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.

Overview

Academic Professional (AP) positions are vested in the University of Illinois Springfield. Whenever an AP position within the Division of Academic Affairs becomes vacant (for any reason), the position and its associated funding revert to the Office of the Provost. Civil Service (CS) positions are vested in the University of Illinois Springfield through the State of Illinois.

The agreement below is referenced in the Tenure Rollback Request online form.

The purpose of the document is to reflect the understanding and agreement entered into between <faculty name> and The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, University of Illinois Springfield, College of <college>, Department of <dept>, with respect to the rights of said <faculty name> pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of Article X of the University of Illinois Statutes.

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:

All requests for off-campus travel by staff/administrators in the Division of Academic Affairs must be authorized in advance. Please use Chrome River to request pre-approval. The purpose of travel pre-approval is to reduce risk to the individual and to the institution by clearly identifying when the employee is in work-related travel mode, and when the employee is on personal time.

Questions regarding travel requests should be directed to your supervisor.

Provost's Office Links

• Graduate Education
  • Graduate Assistantships
• Institutional Research and Effectiveness
• Research and Innovation
• Undergraduate Education

Link to websites of other units within Academic Affairs