Academic Integrity- What Constitutes Cheating?

The public is invited to attend a talk by Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant, Chair of the Advisory Council of the International Center for Academic Integrity, on the topic of academic cheating on April 8, noon to 2 p.m. in the Cosumnes River College Recital Hall.

The talk, titled “But I’m a good person!” and other misconceptions about academic cheating: Rethinking academic integrity as professional integrity,” will look at how the popular conception of academic cheating as an act of moral depravity has not been effective at reducing misconduct on our college and university campuses. Dr. Gallant redefines academic integrity as a form of professional integrity, and will review the factors that move all of us away from performing our roles with integrity, and calls to action those students, faculty, staff, and administrators who long for new ways to act with, develop, and encourage, professional integrity.

The talk is sponsored by Cosumnes River College and the Sacramento State University Center for Practical and Professional Ethics. For more information, please contact CRC Philosophy Professor and Chair of the Academic Integrity Committee Rick Schubert at schubert@crc.losrios.edu.