Penn State provides several ways for people to find answers to academic-integrity questions, including:

• The Academic Integrity Resources page, which includes information for students, educators, advisers, and others
• An Academic Integrity Process Contact Person for each college and campus
• Academic integrity support people at each college/campuse sharing an academic integrity committee

How do I report an academic integrity allegation?

• If you are a Penn State educator, use the form on the Digital Academic Integrity System (DAISY)
• If you are a student, contact the educator supervising the assessment or the AIP contact for their college or campus.
• If you are not a member of the Penn State Community, contact the Penn State Office of Ethics and Compliance.

How do I respond to an academic integrity allegation?

• Use the form on the Digital Academic Integrity System (DAISY)

How do I share concerns about the outcome(s) assigned by an Academic Integrity Committee?

• Consider the information in the Academic Integrity FAQs for Faculty (PDF), the Academic Integrity FAQs for Students (PDF), or the Academic Integrity FAQs for Parents & Guardians (PDF) as appropriate.
• Please contact the Academic Integrity Process Contact Person for the college/campus that offered the academic opportunity.

When should I contact AIRO directly?

• Educators, academic administrators, advisers, academic integrity liaisons, and staff managing DAISY
  • Contact AIRO when:
    • you have a suggestion to improve our university policies and procedures
    • you have doubts about the proper course of action for an academic integrity claim
    • you cannot find an answer to your academic integrity question
    • you are interested in serving on a shared Academic Integrity Adjudication Committee
    • you have concerns about your college/campus academic integrity process
    • you need assistance training your Academic Integrity Committee
    • you are a member of an Academic Integrity Committee who is seeking guidance
    • you have DAISY-related questions or concerns
    • you need help reviewing a student’s appeal of a transcript notation or removal from an academic program
    • you have questions about the role of a student’s support person
    • you are concerned about something else not mentioned above and need assistance

Students

Although the Academic Integrity Process is the same across colleges/campuses, the format for reviewing academic integrity claims varies. Please contact your area Academic Integrity Process Contact Person first; they should be able to provide you with a more detailed answer.

Contact AIRO when

• You have a suggestion to improve resources, University policies, or academic integrity procedures
• The academic integrity process has concluded, you are interested in one of the appeal opportunities described in Undergraduate Education policy G-9, and the information on our Appeals webpage has not answered your question
• You cannot find an answer to your academic integrity question

Parents and Guardians

Contact AIRO when

• You have a suggestion to improve University policies and procedures
• You cannot find the information you are seeking in the Academic Integrity Resources page or in the Academic Integrity FAQs for Parents & Guardians (PDF)

Things to know

• AIRO is available to provide general information about Penn State's academic integrity process.
• Privacy policies, including FERPA Information and Policy AD11 University Policy on Confidentiality of Student Records constrain AIRO's abilities to share specific information.
• There is a Student Consent for Release of Information to Third Parties form your student can submit to us that would allow Penn State to share specific information about an academic integrity situation with you.
• Although the Academic Integrity Process is the same across colleges/campuses, the format for reviewing academic integrity claims varies. You may want to submit this form to your student’s Academic Integrity Process Contact Person and reach out to them first; they might be able to provide you with a more detailed answer.