 Hello, I'm Professor Jeff Gray. I'm on the faculty in electrical and computer engineering here at Purdue University. My area of research is in solar energy, photovoltaics to be specific. I'm going to be talking about the topic of academic integrity and what it would mean to you as a future student here at Purdue University. There's lots of information available on the internet on this topic, and you can use your favorite search engine to locate it. On the screen, you will also see the link to the Office of the Dean of Students, which has much valuable information for you to refer to. So as a future Purdue student, you will be expected to abide by Purdue's Honor Code. The purpose of the Purdue University academic community is to discover and disseminate truth. In order to achieve these goals, the university commits itself towards maintaining a culture of academic integrity and honesty. For this to be possible, self-discipline and a strong desire to benefit others must be present within each individual. Therefore, students must follow the regulations governing student conduct of Purdue University out of a sense of mutual respect rather than out of fear of the consequences of their violation. A question you might have is what does it mean to have academic integrity? Simply put, a person with academic integrity does not represent work performed by others as his or her own. Further, a person does not assist others with such acts of academic dishonesty. Academic integrity is important because acts of academic dishonesty lead to distrust between students and instructors. While a student should avoid acts of academic dishonesty out of respect for their instructors, failure to do so can lead to sanctions, such as failure in the assignment, failure in the course, probation, suspension or possible expulsion from Purdue University. Sanctions such as these can harm a student's future career.