Roundtable Discussion Saturday, November 9, 2013: 12:30 PM-1:20 PM
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Estherwood)
235 Macaulay Honors Advisement: Building a cross-campus advising team in a large public university
Christina Chala, CUNY Baruch College;
Lindsey Dedow, CUNY Queens College;
Stephanie Marshall, CUNY Hunter College;
Cheryl Olivieri, CUNY Brooklyn College;
Lorna Ronald, CUNY Queens College;
Jaime Weiss, CUNY Brooklyn College
Macaulay Honors College (MHC) of the City University of New York serves more than 1500 scholars across eight senior campuses, which are geographically and culturally distinct. MHC advisors are fostering dialogue through team-building and new models for deliberation and decision-making. We will discuss overcoming the barriers of different campus cultures.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Gallier A)
236 Performing High Performance: Social Class and the Identity of the Honors Student
Rita Barnes, Tennessee Tech University;
Linda Barnes, Austin Peay State University;
Doug Branch, Southwest Tennessee Community College;
Judith Russell, Motlow State Community College
This roundtable will explore how honors students negotiate the boundaries of privilege and social class within the honors program setting, especially student identity as a high-achieving college student. Presenters from four Tennessee institutions of higher education will represent community college and four-year campuses based in urban, rural, and military-base communities.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Gallier B)
237 The Honors Student-Athlete
Ramzy Burns, Muhlenberg College;
Kelli Meeker, Muhlenberg College
Come join a discussion led by two honors student-athletes about the stereotypes that surround student-athletes and the different ways we can utilize this key group to cultivate a more diverse honors community.
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel (Oakley)
234 Honors Scholarships: Best Used for Recruitment or Retention?
Gary Bell, Texas Tech University;
Janet Veal, Texas Tech University
A roundtable discussion about how best to use honors scholarship funds. The focus will be on the use of scholarships to recruit top notch students versus retention and reward of current honors students.
