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Welcome to the Civitas Inspire for Faculty (IFF) Intervention Library! Click here to launch the library page in a new tab.

Getting Started

• Our Civitas Inspire for Faculty: Quick Start Guide gives an overview of how to navigate Civitas IFF.
• Getting Started with Civitas IFF goes more in depth and includes links to even more resources.
• Here are some ideas for different types of outreach you can send at different points in your course: Example Nudge Calendar

Links to Resources

Copy and paste the links below to send to students when appropriate.

• Submit a Paper to the Ashford Writing Center for Review
• Chat with a Librarian
• Chat with a Writing Expert
• Download Grammarly - A Free Proofreading Tool
• CHAMPS Peer Mentoring - CHAMPS peer mentors are high-achieving students who can teach others valuable time-saving and online learning strategies to help them succeed.
• Ashford University Honors College - The Honors College offers undergraduate students a path to enhance their degree program with an interdisciplinary Honors curriculum.
• Ashford Student Organizations - Student organizations help Ashford students connect beyond the classroom.

Subject-Matter Tutoring

• Before referring a student, check if your course offers subject-matter tutoring here: Tutoring Resources Course List.
• If your course is on the list, feel free to use the Subject-Matter Tutoring Templates or copy and paste this link: Subject-Matter Tutoring
  

Plagiarism and Original Thought

The templates provided here can be used when responding to plagiarism or lack of original thought in a student’s work.

• Academic Integrity Teachable Moment: Tutorials and Resources
• Academic Integrity Teachable Moment: Writing Center Tutoring
• Academic Integrity: Incident Report of Academic Dishonesty (IROAD) Notification - An IROAD may be appropriate when you suspect the student is submitting someone else’s work or if they have not shown signs of improvement based on communications, teachable moments and instructor feedback.
• Here is the link to the Ashford Catalog: Academic Integrity Policy
• Please join us in the Originality Matters CETL Community of Practice: CETL: ​​​​​​​​Originality Matters - Encouraging the Student Academic Voice and Original Writing

Civitas IFF Intervention Template Library

Please find the most appropriate engagement category below and click on it to access various intervention email templates. Once you locate the appropriate template to use, copy the text, paste into the Civitas IFF email tool, and customize to your liking.

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