As children grow up into adults, they go from being required to listen to the teacher, use kind words, and finish homework on time to being required to keep intellectual honesty, make ethical decisions, and respect for the rights of others. During the educational process, colleges have significantly influence on one’s intellectual and ethical development in ways that require them to comply with all university rules, student rights and responsibilities. In order to make students be aware of their rights, responsibilities and academic conduct code, Lucas Graff, the Student Conduct Coordinator at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), gave a speech regarding the services, tasks, and resources provided by the Office of Student Conduct (OSC) in BEH 242 on February 6, 2017. According to Graff, the OSC helped students and staff with …show more content…
Graff begun his presentation by expressing that the OSC provided students with various services, including problem solving, academic integrity workshops, conflict resolution, mediation services, peer advocates, rebels support team, no contact orders, and outreach presentations. Moreover, Graff introduced the tasks by explaining that the OSC governed both on campus and off campus conduct. It means that the office monitors behavior of all students, department/college/school standard and student organizations; all students and organizations who choose to join the UNLV community should comply with the standards of conduct. Also, if an incident occurs off campus, the OSC plays a role in investigating whether the incident has impacted or is likely to impact the UNLV and whether the incident is arising out of membership with the UNLV. Thus, whether students are on campus or off campus, they must adhere to all university regulations regarding the student conduct. Graff presented that during 2015-2016 academic year, the OSC found 293 academic misconduct cases and 2126 reported
College is full of new experiences, new people, and new communities, and many universities encourage the exchange of new ideas and diversity among students. This year, the University of Chicago sent out a letter to all of its incoming freshmen informing them that in keeping with their beliefs of freedom of expression and healthy discussion and debate, the school would not provide “safe spaces” or “trigger warnings”. Senior Sophie Downes found this letter to be misleading in many ways, including in the definitions of safe spaces and trigger warnings, as well as the issues it was addressing. Downes claims that the letter was misrepresenting the school, but also was using the letter as a sort
For most people who have ridden the roller coaster of primary education, subtracting twenty-three from seventy is a piece of cake. In fact, we probably work it out so quickly in our heads that we don’t consciously recognize the procedures that we are using to solve the problem. For us, subtraction seems like something that has been ingrained in our thinking since the first day of elementary school. Not surprisingly, numbers and subtraction and “carry over” were new to us at some point, just like everything else that we know today. For Gretchen, a first-grader trying to solve 70-23, subtraction doesn’t seem like a piece of cake as she verbalizes her confusion, getting different answers using different methods. After watching Gretchen pry for a final solution and coming up uncertain, we can gain a much deeper understanding for how the concept of subtraction first develops and the discrepancies that can arise as a child searches for what is correct way and what is not.
Attending college is not only a chance for students to further their education, but it also allows them to experience the lessons life has to offer. One of the hardest lessons to learn is how unfair life can be. Students who work diligently to achieve academic success in the classroom may quickly realize their academic efforts do not “pay off” as much as the student-athlete who possesses the ability to kick a football fifty yards. There is an evident failure in the educational system when the student-athlete’s performance and how they contribute to a winning season, is more valuable to the university, than the academic student who strives to graduate with honors. Students who focus their efforts on an academic based education are not rewarded with the same benefits, resources, and perks as their student-athlete counterparts.
A big disappointment comes just days before Brigham Young University (BYU) basketball team was to kick start the NCAA tournament. 19-year-old sophomore Brandon Davis was dismissed from the team for having consensual premarital sex with his girlfriend. He did not violated any government laws, however the University’s Honor Code states “live a chaste and virtuous life” (). The BYU Honor Code prohibits many behaviors ordinarily considered part of normal society such as: drinking coffee, alcohol, herbal tea, and swearing among others. Generally, when an Honor Code violation makes the news, it is usually for cheating on tests or unlawful activities. Hearing that students cannot have premarital sex was startling, because it is not what crosses one’s mind when hearing of athletes violating an Honor Code. BYU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Most students are Mormons; even those who are not are still required to abide by the same rules. This leaves a wide margin of judgment by the university. BYU’s Honor Code is too strict which places them in position to hide the infractions lie and antiquated for college students at BYU in the 21st century.
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Welcome to the University of Sheltering Students, where the cost is high, and the education is low. It is where life is taught through a textbook, but is not actually taught at all. Some universities in the 21st century are being forced to rid the campuses of words, ideas, and subjects that might create tension, discomfort, or offense to the students that pay to learn there. Twenty-first century students are beginning to become a more sheltered society, where an uncovered truth is difficult to come by. University education explains the basics of school; such as the Periodic Table, how to write an essay, and how letters magically appear in math equations. Conversely, it does not even touch upon any subject that could be deemed “controversial”;
James Scurlock strongly emphasizes this problem throughout the whole documentary. Students, ranging in ages from 18-22 primarily, are young, and naive. They are out from under their parent’s rule and free to make decisions on their own. This means that many are going to take certain steps necessar...
One of the main reasons as to why the honor code at Bartlett High School, as well as other schools, is lacking is due to the teachers not properly addressing it. In a five-year study conducted by Sally Sledge and Pam Pringle, it is reported that 65% of the students present in the university said that the honor code was
According to Kaplin and Lee (2006), collegiate student organizations give students an opportunity to obtain and develop leadership skills and to pursue assorted non-academic interests. It also supplements their formal education with secondary academic programming (Kaplin & Lee, 2006). Because of these reasons, students often are encouraged to join a student organization. In addition to joining such a group and because of the First Amendment, students have a right to organize and join these groups and college administrators are obliged by law to allow them that right. This is mostly true for students who attend public schools. Students at private colleges do not have a constitutional right to organize a student organization (Snider, 2004). However, many private colleges will provide organizational rights to students through regulations of their own and in such a case, the private school’s administration may choose to be guided by First Amendment principles as it relates to these student organizations (Kaplin & Lee, 2006).
Social influence/peer groups were one of the dominant themes in my observations, survey, and literature. Social influence looks at how individual thoughts, actions and feelings are influenced by social groups (Aronson, 2010).The desire to be accepted and liked by others can lead to dangerous behavior. College life can be an overwhelming experience for first time college students and or transfer students as they struggle to manage class time and social activities in an attempt to fit-in in the new environment that they may not be used to. Students can experience too much anxiety and drop out of college or fall behind classes. Working at the Cambell Student Union information Center, I observed a great deal of students falling into this trap of social influence and peer pressure. A female student tripped as she was going up the stairs to Spot Coffee but did not fall. What appears to be a group of guys who are not popular (guys who are not very well known), were seating where popular students normally seat. The group of guys started laughing at the girl and stopped. One guy kept laughing, but it was obvious he was forcing the laughter as to purposely attract attention. He started making jokes about the girl and carrying on the laughter so he would appear to be funny. Another example, which portrays peer influence, involves parties over the weekend. Multiple students stated they were falling behind in classes on the grounds of their friends wanted to go out the night before and they did not want to seem/appear “lame” so they tagged along. The influence of a group is intensified by the person’s desire to be an accepted member of the peer group. To achieve this desire he tries to conform in everyday to the patterns approved by the grou...
I am writing this essay to represent my knowledge of the current school residential rules and regulations that I have broken on multiple occasions. I was told to write this essay due to my lack of education on the rules regarding residential life guest and visitation, residential lif noise quiet hours violations, residential life keys and registration, and residential life compliance which lead to me breaking the rule on campus. On November 18th, 2015, the UMBC peer review council met to hear my case arising from my November 4, 2015 charge letter. Here I was found guilty for all the charges against me. On this campus, my main focus should be to do well in my classes and learn from my experiences. Causing trouble throughout residential buildings should not be a part of any of the action that I have came to school for. To show my understanding of the rules and regulations that I have broken I will state the rules I have went against and show I have went against them, I will also state the consequences given to me and show how these incidents have affected my life on campus directly.
Colleges and Universities play a major role in developing the behavioral patterns of young adults. In addition to developing young minds, colleges help to cultivate character, responsibility, and social acceptable behavior. Students who attend Carlford have expressed their dissent with the current environment of the university. Because of these underling issues, Carlford’s retention rates amongst minorities have suffered. If Kirsten is unable to handle the situation, there will be a trickledown effect to all areas of the university. Being a new professional in the field of Higher Education can be challenge. There are times where an incident directly affects your position and there are other times where there issues that affect the entire institution. Because the issue directly pertains to Greek Life, the Coordinator of Fraternities and Sororities has the responsibility of identifying the concerns and implementing initiatives that will allow the college to be proactive in future situations of this nature.
Add to that a pervasive change in societal values, and students can easily be snared if they lack a strong moral compass - as well as a campus where peers and administrators take a firm stand against dishonesty. (Clayton 20).
Students will identify the correct how to find the area of circles. We are going to do this first by deriving the formula for the area of a circle ourselves. Students use these operations to solve problems. Students extend their previous understandings of finding the area of a shape: This learning goal meets the Common Core Standard CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.3. The students are going to learn find the area of only the doughnut, excluding the hole in the middle. For the formative assessments during the teaching of this unit, I will keep an observation log, where I note any student progress, whether it be positive or negative. I believe it will be important to record observations any time a student has difficulty with a particular task. For example, if a student has trouble solving the problems with the formulas. to purchase an item, I should write down particular actions, attitudes, and behaviors that stand out, as well as the specific issue. Any time the students are doing independent work, I will monitor the learning activities and record observations.
The issues and infractions mentioned above are examples of what is and has occurred at universities nationwide. This is not an isolated problem. As these corrupt acts of academic fraudulence and plagiarism continue to reoccur, it is slowing chipping away at the prestige and respect that make these educational establishments what they are suppose to be, institutions of the highest learning. By treating academics as a secondary concern to the athletic primacy, universities cannot fully accomplish their sole purpose. These acts of immoral and unethical procedures do not permit the schools from maintaining unblemished academic environments. Although part of the universities' goals are to create well rounded students, this objective should not come at the expense of academics, corruption, or unethical behavior.