Description

Brought to you as part of the Current Research Series! This research identifies three models of academic integrity conduct structures—decentralized, hybrid, and centralized—at public research universities. These models present distinct benefits and challenges regarding consistency, efficiency, and educational outcomes. The session also addresses administrators' suggestions for catalysts and barriers to structural change.

Learning Outcomes:

• Attendees will be able to identify how (de)centralization, resource allocation, and administrative philosophy impact academic integrity systems. (CSAEd™ Domain: Leadership)
• Attendees will be able to connect administrators' perceptions of academic integrity structures to student learning, equity in outcomes, and campus collaborations. (CSAEd™ Domain: Leadership)
• Attendees will be able to apply learning to develop tangible strategies for assessing and enhancing their home institution's academic integrity model. (CSAEd™ Domain: Assessment & Evaluation)

Knowledge & Skills:

Continuing Education Credits:

Continuing Education Credits for those Certified through the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification:

• CSAEd™ - (Core & SJI)
• CSAEd™- SC

Pricing:

• ASCA Members:$39.00
  
  
• Non-Members: $59.00
  
  
• Student Members: $20.00

Please ensure to review ASCA's Refund and Cancelation Policy prior to completing your registration.

Each registration payment applies to one attendee only. For group registration and rates, contact ASCA Director of Member Experience and Operations, Josh Cutchens, at asca@theasca.org.

Please note registration will close at 11:45 PM EST the day prior to the event.  

A Zoom link will be provided the morning of the meeting.  If you need accommodations for this event, please contact the ASCA Central Office at asca@theasca.org or 979-589-4604 as soon as possible.

Presenter Information & Bio:

Dr. Kupenda Palmer

Dr. Mathew J.L. Shepard  (He/Him)

Dr. Mathew J.L. Shepard is the Senior Associate Dean for Student Conduct and Community Standards at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he leads the Institute’s faculty-run student conduct process.

Before joining MIT, Dr. Shepard worked in the Office of Student Conduct at New York University (NYU) from 2018 to 2025, culminating in his role as Director. His earlier experience includes positions at the University of Maryland—College Park and Loyola University Maryland.

Dr. Shepard is an active leader in the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA), having co-chaired the ASCA Assessment Committee (2020-2025) and served as faculty for the ASCA Gehring Academy (2022-2025).

He holds a B.A. from the University of Kansas, an M.Ed. from the University of Vermont, and a doctorate from NYU. His dissertation research explored the centralization of academic integrity structures at public research universities. Contact: mshepard@mit.edu