Aditi Patel
"Integrity means... trusting yourself to do the right thing."
-Aditi Patel, Biological Sciences
The seventh annual International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. 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, Course Hero, 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 to explain one of the following: why they don't cheat, what integrity means, why academic integrity is important, and why they stand for academic integrity. Take a look at some of their responses.
"Integrity means... trusting yourself to do the right thing."
-Aditi Patel, Biological Sciences
"I don't cheat because... I value learning."
-Caleb Nickens, Civil Engineering Graduate Student
"I stand for academic integrity because... I don't want to mess up the class average (and I am honest)."
-Unnati Agarwal, Biomedical Engeineering
"I don't cheat because... it won't help me learn!"
-Cornell Evans, Business
"I stand for academic integrity because... education is hard work that should be rewarded."
-Simone Brock, Psychology & Sociology
"I don't cheat because... I won't actually learn anything."
-Grace Boyd, Exercise Science
"I don't cheat because... my reputation and the reputation of others are at stake!"
-Kyrah Milfort, Law and Political Science
"Academic integrity is important because... I have goals and I don't want anything to get in the way of that."
-Bianca Taylor, Psychology
"I don't cheat because... I value learning over grades."
-Andrew Allen, Biomedical Engineering
"Integrity means... being responsible and diligent with your work."
-Xinyi Zheng, Psychology
"Academic integrity is important because... I want to know that I earned my grades."
-Ira Huber, Neuroscience
"I don't cheat because... it is the wrong thing to do!!!"
-Emily Tait, Psychology into Pre Med