General Sessions Friday, November 8, 2013: 12:00 PM-12:50 PM
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Borgne)
131 Honors Advising: Beyond the Curriculum to the Big Picture
Robin Jones, University of West Florida;
Jessica Roark, Oklahoma State University;
Lisa Schwebel, CUNY Brooklyn College
In this interactive, discussion-based session, presenters will address the balance of curricular and developmental advising responsibilities, and they will discuss strategies for helping students in two- and four-year programs see "the bigger picture" of their academic careers. Participants will be encouraged to share their own experiences, challenges, and insights.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Grand Chenier)
134 The Great Tradition in a Modern Age: From Honors Teaching to Publication
Richard Gamble, Hillsdale College;
Thomas St. Antoine, Palm Beach Atlantic University
The Great Tradition, a book that resulted from collaboration, team teaching, and the honors curriculum, presents an interdisciplinary history of educational thought which undergirds the values of honors. This panel presents the usefulness of having a book developed in honors, especially for program advancement and implementing orientation or capstone seminars.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Maurepas)
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Napoleon A2)
130-1 Developing a Face on Campus
Sara Gomez, University of Central Florida
Honors Congress fosters growth and diversity through organizing community work with local organizations to allow its members to gain a better understanding of their environment and to encourage a sense of humility. Students participate in civic engagement through the volunteer portion of Honors Congress by addressing issues of concern.
130-3 Don't Assume They Know: Honors PR Inside the University
Jean Jones, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania;
Bradley Wilson, Slippery Rock University
One key to a successful honors program is to create and enhance the profile of the program within the university. In our presentation, we discuss a variety of ways to raise the profile of the honors program within the different parts of the university: faculty, administration, and students.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Napoleon A3)
133 The Development of a Framework for Teaching Competencies in Saxion Honors Education
Janina Banis, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands;
Simone van der Donk, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Within higher professional education in the Netherlands many honors programs are designed for motivated students who are willing and able to do more than a regular bachelor program can offer. In honors programs, approaches to teaching are becoming more student-centered, which demands different teaching competencies. Therefore, it is necessary to have an adequate framework of teaching competencies that can be used for evaluation and training purposes. The aim of this study was to develop a framework of teaching competencies in honors programs in the Netherlands.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Napoleon B2)
128-1 Discussing Recruitment and Retention: The Cormier Honors College Preview Event
Victoria Greene, Longwood University
Discussing recruitment and retention in the Cormier Honors College at Longwood University, presented through the January CHC Preview Event, planned and worked through with maximum student involvement. Current honors students give their best work in planning the true honors experience in one weekend.
128-2 Using an Overnight Visit to Increase Acceptance Rates of Honors Freshmen
Cheryl Chamblin, Millikin University;
Mark Gehlbach, Millikin University;
Kate Wrigley, Millikin University
One Saturday each February, Millikin University interviews candidates for four full-tuition scholarships. For the last two years we have offered a Friday overnight stay in the Honors LLC. Compared with the number of students who do not participate in the overnight, a significantly higher percentage of these guests enrolled in honors in both years.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Napoleon C2)
135 Transforming the Honors Experience with an External Review
Greg Lanier, University of West Florida;
Hallie Savage, Clarion University;
Jessica Sharpe, Greensboro College;
Becky Spritz, Roger Williams University;
Cindy Ticknor, Columbus State University
Two experienced NCHC-recommended site visitors and four honors directors discuss the benefits and advantages of inviting external reviewers to come to campus and assist with improving their honors programs. The work done in advance of the visit, the visit itself, and the benefits that emerged from the visit will all be discussed.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Napoleon D3)
127-1 The Challenge of the Sea: A Living and Learning Program Focused on Maritime Heritage
Tim Runyan, East Carolina University
East Carolina University's Honors College organized many of its living and learning program activities and courses around a maritime heritage theme. This has included students sailing aboard a two-masted schooner, and field trips to maritime sites. Positive student response has encouraged more program development.
127-2 Spring Break in the Garden of Good and Evil, and Other Honors Travel Tales
Karyn Ott, Brevard Community College;
Mary Roslonowski, Eastern Florida State College
A small two-year college honors program has done an annual spring break historical cultural tour of cities in the Southeast for the past two years. Learning experiences and outcomes for students and staff/faculty will be presented.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Southdown)
126 Aesthetics & Values Kinder
John Bailly, Florida International University;
Maria Galeano, Florida International University;
Jonathan Ramos, Florida International University
FIU's Aesthetics & Values Research and Exhibition Project can be experienced at a younger age. Children engage through research, curation, and coordination of an exhibition elevating the status of the arts in the community, inspire interest in art and aid children in the development of critical thinking and social skills.
