1. Institutional Integrity & Why it Matters in Student Affairs
Claire Langeveldt, California State University Channel Islands Kem French, California State University Channel Islands
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Convention Center, 206 A

2. Introductions Kem French Claire Langeveldt
Claire Langeveldt is a first-generation immigrant from South Africa and a first-generation college student currently living in California. Claire received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with an emphasis in social inequality, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Higher Education. Claire began working in Student Affairs as a student in 2007 in Housing and Residential Education and has been working professionally in the field for four years. Claire currently works in the California State University system in Student Conduct, focusing on ethical decision making and academic integrity. Claire focused her Master's thesis on academic integrity and revitalizing academic dishonesty policies and is passionate about social justice issues and has been involved in social justice programs, conferences, and initiatives both on and off campus.
Kem Anthony French is a recent transplant to California from Kentucky.  Kem received both his Undergraduate and Graduate degrees in Social Work from the University of Kentucky.  Although he started his professional career as a Prevention Specialist with the CDC (Center for Disease Control) he ultimately decided that Student Affairs would allow him more opportunities to affect change and support young people.  Kem's interest in Social Justice lead him to a position at Berea College working with Housing and Student Life for four years where he was responsible for training, recruiting and hiring for housing.  Currently, Kem serves as the Coordinator of Student Leadership Programs at CSU Channel Islands, Kem provides support and provide opportunities to all CI students.  He directly supervises the aspects of Student Leadership Programs (SLP) including the Leadership Development/Certificate program and student leadership recognition programs.

3. Who’s in the room? Intern/Graduate Student
New Professional (1-5 Years)
Mid-Level Professional (6-9 Years)
Senior Level Professional (10+ Years) CL
What brought you to this session?

4. Disclaimer There is no quick fix, it is an on-going process.
Institutions evolve and, conversely, devolve. KF
There is no “quick fix” for issues of institutional integrity
Must be conceptualized as an on-going direction-finding process
Institutions evolve and conversely devolve

5. Individual integrity
Individual integrity: traditional understanding of honesty, appropriate behavior or consistency between words and actions.
Moral Agency: individuals’ ability to make moral judgments to be held accountable. ₁ KF
Individual integrity, which refers to the traditional understanding of integrity as honesty, appropriate behavior (‘doing the right thing’) or consistency between words and actions. It means that ‘a person has conscious and consistent values that guide [their] decisions and actions’
Moral agency, is an individuals an individual’s ability to make moral judgments based on some notion of right and wrong and to be held accountable for these actions.
“What does moral agency look like in your roles in SA?’
₁ Grebe & Woemann

6. Defining institutional integrity
Institutions of integrity: social norms, codes, and legal rules.
Integrity of institutions: integrity of an organization or public administration system, its coherence and being perceived as legitimate. KF
Institutions of integrity referring to the social norms and codes, including legal rules, that ‘bind’ individual behavior
“What are some examples of institutions of integrity on your campuses?”
Integrity of institutions, which refers to the integrity on the level of an organization, or even an entire public administration system, where integrity is defined as the correct functioning of the institution and fitness for purpose, its coherence and being perceived as legitimate
What are some examples of institutions with high levels of integrity/perceived legitimacy? ₂
₁ Grebe & Woemann

7. My values align with the values of my campus.
True
False KF

8. My campus values and allows for moral agency.
True
False KF

9. Institutions of Integrity
Who determines and defines integrity/morality?
How do individuals impact or contribute to institutions of integrity? CL
Note: discuss letter of the law vs. spirit of the law

10. Discussion
How do you determine the integrity of an institution or organization? (i.e. what factors do you look for?)
How do individuals at different levels play into the integrity of the institution?
How does power dynamic play into maintaining the integrity of an institution? What are sources of power? CL
Smaller group discussions, group share out

11. Have you experiences any instances in the last year where there was an incongruence between your integrity and your institution’s?
Yes No
Unsure CL

12. Institutional integrity in a Student Affairs context
World
Country
State
Higher Ed.
Student Affairs
Area
Work Group
You CL
One can have integrity while others don’t(not mutually exclusive)

13. Hiring Practices Social Justice/ Inclusion
Mission/Purpose
Matching
Academic Integrity CL
Identified 4 components of institutional integrity in the student affairs profession

14. Interviewee Dreadlocks
Case Study
Interviewee Dreadlocks
Professional Attire
Body language
Silence
Modesty
*Consider:
Accessibility of Recruitment/interview processes
Assumptions & Biases
Inclusive Excellence Framework ₃ CL
Water flows where there is space. ₄
₃ Human Resources Council
₄ American Association of College and Universities

15. My campus has integrity.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Somewhat Agree
Somewhat Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree KF

16. Discussion How do we undermine/improve institutional integrity?
How can someone who does not have leverage approach leadership about institutional integrity? KF
Larger group discussion

17. Action Plan Self accountability Peer accountability Reach out
Positional Changes
Assessment KF
Self accountability
Analysis & Awareness
Peer accountability
Ask questions
Reach out (Supervisor, mentors, AVP/VPs, HR)
Positional Changes
Leverage
Self-care
Assessment
Continuous work
Rubric handout ₅
₅ Western Association of Colleges and Universities

18. References
American Association of College and Universities (2015). Committing to equity and inclusive excellence: A campus guide for self-study and planning. Retrieved from
Grebe, E. & Woermann, M. (2011, March). Institutions of integrity and the integrity of institutions: Integrity and ethics in the politics of developmental leadership. Retrieved from
Human Resources Council of Canada (2017). Diversity at work: Increasing diversity through improved recruitment and hiring practices. Retrieved from
Rochester Institute of Technology (2016, June 13). Inclusive excellence framework. Retrieved from
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission (2016, November 10). Review under WSCUC standards and compliance with federal requirements worksheet. Retrieved from KF

19. Coordinator of Student
Thank you!
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Claire Langeveldt
Student Conduct
Specialist
Kem French
Coordinator of Student
Leadership Programs CL