Roundtable Discussion Friday, November 8, 2013: 12:00 PM-12:50 PM
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Edgewood B)
290 Is Bigger Better & How to Cope?
Rebecca Pyles, East Tennessee State University
Dean of an honors college at a regional institution invites discussion about new goals that increase the size of honors programs and the potential impacts of such increases. This is an opportunity to investigate and to share concerns, ideas and current approaches to meet needs while maintaining excellence in honors.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Estherwood)
118 Honors Dialog on the Many Facets of Sustainability
Mariah Birgen, Oral Roberts University;
Tom Pfaff, Ithaca College
Ask someone to define sustainability and you may have as many answers as there are people in the room because each discipline views the topic through their own lenses. We will provide a space for conference participants to explore sustainability from viewpoints from English to business and science to theology.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Gallier B)
137 For the love of all disciplines: keeping demanding majors in the thesis process
Eleni Anderson, University of Maine;
Nicole Begley, University of Maine;
Breana Bennett, University of Maine
A discussion about how to encourage students in demanding academic programs to complete the UMaine honors curriculum and write an honors thesis. This discussion will focus on collaboration between the honors college and the university.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Oakley)
139 Stewardship: Creating Strong Relationships
David Scott Allen, University of Arizona
This session will cover the personal relationships we, as fundraising professionals, create with our donors. Discussion will include how we maintain our personal boundaries, creative ways to steward donors, and why stewardship is one of the most important aspects in development.
