Thank you to those of you who filled out the Faculty Survey on the Honor System sent by the Honor Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC) earlier this year. We received a total response rate of 36% of faculty members, which we were pleased with. Here's a quick summary of the results. Complete results follow: About 60% of respondents said overall opinion of the Honor System was somewhat/very positive About 65% of respondents are in favor of a student run Honor System (or one with a legal advisor) The Honor Committee has appointed Earl Dudley, from  the Law School and UVA's General Counsel, as our current legal advisor. 63% of respondents favored a multiple sanction system over the current single sanction system The Honor Committee is revising the Constitution, specifically addressing concerns highlighted by the Board of Visitors and this faculty survey, including the issue of single sanction. When aware of clear academic dishonesty, 60% of respondents are likely to initiate an honor case and 12% unlikely to initiate an honor case. 30% of respondents noted that they wouldn't initiate an Honor case because they think "the process is too time-consuming" In the past two years, the process has been streamlined. Cases are now normally completed within three months.  The current time limit for investigating a case is 14 days. 34% of respondents discuss the honor system with students at the beginning of the class term, 24% discuss it on their syllabus, 24% mention it throughout the year, 27% mention it on individual assignments, and 36% never discuss it. The Honor Committee is aware that many community members are dissatisfied; therefore we are continually evolving to work toward the ideal of a Community of Trust. This survey is one important tool in that process. Thank you again for participating. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact Rachel Yoo, Chair of Honor's Faculty Advisory Committee, at rsy8y@virginia.edu or Suzanne Farnsworth, Head of FAC Honor System Survey, at farnsworth@virginia.edu. Response Rate   School # Faculty in School # Respondents to Survey  Response Rate CLAS 561 203 36% SEAS 140 50 36% ARCH 45 11 24% NURS 36 13 36% EDUCATION 91 43 47% MED 524 158 30% DARDEN 48 23 48% LAW 60 19 32% GSAS ? (some are in CLAS) 16   COMM 47 19 40% Total from Schools 1552 555 36% No School Given   70   Total Responses   625     Aggregate Results – From All Respondents 1) Please rate your overall opinion of the Honor System at UVa. 1 - Very negative 37 6% 2 - Somewhat negative 145 24% 3 - Neutral 78 13% 4 - Somewhat positive 213 35% 5 - Very positive 139 23% Total Reponses 612 100% 2) Do you think the Honor System deters academic dishonesty... 1 – A lot 103 17% 2 - Somewhat  304 50% 3 – A little 158 26% 4 – Not at all 43 7% Total Responses 608 100% 3) During your time at UVa., has your opinion of the Honor System a) improved 41 7% b) declined 292 48% c) stayed the same 281 46% Total Responses 614 100% 4) The Honor System is currently entirely student run. Which of the following do you most support? a) An entirely student run Honor System 164 28% b) A student run Honor System supplemented by a legal advisor 226 38% c) Faculty oversight of the Honor System 101 17% d) Administration oversight of the Honor System 37 6% e) Abolishment of the Honor System 31 5% f) Another organizational structure 32 5% Total Responses 591 100% 5) As you may know, the Honor System currently employs a single-sanction system. In this system, if an accused student is found to have met, beyond a reasonable doubt, the three criteria of act, intent, and seriousness in relation to an Honor offense, he/she is dismissed from the University. Do you support a) the current single-sanction structure 208 37% b) a multiple sanction system (different sanctions for different levels of offenses) 348 63% Total Responses 556   6) If you encounter a situation of clear academic dishonesty in your course, how likely is it that you would initiate an Honor case? 1 – Likely 361 60% 2 - Uncertain 170 28% 3 – Unlikely 69 12% Total Responses 600 100% 7) If you encounter a situation in which you suspect academic dishonesty in your course, how likely is it that you would initiate an Honor case? 1 – Likely 109 18% 2 - Uncertain 293 49% 3 – Unlikely 190 32% Total Responses 592 100% 8) Which of the following reasons would deter you from initiating an Honor case? (select all that apply) a) process too time-consuming 184 30% b) previous negative personal experience 99 16% c) negative experience of others 177 29% d) unaware of workings of the Honor System 101 17% e) disagree with tenets of the Honor System (for example, the single sanction) 143 23% Total Responses 704   9) In your opinion, who should be able to bring Honor charges against a student? (select all that apply) a) Faculty 533 87% b) TAs 480 78% c) Non-UVa community members 202 33% d) Students 625 100% Total Responses 1840   Section III: Faculty Knowledge of the Honor System 1) If you were thinking about proceeding with an Honor charge, whom would you first contact? a) The Honor office or a student associated with the Honor System 297 54% b) The Chair of your department 131 24% c) Another faculty member 54 10% d) Don't know 53 10% e) Other 15 3% Total Responses 550 100% 2) How well informed do you feel about the procedural workings of the Honor System? 1 - Very uninformed 65 11% 2 - Uninformed 104 17% 3 - Somewhat informed 259 42% 4 - Informed 144 24% 5 - Well informed 39 6% Total Responses 611 100% 3) Which of the following initiatives to educate faculty about the Honor System would you support? (Select all that apply) a) I would like to be addressed by Honor educators or representativest a department meeting. 160 26% b) I would like to receive a letter/email from the Honor Committee informing me about recent developments in the Honor System. 238 39% c) I would like my department chair to formally discuss my connection to the Honor System. 71 12% d) I would like to be invited to roundtable discussions (with students and other faculty) about Honor. 70 11% e) I would like to be able to view a webpage devoted to frequently asked questions by faculty. 314 51% f) Other 30 5% Total Responses 883   4) In a typical semester, when do you discuss the Honor System with students? (Select all that apply) a) At the beginning of the term in class 207 34% b) On your syllabus 148 24% c) Throughout the year in class 149 24% d) On individual assignments 163 27% e) Never 221 36% Total Responses 888     Results from Case Initiators (Broken down by era of most recent case initiated.) 1) How many Honor cases have you ever initiated? 164 total 1.7 average 2) When did your most recent case occur? a) Within the past 2 years 32 36% b) 2 to 5 years ago 20 22% c) 6 - 10 years ago 18 20% d) More than10 years ago 20 22% Total Responses 90 100% 3) What stage of the process did your most recent case reach? a) First conversation with an Honor Advisor 15 18% b) Investigation Panel 27 33% c) Trial - Guilty 17 20% d) Trial - Not Guilty 22 27% e) Appeal 2 2% Total Responses 83 100% If your case reached the Investigation Panel stage: 4) Do you feel that justice was done at the Investigation Panel?   All   <2 yrs ago 2-5 yrs ago 6-10 yrs ago > 10 yrs ago a) Yes 33 53% 20 71% 7 54% 2 20% 4 36% b) No 29 47% 8 29% 6 46% 8 80% 7 64% Total Responses 62 28 13 10 11 5) Did you find the I-Panel proceedings to be fair?   All   <2 yrs ago 2-5 yrs ago 6-10 yrs ago > 10 yrs ago a) Yes 42 69% 21 78% 9 69% 4 44% 8 67% b) No 19 31% 6 22% 4 31% 5 56% 4 33% Total Responses 61 27 13 9 12 6) Overall, how would you evaluate your Honor Advisor's performance? 1 - Very satisfactory 23 29% 2 - Satisfactory 29 36% 3 - Somewhat satisfactory 9 11% 4 - Unsatisfactory 19 24% Total Responses 80 100% Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Somewhat Satisfactory Unsatisfactory <2 yrs ago 43% 23% 13% 20% 2 to 5 yrs ago 21% 47% 11% 21% 6 to 10 yrs ago 13% 40% 13% 33% > 10 yrs ago 29% 43% 7% 21% total 29% 36% 12% 23% 7) How would your Honor Investigators' performance? 1 - Very satisfactory 14 23% 2 - Satisfactory 24 39% 3 - Somewhat satisfactory 6 10% 4 - Unsatisfactory 18 29% Total Responses 62 100% If your case reached the trial stage: 8) How would you evaluate your Honor Counsel's availability, professionalism, and knowledge of the system? 1 - Very satisfactory 12 32% 2 - Satisfactory 13 34% 3 - Somewhat satisfactory 8 21% 4 - Unsatisfactory 5 13% Total Responses 38 100% 9) How would you evaluate the professionalism of the trial? 1 - Very satisfactory 10 26% 2 - Satisfactory 12 31% 3 - Somewhat satisfactory 8 21% 4 - Unsatisfactory 9 23% Total Responses 39 100% 10) How would you evaluate the fairness of the trial? 1 - Very satisfactory 8 23% 2 - Satisfactory 6 17% 3 - Somewhat satisfactory 12 34% 4 - Unsatisfactory 9 26% Total Responses 35 100% 11) How would you evaluate your overall experience with initiating an Honor case? 1 - Very satisfactory 9 12% 2 - Satisfactory 8 10% 3 - Somewhat satisfactory 15 19% 4 - Unsatisfactory 46 59% Total Responses 78 100% Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Somewhat Satisfactory Unsatisfactory <2 yrs ago 7% 17% 17% 59% 2 to 5 yrs ago 14% 7% 29% 50% 6 to 10 yrs ago 11% 6% 17% 67% > 10 yrs ago 21% 7% 21% 50% total 12% 11% 20% 57%