Columbia's Integrity Week 2026
Integrity Week at Columbia facilitates integral conversations with our campus community about integrity and ethics in academia through programs and workshops that focus on the fundamental values of academic integrity in research, teaching, and learning. This week of collective action and instruction strengthens the Columbia community's commitment to honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage.
This week is co-sponsored by and made possible through collaborations with:
Academic Integrity, Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, Center for the Core Curriculum, Columbia Libraries, Berick Center for Student Advising, Office of Research Compliance and Training, Center for Teaching and Learning, Center for Career Education, School of General Studies, Writing Center & University Writing Program, Columbia Health, Columbia College Alumni Association, Columbia Engineering Alumni Association, Columbia College and Engineering Student Councils, University Life, and Center for Student Success and Intervention.
To register, please click on the hyperlink for each of the events. If you have questions please email ugrad-integrity@columbia.edu
Integrity Week 2026 Events
Monday, February 9
Integrity Week Kick-Off Event
Time: 11:00am — 1:00 pm (In Person)
Location: Lerner Ramps
Target Population: Columbia Community
Join members of the CC-SEAS Integrity Advisory Board, Engineering Student Council, Columbia College Student Council and staff in the kick off for Integrity Week. Drop by Lerner Ramps to hear about the workshops happening during the week, grab some free integrity swag, and snacks between classes!
Time: 2:00pm — 4:00 pm (In Person)
Location: 833 Mudd
Target Population: Columbia Engineering
Do you want to cite good sources but do not know how to use the sources effectively? In this session, you will practice some paraphrasing skills to cite sources. You will learn the cultural differences in understanding paraphrasing and citation use. You will be able to list paraphrasing techniques and apply the skills to citing sources. Also, you will learn how to use in-text citations, direct quotations, and references following the US citation conventions.
Tuesday, February 10
Citation Management with Zotero | Columbia Libraries
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
Location: (Online)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Need help creating citations and bibliographies? Zotero is a free, open-source bibliographic management program that allows you to collect, organize, cite, and share your research. This one-hour workshop will introduce you to Zotero and provide strategies for effectively using it in your research and writing.
Please download Zotero (for Mac OS or Windows) and the Zotero Connector (for Firefox, Chrome, or Safari) prior to the workshop.
Integrity Week Keynote Address
Time: TBD
Locations: TBD
Target Population: Columbia Community
Registration Link for Zoom | Registration Link for In Person
Description forthcoming.
Student Dinner & Dialogue (TBD)
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Lerner 401 (In Person)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Registration Link
Description forthcoming
Student Panelists are: TBD
Moderated by: TBD
Introduction by: Dr. Victoria Malaney-Brown, Director of Academic Integrity
Wednesday, February 11
Scientific Research in the Age of AI: A New Frontier of Scientific Misconduct | Office of Research Compliance and Training (TBD)
Time: 1:00pm — 2:00pm
Location: (Online)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Registration Link
Images in scientific papers play an essential role in supporting the experimental descriptions and results of an experiment and study. In this series, we’ll discuss various topics, such as what’s considered improper image manipulations, how to recognize them, and whether the threat of AI is genuine or overblown.
Teaching with GenAI and Academic Integrity | Center for Teaching & Learning
Time: TBD
Location: Butler Library, (In Person)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Registration Link
Optimizing Sleep & Time Management for Academic Success | Columbia Health
Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm
Location: John Jay Hall Conference Room, (In Person)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Registration Link
Making informed choices about how to use available time, whether that looks like getting more rest or building a balanced schedule, can set the stage for academic success. Participants will learn more about the intersection of sleep and time management, and how optimizing these factors help with academic performance. In this workshop, students will discuss:
- How prioritizing zzzs is supportive of overall health and your ability to retain information
- What factors impact time-choice
- Tools and strategies for overcoming procrastination
Thursday, February 12
GenAI in Research: Critical Literacies and Considerations
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Butler, 203 (In Person)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Registration Link
This interactive session critically considers the information flow of text-generating AI technologies. Though these technologies use proprietary algorithms, we'll work topographically, discussing how these technologies work, develop evaluative tools for working with the generated text, and identify remaining unknowns when we use these tools for research. The session will be lead by Teaching and Undergraduate Services Librarian Sydni Meyer, and if possible bring a laptop to the session!
Friday, February 13
Core Ethics & Integrity | Professional Development & Leadership - Columbia Engineering (TBD)
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Location: Online (Zoom)
Target Population: Columbia Community
Registration Link
Develop your ethical orientation to demonstrate academic and professional integrity.
Effective Study Groups: How to Collaborate with Integrity | Berick Center for Student Advising
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Lerner Hall, 401 (Hybrid – In Person & Online)
Target Population: CC and SEAS Students
Registration Link
Learn strategies for how to inform study groups that will help you deepen your understanding of course material and prepare effectively for exams. More importantly, learn how to collaborate successfully while maintaining academic integrity.
Advanced Ethics | Professional Development and Learning - Columbia Engineering (TBD)
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Davis Auditorium
Target Population: SEAS Students
This elective builds upon the introductory ethics course by exploring some of the ethical challenges engineers face in the industry. In particular, the seminar will focus on conflicts of duties and, through a Socratic process of discussion, help students develop clarity about their own ethical priorities. The seminar will feature an extended case study of the design and construction of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig, focusing on engineering decisions that compromised safety for cost savings that led to both fatalities to one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. Instructor: Fred Helio Garcia
Ethical Career Panel & Networking Event | Center for Career Education and Academic Integrity
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Uris Hall, 107 (In Person)
Target Population: Open to CC, SEAS, & GS students
Registration Link on LionSHARE
Join Columbia College and Columbia Engineering alumni in an interactive panel discussing ethical considerations in the fields of law, medicine, biomedical engineering, and software engineering.
Part 1: Come listen to our amazing alumni in a panel format while enjoying delicious hors d'oeuvres.
Part 2: You will have an opportunity to mix and mingle with our alumni panelists to discuss your own career questions and network. Coffee and desserts will be provided.
Alumni speakers include from Columbia College: TBD and Columbia Engineering alumni TBD
To see our past CC-SEAS Academic Integrity Awareness events, see these links from 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.