Two faculty members at Syracuse University have been recognized for their contributions to upholding academic integrity. The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) presented the new Academic Integrity Outstanding Service Awards to Aileen Gallagher, associate dean for academic affairs in the Newhouse School of Public Communications, and Laura Lisnyczyj, assistant teaching professor of languages, literatures and linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Kate Marzen, CTLE assistant director of academic expectations, highlighted the dedication of both recipients. “The recipients ‘go well above and beyond for our department,’” Marzen said. “We could not fulfill our responsibilities and commitment to the Syracuse community without the amazing volunteers involved in this program.”
Gallagher was noted for her extensive involvement during the 2024-25 academic year as academic integrity coordinator for the Newhouse School. She led efforts to communicate procedural updates, fostered faculty engagement, and modeled positive collaborations around academic integrity. Marzen described her as someone who has mastered roles that require diligence, attention to detail, and a balance between student empathy and policy enforcement. “These are roles that require diligence, attention to detail and balance between student empathy and policy implementation, which Aileen has mastered,” Marzen said.
Lisnyczyj was recognized for providing ongoing feedback from a faculty perspective that has contributed to improvements in seminars, reporting forms, and classification rubrics related to academic integrity. She is also active in promoting integrity among students in her classroom by helping them understand policies and encouraging self-advocacy. “She is also an academic integrity champion in the classroom, helping students navigate situations and questions, modeling positive academic integrity behavior and teaching the importance of self-advocacy, following course/assignment expectations and asking questions if a student lacks clarity. Her unrelenting student-centeredness and focus makes her beyond deserving of this award,” Marzen said.
The CTLE’s academic integrity team supports university-wide policies by working with faculty, instructors, students, and staff. The team maintains records of cases involving violations of these standards while also developing online resources for classroom use. They participate in presentations on academic integrity topics with faculty members and offer consultations about standards when needed. The team consists of two full-time employees along with part-time student panelists, a practicum student each spring semester, and a group of volunteers.
