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e-Value8

This is the latest edition of e-Value8, a monthly newsletter brought to you by the Division of Student Affairs and University Planning Value-U committee. Each month we highlight one of the eight student affairs values and explore how each is happening in the Division and what we might do personally and as a department to continue to practice each value. After distribution each newsletter will be archived on the SAUP blackboard site for future reference.

 


  Integrity

“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”

Oprah Winfrey
(Actress, publisher, and entrepreneur)

We value acting with... integrity.

Integrity is firm adherence to a code or standard of values; integrity refers to consistency between values, behavior, and organizational goals. Examples of integrity in action include:

  • Establishment of and divisional support for core values

  • Appropriately respecting confidentiality in interactions with students and colleagues

  • Making decisions that might be unpopular but aligned with core values

  • Holding student groups accountable for their actions
 

e-Value8 your alignment as an

Individual

  • What have I done recently that demonstrates this value is important to me?
  • What have I done inadvertently to demonstrate this value is not important to me?
  • What do I need to do to more fully demonstrate this value?
  • What professional and ethical standards guide my actions and decision making? To whom am I accountable for my integrity?

e-Value8 your alignment as a

Department

  • What evidence do we have of consistency between the division’s core values, departmental goals, and departmental actions? What gaps need to be addressed?
  • How are the division’s core values promoted by the department to students, other departments, and other constituencies? What additional efforts might be effective?
  • What professional and ethical standards are essential ingredients of departmental integrity? How are employees held accountable for acting on these codes?
  • How is individual or group misalignment with the integrity value addressed by the department?
  • How does our department model and teach integrity to students? What else could the department do in this regard?