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Photo by Paul Martens
Once inside, they would be introduced to the "Indiana Promise," which their favorite college students will be asked to make during IU’s Freshman Induction Ceremony, scheduled this year for Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 4:30 p.m. at Assembly Hall. IU Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm added the pledge to the ceremony in 2002 as a way for students to acknowledge the importance of their own active participation in the Indiana University experience.

The promise, which is made by each student to IU as well as to him or herself, reads:

I promise that:
• I will be ethical in my academic work.
• I will take personal responsibility for what I say and what I do.
• I will respect the dignity of others, treating them with civility and understanding.

The Freshman Induction Ceremony kicks off several days of activities designed to introduce new students to their peers and a myriad of activities awaiting them, including CultureFest, a festival emphasizing cultural diversity and understanding, on Thursday, Aug. 28.