Honors Program Presentation 2014

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WELCOME TO UMW HONORSPROGRAM

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This session is designed to provide anoverview for students accepted into

the UMW Honors Program and for

students interested in applying to the

program in December 2014



New Student Orientation

UMW Honors Program – University Honors

• University-wide program

• Mission - enhance students’ intellectual growth by

engaging them in rigorous interdisciplinary

seminars, strong internship experiences, extendedresearch and creative projects, and community

service that enhances their development as

leaders. The program will seek students whose

performance and intellectual abilitiesdemonstrate that they have the range of talents

and skills to thrive in diverse communities.



Types of Honors Recognized at Graduation

• University Honors – fulfill requirements of the

Honors program

• Departmental Honors – fulfill departmental

requirements for a project or theses – individuals who show excellence in their field of

study

• Latin Honors/Academic Distinction - Cum Laude

(3.25-3.49 cumulative GPA), Magna Cum Laude(3.50-3.74 GPA), and Summa Cum Laude (3.75-

4.00 GPA)

• Honor Societies - Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board



Review of Handbook

and Course Offeringsfor Fall



Successfully complete a minimum of 6 Honors credits per year

until all requirements are fulfilled:

• Honors First Year Seminar – HONR 100, HIST201(HN),

HIST202(HN), or FSEM100(HN)

• Five additional HN designated courses

• Mentored Service Learning Project – HONR 201

• Project/Research Design Seminar

• Leadership requirement

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Mentor First Year Honors students• Capstone Honors Course OR Honors Project (Thesis

or Performance) in a discipline or an Interdisciplinary

Project (minimum 3 credits)

Honors Program Requirements



Other Honors Program Requirements

• Maintain a 3.2 overall UMW GPA – see

policy in handbook – checked each

semester

• Participate in a minimum of one Honors

co-curricular event per semester (a

minimum of 8 events prior to graduation)

• Complete a portfolio of honors programwork and activities

• Attend meetings of the honors program



Honors Program Benefits• guaranteed minimum $1,000 for

undergraduate research

• preferential registration forcourses, including non-honors

courses

• duPont 210 student lounge

• Note - No preferential housing



Size and Selection Criteria• 50-75 students per graduating class

• If not offered admission, students

with at least a 3.2 UMW GPA canapply for the spring semester –

should take a honors first year

seminar or HN designated course toprepare you for the program in fall

2014



Co-Curricular Events• Approved events will be announced on Canvas

Honors Program workspace

• Examples include: – Seminars from outside speakers

– Plenary Lectures

– Plays – Musical performances

– Art Exhibits



Honors Program Events• Field trips – one per semester – can

count as a co-curricular event

– Examples from 2012-2013 year:• Trip to Science Museum of Virginia to see

Body Worlds Exhibit

• Guided Tour of Chancellorsville Battlefield



Honors Service Learning HONR201• Mentored service learning project with local

agencies

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Work with faculty mentor• Minimum 20 hours community service

• Communicate progress to faculty mentor

• Attend reflection sessions – one a third of

the way into the project and one 2/3rds of

the way through

• Submit final reflection paper



Research Methodology Course

• List of approved courses posted on Canvas

workspace and website

• examine various methodologies for conducting

research• critique and synthesize scholarly literature

• analyze the elements of an effective problem thesis

• examine methods of collecting, analyzing and

organizing data• articulate a quality research proposal



Honors Program Leadership

• examples of these activities would include (but not

exclusively)

• assist admissions to recruit potential honors

students serve in a leadership role for a universitygroup or club

• serve as a coordinator of service learning reflection

sessions or as a coordinator for service learning

projects (must have completed HONR201 prior toserving in this role)



Honors Program Leadership

• Outline leadership activities on OrgSync

• Log leadership events on OrgSync

• Complete required reflections about

leadership



Honors Program Mentoring

• Provide mentoring relationships between new

honors students and upperclassmen. Ideally

students from similar academic backgrounds or

extracurricular interests would be matched

together.

• Contribute to developing a sense of community

within the honors program and to provide a means

for information transfer.

• Promote involvement in the UMW community and

in the UMW honors program.



Honors Program ePortfolio• Use OrgSync

– Initial program essay

– Co-curricular event summaries – Log of participation in program requirements

– Sample course work from Honors Courses

–Yearly reflection essays



Points of Contact for ProgramKelli Slunt

• Jepson 337, x1406 or duPont 210, x1716

• [email protected]

Jeanne Campbell

• Trinkle B17, x1592

• [email protected]

Documents

Honors Program Presentation 2014