Need help on organizing content, editing a paper, or polishing your thesis? The NSU Writing Center provides one-on-one consultations to NSU undergraduate and graduate students. Walk-ins are welcome, though students with an appointment will be serviced first. To make an appointment, call the NSU Writing Center at (757) 823-2271 or use the online appointment scheduler WCONLINE.
Contact the Writing Center at writingcenter@nsu.edu with questions or comments.
POLICY STATEMENT
The faculty of Norfolk State University, in cooperation with the administration, have developed policies and procedures to prevent, identify, and respond to misconduct in research. Research Misconduct is defined as:
fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or other serious deviation from accepted practices in proposing, carrying out, or reporting results from research;
material failure to comply with Federal requirements for protection of researchers, human subjects, or the public or for ensuring the welfare of laboratory animals;
use of research funds for indirect or immediate personal gains except for usual salary and expenses approved in the budget;
failure to meet other material legal requirements of research;
failure to comply with established standards regarding author names on publications;
stealing, destroying, or damaging the research property of others with the intent to alter the research record; and
directing, encouraging, or knowingly allowing others to engage in fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism.