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Honor Educators
The Honor Committee selects and trains a pool of educators who in turn promote understanding of the Honor System among members of the University community. Through their daily contact with students, Honor Educators act as a communication link between the student body and the Honor Committee. In order to introduce first year students to the Honor System, Honor Educators visit the dormitories. In this setting, Honor Educators discuss various aspects of the System as well as the need for student involvement. The Educators also encourage students to ask questions so that they might come to a better understanding of the system and its philosophies, benefits, and boundaries. One representative from each dorm makes up the First Year Honor Association. These students voice the opinion and concerns of the first-year class to the Honor Committee. With the help of the Honor Educators, the first-year representatives periodically conduct dorm discussion to keep students up to date with changes in the System and to gather student opinion. To encourage continued awareness of the Honor System, the Honor Educators reach out to the Contracted Independent Organizations around Grounds. A representative from each organization is asked to attend workshops with Honor Educators to receive a heightened understanding of the Honor System. The representatives lead discussions on the Honor system within their organization, and they aid in fostering debate on the logistics and philosophies of the system within the University community. Although the System remains completely student run, Honor Educators must keep the faculty abreast of changes in the system in light of the integral part faculty members play in the University community. Educators are assigned to academic departments and keep faculty informed through periodic meetings and mailings. To keep the Honor System in the forefront of student concerns, the Honor Educators lead forums about current issues. Such forums, conducted in public meeting rooms, bring the System in close touch with students. Educators also promote an understanding of the Honor System by conferring with the athletic teams and with the various ethnic and cultural groups at the University. |