Appendix IV: Director of Academic Integrity
Quinnipiac University Academic Integrity Policy
Revised February 13, 2004

The University’s Director of Academic Integrity is a faculty member appointed by the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs who maintains records and coordinates educational efforts regarding integrity on campus.

The Director may choose to convene an Integrity Education Council to help coordinate education efforts on campus. Through her or his efforts the Director will keep the importance of integrity before the Quinnipiac University community in order to foster and maintain a culture of integrity in our community.

A. Administrative Duties: The Director will facilitate the work of the Academic Integrity Board by writing official letters of notification and coordinating and maintaining records, including students’ acknowledgment of the policy, integrity violations, and repeat offenders.

B. Educational Responsibilities: The Director also is responsible for promoting integrity on campus. She or he will conduct educational programs to inform current and prospective students, faculty and staff about the importance of integrity and this policy at Quinnipiac University, and will organize training for the Academic Integrity Board.

In General, the Director should:

• Work with Student Affairs and Academic Affairs to assure that students receive integrity training
• Work with Student Affairs and Academic Affairs to train members of the Academic Integrity Board for their responsibilities.
• Assure that every student receives information highlighting key aspects of integrity on campus
• Make such information available to students who come to Quinnipiac on Visiting Students Day and Admitted Students Day. 
• Arrange to have information on the Academic Integrity Policy sent to all students who inquire about studies at Quinnipiac University, particularly through the Admissions Office.
• Monitor information about integrity on the University web-site
• Publish regular notices in the university newspaper, university television station, and university radio station.
• Work with the Dean of International Education to inform and educate international students about the expectations outlined in this policy and to have material included in the International Student Handbook.

In addition, the Director of Academic Integrity may conduct activities on campus to make academic integrity a visible part of everyday life on campus.  To this end, the Director may use any sort of innovative educational ideas he or she may choose.  Possibilities include but are not limited to:

• Academic Integrity Week
• a regular lecture on campus
• ethical and integrity case study competitions
• mock hearings
• visits to classrooms, student organizations, faculty bodies, etc., to promote integrity and educate community members about the policy
• essay contests
• workshops and other gatherings to facilitate discussions of integrity
• promotional t-shirts, drinking cups, and buttons.