Below are our upcoming events! If you have ideas for events or would like to collaborate, please contact us at academic.integrity@kpu.ca.
For Students
Live Orientation Session for New International Students
Wed, Dec 10, 2025
9:00 - 10:00 AM, Online
Click here for more information!
KPU Welcomes You Orientation - Richmond
Mon, Jan 5, 2026
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Richmond Campus - Meet the Academic Integrity team and learn about the resources and supports available to new students.
KPU Welcomes You Orientation - Surrey
Tues, Jan 6, 2026
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Surrey Campus - Connect with the Academic Integrity team and explore the supports available to you as a new KPU student.
Welcome Week - Surrey
Wed, Jan 7, 2026
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Surrey Campus - Join us for Welcome Week and discover academic integrity resources that can support your success throughout the term.
Welcome Week - Richmond
Tues, Jan 13, 2026
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Richmond Campus - Join us for Welcome Week and discover academic integrity resources that can support your success throughout the term.
Welcome Week - Langley
Thurs, Jan 15, 2026
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Langley Campus - Join us for Welcome Week and discover academic integrity resources that can support your success throughout the term.
International Peer Mentor Spring Welcome Social
Thurs, Jan 15, 2026
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Surrey Campus (Cedar Conference Room) - Mentors and mentees can enjoy fun activities and prizes while learning about the academic integrity supports available to them.
For Faculty & Staff
Restorative Justice and Academic Integrity Lunch and Learn!
Friday, Dec 5, 2025
12:00 - 1:00 PM, Online
Click here to register!
Presenter:
Alana Abramson has been teaching in the Criminology department for KPU for the last 15 years and has been involved as a research, trainer and practitioner of restorative justice since 1999. Her doctoral work focused on restorative justice and post-secondary educational settings, and she is passionate about finding innovative, meaningful, and relational ways to enhance the lives of students and faculty.
Past Event Examples:
For Students
KPU Welcomes You
Mon, Aug 25th - Thurs, Aug 28th, 2025
Various KPU Campuses
We will be part of the Student Resource Fair during the KPU Welcomes You orientations. Come by to complete a quick academic integrity game, get some treats, and meet our Academic Integrity Student Ambassadors!
Register for KPU Welcomes You at: https://www.kpu.ca/orientation/fall
Welcome Week/First Year Festival - Student Resource Fair
Come by our booth to engage in some fun activities with the KPU Academic Integrity Unit!
Details at: https://www.kpu.ca/fyf
Academic Integrity Booth on-Campus!
Wednesday, Nov 19th from 2:30 - 4:30 PM
KPU Surrey Campus Library (Arbutus Building 1st floor)
Drop by for a few minutes to meet your academic integrity student ambassadors, play a game, learn about available resources and get some snacks and swag!
Draft Coach On-Campus Events
Come by our booth on the following days:
Tues, Feb 13th 11:30-1:30pm @ Civic Plaza 6th Floor Open Space
Wed, Feb 14th 2:30-4:30pm @ Surrey Campus Library Entrance
Tues, Feb 27th 10:00-12:00pm @ Langley Campus Library Entrance
Tues, Mar 5th 11:00-1:00pm @ Richmond Campus Across from the Library
- Learn about what Draft Coach is and how it can help you uphold academic integrity and improve your writing
- See a demonstration by a Student Ambassador on how to use Draft Coach
- Ask questions about Draft Coach or Academic Integrity at KPU
- You can also get a chocolate!
Draft Coach Workshop for Students
Tues, Sept 2nd, 2025
1:00-1:30PM
Online - Drop-in
Attend the workshop to learn:
- What Draft Coach is
- How it can help you with your writing and upholding academic integrity
- Suggestions on how to use this tool
Workshop details at: https://www.kpu.ca/academicintegrity/students/draftcoach/workshops
Long Night Against Procrastination- Integrity Table
When: Monday, Dec 1st from 5 -9 PM
Where: KPU Surrey Campus Library (Arbutus Building 1st floor)
Drop by for a few minutes for some fun activities and swag!
Faculty of Arts Trivia Night - Integrity Table
When: Thurs, March 28th 4-6pm
Where: KPU Surrey, Grassroots Cafe
Register at: https://bit.ly/FOATriviaNight
Come by to play some games, learn about academic integrity resources, and get some swag!
ChatGPT Event for Students: Artificial Intelligence & Academic Integrity
Have you heard of ChatGPT or other generative artificial intelligence technologies? Do you have questions about their relationship with academic integrity?
Come check out our ChatGPT Table on the first floor of the KPU Surrey Campus Library
Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
11:30AM - 1:30PM
Drop by for a few minutes to spin the wheel of integrity, ask any questions you might have, and get a chocolate egg!
For Faculty
Introduction to Student Academic Integrity, Policy ST2 Workshop for Faculty
- Tues, Oct 21st 12:00-12:30PM, Online
Want to learn about or get a refresher on the current Student Academic Integrity Policy? Join us for a 30-min online session - email academic.integrity@kpu.ca to register.
Draft Coach Info Session for Faculty
- Wed, Oct 29th 12:00-12:30PM, Online
Join us to learn about a new tool for students called Draft Coach! Email academic.integrity@kpu.ca for the link.
Restorative Justice and Academic Integrity
Restorative Justice and Academic Integrity Lunch and Learn
Fri, Sept 19th 12:00-1:00PM, Online
Restorative Justice and Academic Integrity One-Day Interactive Workshop
Fri, Oct 24th 9:00-4:00PM, Online
Restorative Justice and Academic Integrity at KPU: Call out for Research Participants (KPU Students & Faculty)
KPU students and faculty are invited to participate in a voluntary focus group that will take the form of a circle process exploring perspectives and experiences related to restorative justice (RJ) and academic integrity at KPU. There will be a separate student focus group and a separate faculty focus group. The goal of this circle is to gather insights that may inform future initiatives, training, or policy development related to restorative justice.
If you are interested in learning more or signing up for this circle, please email alana.abramson@kpu.ca
Restorative Justice in the University Classroom
When: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 from 12:00-12:45PM
Location: Online
Restorative justice is an approach to harm and conflict based on Indigenous ways of being and knowing and promising practices supported by social psychology, neurobiology, and education. This presentation introduces the philosophy and practices of restorative justice and how these could be helpful in supporting faculty to have difficult conversations with students about everything from coming in late, interpersonal conflict, and academic integrity transgressions.
Presenter: Alana Abramson has been teaching in the Criminology department for KPU for the last 15 years and has been involved as a researcher, trainer and practitioner of restorative justice since 1999. Her doctoral work focused on restorative justice and post-secondary educational settings and she is passionate about finding innovative, meaningful, and relational ways to enhance the lives of students and faculty.
Academic Integrity Speaker Series
The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI (Presented by Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant)
Fri, Oct 3rd 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant
Registration: Click here to register!
Webinar: Academic Integrity, Student Success, and Human Rights in a Postplagiarism Era
Mon, Mar 24th, 2025
12:00-1:00
Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Sarah Elaine Eaton (Professor and Research Chair at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary)
Academic Integrity in the age of Artificial Intelligence: Challenges for Educators and Administrators
This event is open to all KPU employees.
When: Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 from 12:00-1:00PM
Location: Online
For All KPU Members
BC Academic Integrity Day
Mon, Oct 28th, 2024
10:00-4:00
KPU Richmond Campus
Open to all BC post-secondary students, staff, and faculty
For details, visit: https://www.kpu.ca/bc-academic-integrity-day-2024
Register Now!
KPU Academic Integrity Month
Open to all KPU students, staff and faculty!