University of Virginia Library

Personal Integrity

All human relationships at the
University of Virginia assume the
existence of personal integrity
among students and between
students and faculty. Here every
person's word is as good as his
bond. That is why students are not
policed during examination. This
spirit of mutual trust underwrites a
way of life that is worth preserving.
For it permits a climate of freedom
and independence while it
promotes the search for truth.
From life based on honor grows
other virtues such as forthrightness,
courtesy, and good manners.