Academic Integrity Code

"As members of the Clemson University community, we have inherited Thomas Green Clemson’s vision of this institution as a 'high seminary of learning.' Fundamental to this vision is a mutual commitment to truthfulness, honor, and responsibility, without which we cannot earn the trust and respect of others. Dishonest work and cheating is unacceptable and will give this Clemson University family a 'bad name;' thus any form of disrespect will not be tolerated. In the words of Mark Twain, 'Always tell the truth. That way, you don't have to remember what you said.'"

I decided to keep the first two sentences of Clemson's Academic Integrity Code the same. I think it is good how Thomas Green Clemson was quoted since he was the founder of this university, so I wanted to keep that in the code. I also thought the qualities that were listed were exactly what should be expected from a Clemson student. I did not think there were any better words to use. I decided to break down the next lines in to simpler text so that they would be easier to understand. I also decided to bring in some "new slang" so that the students could better relate to what was being said. I also summed up "lying, cheating and stealing" into disrespect because all those are forms of disrespect along with activities such as being dishonorable, untruthful and irresponsible. I also added the quote by Mark Twain at the end because in a students eyes, it sums the entire code up to one quote. It also brings the code down to a level that the students can relate to. It also adds a little humor so that it would be hard for the students to forget. Thus every time they think about disobeying the code they would hopefully remember this quote.