but all the organizations I work under."
- Ciara Baez, Legal Studies/Criminology
"You have a standard to uphold."
- Gabe Wallace, Sociology
"Your present behavior follows you into the future."
- Monica Peoples, Academic Performance Specialist
"I want to learn and cheating will not help me learn anything new."
- Amin Malekpour, Mechanical Engineering
"It won't help me in the future."
- Matt Myers, Communications
"I want to know that I earned my degree honestly."
- Grace Verweire, Legal Studies
"It provides value to my degree as employers are seeking honest people to bring positive influence in the work environment."
- Iris Huang, Environmental Studies
"I like to see where I really stand."
-Zahra Amos, Biological Sciences
"I believe in personal growth and learning."
- Christina Sipior, Counseling/School Psychology
"It's dishonest."
- George Wolo, Communications