General Sessions Friday, November 8, 2013: 10:00 AM-10:50 AM
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Grand Chenier)
93 Emerging Trends in Team-Taught Interdisciplinary Honors in 2-Year Colleges
Janice Allen, Community College of Baltimore County;
Collette Chattopadhyay, Saddleback College;
Ivan Lorentzen, Flathead Valley Community College;
Cara McClintock-Walsh, Northampton Communic College
Interdisciplinary, team-taught courses often generate high student interest, but are notoriously difficult to create and manage, requiring directors to constantly re-invent new courses. This panel will discuss four ways to present interdisciplinary courses that leverage the strengths of the concept.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Maurepas)
99 Multi-campus Honors Programs
Julia Fennell, Community College of Allegheny County;
Erik Ozolins, Mt. San Jacinto College;
Rae Rosenthal, Community College of Baltimore County
We will discuss the challenges, advantages, and opportunities of multi-campus honors programs, including discussion of how to blend processes, administration, and philosophies across different campus cultures and diverse student bodies.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Napoleon A2)
95-2 Honors College Recruiting in the 21st Century
Zachary Samples, Eastern Illinois University;
Thomas Spencer, Eastern Illinois University
Students who are enrolled in the Honors College at Eastern Illinois University come from rural and urban areas throughout Illinois. Beginning in 2012, the Honors College implemented a 4-step recruitment plan that included in-person recruiting, electronic contacts, and phone calls. This session will present and assess that plan.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Napoleon A3)
100 The Future of Legal Education in the 21st Century: A discussion
Naomi Yavneh Klos, Loyola University New Orleans;
Maria Pabon Lopez, Loyola University of New Orleans, College of Law;
Susan M. Chehardy, Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal
Law school has traditionally been a promising path for many honors students, but recent challenges – a decline in attorney incomes, skyrocketing student debt, questioning of the need for a third year of law school – have caused applications to plummet by as much as 30%. Yet a JD can also prove invaluable for careers in public service and social justice, as well as the law. A frank discussion about the rewards and challenges of law school with Maria Pabon Lopez, Dean of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, and Susan M. Chehardy, Chief Judge of the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Napoleon B2)
98-1 Confronting Change, Developing Community: The Pitfalls of Transforming an Honors Program
Kathryn Fullerton, Guilford College;
Heather Hayton, Guilford College;
Meng Lu, Guilford College;
Donald Smith, Guilford College
This panel offers practical advice from our experience transforming an underfunded and out-of-date honors program to a newly-revised one aimed at changing the college culture. We'll discuss some of the pitfalls and advantages to transitioning quickly, paying particular attention to the affects on student perception and recruitment.
98-2 Access and Excellence: Transitioning from Honors Program to Honors College
Valerie Burks, Valencia College;
Katharine Caruso, Lone Star College-North Harris;
David Putz, Lone Star College-Kingwood
This presentation covers the requisite steps—and occasional setbacks—of creating an honors college. Two examples will be discussed: Valencia College, which launched the Seneff Honors College in 2012, and Lone Star College, currently preparing for a Fall 2014 honors college rollout.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Napoleon C2)
96-1 Elitism: Erase it or Embrace It?
Kim Larkin, Suffolk University;
Holly Nickerson, St. Norbert College;
Marcie Paul, St. Norbert College;
Jonathan Vantassel, Suffolk University;
Ariel Wilson, Suffolk University
The more successful an honors program becomes the more potential there is for tension forming between the honors students and their non-honors peers. This session will explore various avenues toward maintaining a vibrant honors community while building strong, supportive, and diverse relationships across campus.
96-2 Transitioning between a Freshman LLC and an Upper-class Living Community
Kara Anderson, Millikin University;
Stefanie Davis, Millikin University;
Adam Falasz, Millikin University
At Millikin University we have developed a successful Freshmen Honors Living Learning Community and Living Community for Upperclassmen Honors students. In our presentation, we look at the differences in programming, relationships, purpose, and needs between Upperclassmen and Freshmen Communities.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Napoleon D2)
94-1 Academic and Student Affairs: the Creolization of First Year Honors Seminar
Kaitlin Heenehan, University of Connecticut;
Devin Opotzner, University of Connecticut
The Honors INTD/EGEN Program is a multi-semester experience focused on student development and leadership. INTD meets twice weekly with one class meeting taught by faculty and one meeting taught by well-trained, sophomore student mentors. This session focuses on faculty and student recruitment and training including information about the three credit course students take prior to facilitating and a one credit course the semester that they facilitate.
94-2 Find Your Inner Warhawk
Shelby Mahr, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater;
Marjorie Rhine, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater;
Brian Schanen, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater;
Kelli Sobczak, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Our honors program created a retention minded class promoting growth within the honors community and with the self. Identity is investigated through student led in-depth discussion and experiential learning; students explore kinesthetic intelligence, relationship to contemplative experience, and personal development. Our program involvement has strengthened through ownership in our program.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Napoleon D3)
97-1 A Look at Macaulay in The Big Easy
Theodore Henken, CUNY Baruch College;
Kwame Ocran, CUNY Hunter College;
Vanessa Rene, CUNY Brooklyn College
This interdisciplinary, urban studies, service-learning honors course is taught annually from historical, cultural, and sociological perspectives. While a major focus of the class is the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans and the wider Gulf Coast region, it is not simply a "Katrina" course. During spring break, Macaulay students travel to New Orleans to participate in a service learning project. There, students assist in Urban Farming and Housing Construction while they immerse themselves in the culture of the city.
