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Building Community through Student Leadership in Honors Recruitment

Saturday, November 9, 2013: 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Napoleon A3 (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Kevin Dean , West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Michael Jendzurski , West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Kristina Lail , West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Christine Klingaman , West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Honors programs survive and thrive through recruitment of new members which leads to retention and member engagement. We highlight a dramatic shift in recruitment from a faculty only model to a collaborative student/faculty model which increased our yield and retention and tightened relational bonds within the current honors community.