1. HLC Day
February 13, 9:30am - 2:00pm, TUC Great Hall

2. Criterion 2 – Integrity: Ethical and Responsible Conduct
The institution acts with integrity; its conduct is ethical and responsible.

3. Steering Committee Members
Name
Title
Jamie Byrne (Chair)
Senior Manager, UCIT Project Management Office
Bleuzette Marshall
Vice President of Equity, Inclusion & Community Impact
Susan Mantel
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Lindner College of Business
Greg Vehr
Vice President, Government Relations & University Communications
Matt Serra
Vice Provost, Academic Personnel
Pat Limbach
Vice President for Research

4. Summary of 2.A
The institution operates with integrity in its financial, academic, personnel, and auxiliary functions; it establishes and follows policies and processes for fair and ethical behavior on the part of its governing board, administration, faculty and staff.
The university of Cincinnati is serious in its focus on integrity for all university functions.
The university as a whole
Faculty
Research
Students
Staff
The university values integrity, honesty and fairness and strives to integrate these values into its teaching, research, service and business practices

5. How UC Meets 2.A Requirements
The University: State of Ohio Public Institution
Governed by the rules of the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Ethics Commission and UC’s Board of Trustees
Faculty: Represented by American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Rules and policies conform to the AAUP/UC Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
Shared Governance: departmental, unit, university level
Research: the university is committed to producing ethical and relevant research.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) – reviews all research protocols that include human subjects
Conflict of Interest Committee (COIC) – reviews individual conflicts of interest in research to protect the integrity of the researcher, institution, and the research enterprise
Students: Student Code of Conduct and Fair Grading

6. Summary of 2.B
The institution presents itself clearly and completely to its students and to the public with regard to its programs, requirements, faculty and staff, costs to students, control and accreditation relationships.
UC presents itself clearly via:
Home page of the uc.edu website
UC Directory and events calendar
Admissions webpage
One-Stop
Division of Student Affairs
Accreditation web pages

7. How UC Meets 2.B Requirements
University Web Page and campus directory
Provides information for all audiences
Admissions
Campus visits and virtual tours
Allows prospective students to experience the campus
Tuition and Aid, Scholarships
Information for parents and families, high school, international and transfer students, counselors
Accreditation Information
Highlights the accreditation process for all programs
HLC process and Specialty Accreditation Processes
News/Social Media
News links, UC Fact Sheet, strong Social Media presence
OneStop
Centralized student services for all registration and bursar interactions
Physical and virtual
Division of Student Affairs
Information about academics, student life, public safety, residence halls and commuter services

8. Summary of 2.C
The governing board of the institution is sufficiently autonomous to make decisions in the best interest of the institution and to assure its integrity.
UC’s governing board:
Deliberations reflect priorities to preserve and enhance the institution
Considers the interest of the institution’s internal and external constituents during decision making
Preserves its independence from undue influence
Delegates day-to-day management to the administration and expects faculty to oversee academic matters

9. How UC Meets 2.C Requirements
11 member Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor of Ohio
9 voting and 2 non-voting student members
Representatives from constituent groups – faculty, alumni, and the foundation
Meet 6 times per year- agendas and meeting minutes are posted on the website
Responsible for appointing the president, setting the operating budget, granting all degrees awarded, establish tuition rates and fees.
Comprised of 7 committees: Academic and Student Affairs, Health Affairs, Finance and Administration, Audit and Risk Management, Governance and Internal Affairs, Government Relations, and Investment.
University utilizes a shared governance model to ensure multiple well- established governance committees are able to provide input.
Members of the Board follow the University Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy
Day-to-day operations are deemed the responsibility of university administrators

10. Summary of 2.D
The institution is committed to freedom of expression and the pursuit of truth in teaching and learning.
The institution supports the following constituents:
Faculty
Students
Staff, Campus and Community

11. How UC Meets 2.D Requirements
Faculty: UC provides an atmosphere of free expression of academic ideas as set forth in the collective bargaining agreement
Students: UC supports student’s exercise of their right of free speech on campus through robust policies regarding student rights and expected conduct
Staff, Campus and Community: Ensure freedom of expression, even when controversial
Bias Incident Response Team
Human Relations Committee
Website dedicated to free speech (FAQ, Law, links)
Policies and procedures in place to provide guidance for various kinds of speech

12. Summary of 2.E
The institution’s policies and procedures call for responsible acquisition, discovery and application of knowledge by its faculty, students and staff.
Policies and procedures for acquisition and the discovery and application of knowledge
Integrity of research and scholarly practice
Students are trained in ethical use of information
Policies for academic honesty and integrity

13. How UC Meets 2.E Requirements
University: Policy on ethical research
IRB, CITI RCR training course, ethical use of Animals
Conflict of Interest Committee
Students: Courses focused on research conduct and ethics are available throughout the university.
Research and scholarly integrity promoted to students, faculty, and staff
Video vignettes on Jumbo-Tron at Nippert
Seminars, roundtables, forums on ethics
Federal and Ohio laws
Academic integrity promoted university-wide, beginning at orientation
Tools provided for plagiarism prevention
Student Code of Conduct: Bearcat Bond
Ethical Citations

14. Questions?