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Valencia College

James M. and Dayle L. Seneff Honors College

Annual Report

2012 2013

September 13, 2013

Table of Contents

Valencia Honors Program Mission .......................................................................................... 1

Major Accomplishments .............................................................................................................. 1

Program Facts and Figures....................................................................................................... 2

Admission ............................................................................................................................. 2

Enrollment ............................................................................................................................ 4

Course Data ......................................................................................................................... 5

Travel .................................................................................................................................... 10

Scholarships .......................................................................................................................17

Graduates ........................................................................................................................... 19

Faculty ..................................................................................................................................21

Budget ..................................................................................................................................21

Major Goals for Academic Year 2012 2013 ..................................................................22

Attachment 1: Annual Honors Demographic Data Report ......................................... 23

Attachment 2: Summer 2013 Honors Student Survey ................................................. 24

Attachment 3: haracteristics ...................................................................27

2012 2013 Annual Report page 1

Valencia Honors Program Annual Report

2012 2013

James M. and Dayle L. Seneff Honors College Vision Statement: The vision of the Seneff Honors College is to discover potential in students and inspire excellence. Valencia Honors Mission: The Honors Program at Valencia Community College is committed to providing students with opportunities for academic and personal growth in a unique environment where intellectual exploration and quality teaching are our primary goals with an emphasis placed on individuality and participatory learning. The program will continue to prepare students through classroom instruction and a variety of extracurricular goals in preparation for their role as leaders in the 21st century (adopted November 1988). MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

The first full year of curricular programing was completed for three tracks of the Seneff Honors College: Leadership (Osceola), Interdisciplinary Studies (West), and Undergraduate Research (East). A total of 162 students were admitted to the three tracks during the academic year: 49 to the Leadership track; 58 to the Interdisciplinary Studies track; and 56 to the Undergraduate Research track.

Fourteen students graduated from the Seneff Honors College. Nine students graduated as Seneff Honors College Scholars, and five students graduated as Valencia Honors Scholars.

Curricular and co-curricular planning was completed for a fourth track in the Seneff Honors Winter Park campus. For Fall 2013, 24 students were admitted to this new track. All were offered full tuition scholarships.

Six honors courses were added to the Valencia College catalog: AML2011H Survey in American Lit: Colonial Period to Civil War Honors

(developed by Stephanie Freuler) HUM2461H Latin American Humanities Honors (developed by Stacey DiLiberto) IDH2028 Honors Capstone (developed by Suzette Dohany and Jean Marie

Fuhrman) IDH2911 Honors Research Process (developed by Keith Malmos) IDH2912 Honors Project (development by Keith Malmos) PHY2049H General Physics with Calculus II Honors (developed by Irina

Struganova) SLS1501H Honors Seminar (developed by Suzette Dohany and Jean Marie

Fuhrman) Application procedures were revised; all candidates are now required to write a 500

word essay on a single prompt. Forty-one current Seneff students were trained to evaluate essays and scored all writing samples throughout the admission season.

An internal system for tracking co-curricular activity was developed which includes an assessment piece for measuring learning outcomes of these out-of-classroom activities.


MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

A college-wide discussion was held on Assessment Day 2013. An initial map of program outcomes and general education outcomes to courses was drafted and a timeline drawn that would lead to a full program assessment in Fall 2015. Beyond this, revision of college-wide honors course outcomes was discussed, with consensus settling around the idea that there should be one or two outcomes that would be applied to each and every honors class.

Seven faculty members completed the Seneff Faculty Development program and were awarded certificates to note their commitment to and involvement with the program.

Students in the Leadership track traveled to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to participate in a service learning trip. While on the reservation, students assisted in repair and construction of living facilities for the residents. In addition, the students gained a meaningful cross-cultural experience, learning about the Oglala Lakota

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An Honors Resource Room was established in the new Building 4 on the Osceola campus, providing a space for students in the Leadership track to meet, study, and plan track events.

A feature article on the Undergraduate Research track was published in Vitae. The story, written by Linda Beatty, highlighted the work done by students in the track which includes studying neural networks in the Human-Computer Interactions lab at UCF, measuring the human ability to trust robots in the Human Factors lab in the Psychology department at UCF, and using nanoparticles to detect pathogens in the NanoScience Technology Center, Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center at UCF.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

Admission Information for James M. and Dayle L. Seneff Honors College

Fall 2013 Applications

TOTAL Interdisc. Studies

Jeffersonian Leadership Undergrad. Research

Online Applications

421 123 33 128 132

Application Completed *

222 68 24 66 64

Admitted 188 58 24 51 55

Not admitted

34 10 0 15 9

Percent of online applications that were completed*: 52.73% Percent of applicants admitted: 84.68%


* A completed application packet included the online application, test scores, high school transcript, college transcript(s), recommendation, and writing sample.

Fall 2013 Incoming Class High School of Record (Seneff Honors College)

High School # of Admits

Osceola High School 15

Dr. Phillips High School 13

Cypress Creek High School 10

GED 9

Ocoee High School 8

Olympia High School 8

Saint Cloud High School 8

International Diploma 7

East Ridge High School 5

University High School 5

Boone High School 4

Celebration High School 4

Edgewater High School 4

Home School 4

West Orange High School 4

Winter Park High School 4

Colonial High School 3

Freedom High School 3

Gateway High School 3

Maynard Evans High School 3

Oviedo High School 3

International Community High School 2

Lake Howell High School 2

Lake Nona High School 2

Lyman High School 2

Oak Ridge High School 2

Professional & Technical High School 2

South Plantation High School 2

Timber Creek High School 2

The following high schools each had one student in the Fall 2013 incoming class: Apopka High School, Archbishop O'Hara High School, Bishop Moore High School, Castle High School, Champion Preparatory Academy, Circle Christian School, Clewiston High School, Cornerstone Charter Academy, Cypress Bay High School, Deland High School, Downey Christian School, Dunedin Senior High School, Eckerd Wilderness Educational System, Elizabeth Ann Seton Homeschool Academy, Eustis High School, Faith Christian Academy, Florida Air Academy, Harmony High School, Heritage Christine School, Hialeah High School, ICS Newport Pacific High School, Knoxville High School, La Plata High School, Lake Brantley High School, Liberty County High School, Manchester Central High School, Miami Sunset Senior High School, Minooka Community High School, Mount Carmel High School, Mount Pleasant High School, New Dimensions High School, Northwest High School, Orangewood Christian School, Osceola School for the Arts, Out of District, Penn Foster High School, Poinciana High School, Robinson School, Seminole High School, South Lake High School, State of CO, Teacher's Hands Academy, The Pine School, Thomas Jefferson High School, Vero Beach Senior High School.


Seneff Essay Readers: The following Seneff students were trained and assisted in the evaluation of admission essays Jose Abastida, Jean Ais, Angela Bardwell-Owens, Madje Bordes, Shelby Bowen, Lindsay Bradley, Jen Carl*, Salma Chiny, Ariane Dicarlo, Nicholas Dinardo, Ann Dowdell, Melissa Feliciano, Daniel Feliciano, Elodie Herard, Roxy Hesari*, Jason Howell*, Jontavius Jacobs, Karen Kacir*, WeiWei Lanser, Jemikka Magpili*, Andrew Maldonado*, Carl Mataushek, Jennifer McCoy*, Devyani Mehta*, Jasmin Miranda*, Jakki Nguyen-Mai*, Ashley Persaud, Katie Peters*, Lara Pinot, Bonny Pruitt, James Rowland*, Laidy Salamanca, Christia Semexan*, Jihye Shin*, Ilaff Soussi Tamli*, Maggie Stokes, Brandon Thompson, Angel Troncoso Garcia, Maria Wheeler*, and Jacob Whitney* (asterisk* denotes students who evaluated at least ten essays).

Program Enrollment

Date Total East Osceola West Winter Park

8/6/2012 860 334 107 409 10

9/1/2012 849 318 116 405 10

10/1/2012 855 320 115 410 10

11/1/2012 749 280 106 355 8

12/4/2012 782 290 114 368 10

1/2/2013 818 308 118 382 10

2/1/2013 695 270 106 312 7

3/1/2013 707 276 108 316 7

4/2/2013 720 281 112 320 7

5/1/2013 813 309 147 348 9

6/3/2013 823 305 159 347 12

7/1/2013 714 253 148 301 12

8/1/2013 804 273 173 328 30

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Enrollment Status of Students by Campus (for students in the program

5/23/2013)

East Osceola West Winter Park College-wide

Enrollment 201320 173 78 198 7 453

Full-time 108 62.43% 52 66.67% 113 57.07% 0 0.00% 273 60.26%

Part-Time 52 30.05% 21 26.92% 71 35.86% 4 100.00% 148 36.67%

Not Enrolled 13 7.51% 5 6.41% 14 7.07% 0 0.00% 32 7.06%

Course Data

Summary Data for the Year

Term Courses Offered

Courses Made Total

Enrollment Unduplicated

Enrollment Average

Class Size

Fall 2012 51 48 788 457 16.29

Spring 2013 50 41 612 356 14.70

Summer 2013 8 6 89 69 13.83

Specific Class Data Per Term

FALL 2012

Course Num

Course Title Instructor Campus Day Time Enrollment

AMH2010H U.S. History to 1877

Mark Smith West Online 10

AST1002H Astronomy Wafaa Khattou West M 7:00pm-9:45pm

12

BSC1005H Biological Science Lois Crichlow West TR R (Lab)

11:30am-12:45pm 1:00pm-3:45pm

10

BSC1010H Fundamentals of Biology I

Susan Matthews West TR T(lab)

11:30am-12:45pm 1:00pm-3:45pm

19


Candace Cravaritis

East MW M

10:00am-11:15am 7:00am-9:45am

20

BSC1026H Biology of Human Sexuality

Timothy Grogan Osceola MW 12:00pm-1:15pm

17

BSC1050H Environmental Science

Keith Malmos East MW 4:00pm-5:15pm

14

CHM1045H General Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis I

Eileen Perez West TR R (lab)

11:30am-12:45pm 1:00pm-3:45pm

19


FALL 2012

Course Num


ECO2013H Principals of Economics-Macro

Bonnie Oliver East MW 1:00pm-2:15pm

13

ECO2023H Principals of Economics-Micro

Tarteashia Williams

West MW 1:00pm-2:15pm

9

ENC1101H Freshman Composition I

Michael Robbins Osceola TR 2:30pm-3:45pm

24

ENC1101Hǂ Freshman Composition I

Clay Holiday East TR 11:30am-12:45pm

19

ENC1102H Freshman Composition II

Jill Sebacher West R 6:30pm-9:15pm

17

HUM1020Hǂ Introduction to Humanities

George Brooks East TR 10:00am-11:15am

19

HUM1020H Introduction to Humanities

Gene Adams West MW 11:30am-12:45pm

17

HUM2220H Humanities Greek and Roman

Karen Styles East TR 11:30am-12:45pm

20

HUM2223H Humanities Late Roman & Medieval

Sheila Levi Winter Park

Online 18

HUM2223H Humanities Late Roman & Medieval

George Brooks East MW 1:00pm-2:15pm

15

HUM2232H Humanities Renaissance and Baroque

Roberta Vandermast

West Online 5

HUM2234H Humanities Enlightenment and Romanticism

David Sutton East M 6:00pm-8:45pm

5

HUM2250H Humanities Twentieth Century

Lisa Lippitt West (2

nd Life)

F 9:00am-11:45am

13


Paul Chapman Osceola Online 20

HUM2310H Humanities Mythology in Art and Literature

Edward Frame West (2

nd Life)

T 6:00pm-8:45pm

20


Jacqueline Starren

Osceola M 3:00pm-5:45pm

23

IDH1110 Interdisciplinary Studies in General Education I

Frame, Lippitt, Morales, Sparks

West MW 8:30am-11:15am

21

IDH1112 Interdisciplinary Studies in General Education


West TR 8:30am-11:15am

25

IDH2120 Interdisciplinary Studies in General Education III



30

LIT2120H Survey in World Literature Enlightenment to Present

Cornelius Sebacher


11

MAC1105H College Algebra Steven Purtee East MW 10:00am-11:15am

20


FALL 2012

Course Num


MAC1105H College Algebra Magdala Emmanuel

Osceola MW 10:30am-11:45am

20

MAC1105H College Algebra Scott Krise West TR 2:30pm-3:45pm

8

MAC2311H Calculus with Analytic Geometry I

Jolene Rhodes East MW TR

10:00am-10:50am 10:00am-11:15am

10

OCE1001H Intro to Oceanography

Jack Rogers East TR 2:30pm-3:45pm

10

PHY2048H General Physics I with Calculus

Irina Struganova West TR R (lab)

11:30am-12:45pm 10:30am-11:20am

7

POS2041H US Government Subhas Rampersaud

West TR 2:30pm-3:45pm

19

POS2041H US Government Paul Labedz East MW 10:00am-11:15am

20

PSY2012H General Psychology

Diana Ciesko East TR 8:30am-9:45am

18


Debra Hollister Lake Nona MW 8:30am-9:45am

10

SLS2940H Service Learning Celeste Henry Osceola T 1:20pm-2:25pm

19

SLS2940H Service Learning Christie Miller Osceola T 1:20pm-2:25pm

20

SPC1608H Fundamentals of Speech

Ronald Colburn Osceola TR 12:00pm-1:15pm

24


Edie Gaythwaite East MW 11:30am-12:45pm

20


William Snider West T 6:00pm-8:45pm

11


Mayra Holzer West MW 1:00pm-2:15pm

20

STA2023H Statistical Methods

Abdul Zainulabdeen

East TR 10:00am-11:15am

20

STA2023H Statistical Methods

Sophia Graph West MW 2:30pm-3:45pm

15

SYG2000H Intro to Sociology Rebecca Weichsel


15

SYG2000H Intro to Sociology Gordon Jepson West MW 11:30am-12:45pm

11

ǂ LinC course. * The following faculty taught SLS2940H during Fall 2012 term: Valerie Burks, Lauren Grant,

Larry Herndon, Anna Saintil, and Daniel (Chip) Turner.


SPRING 2013

Course Num


AST1002H Astronomy Wafaa Khattou West M 7:00pm-9:45pm

9


Alwyn Lindbeck West MW F(Lab)

10:00am-11:15am 9:00am-11:45am

15

BSC1011H Fundamentals of Biology II

Keith Malmos East M W(Lab)

10:00am-12:25pm 10:00am-12:45pm

17

BSC1011H Fundamentals of Biology II

Susan Matthews West MW M(Lab)

8:30am-9:45am 1:00pm-3:45pm

8

CHM1046H General Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis II

Eileen Perez Obregon

West MW W(Lab)

10:00am-11:15am 1:00pm-3:45pm

8

ECO2013Hǂ Principals of Economics-Macro

Tarteashia Williams

West TR 11:30am-12:45pm

8


Jill Sebacher West R 6:30pm-9:15pm

9

ENC1102H† Freshman Composition II

Louis Holliday East TR 11:30am-12:45pm

20


Michael Robbins

Osceola TR 2:00pm-3:45pm

13


Michael Robbins


12

HUM1020H Introduction to Humanities

Gene Adams West TR 2:30pm-3:45pm

10

HUM2220H Humanities Greek and Roman

Gene Adams West MW 2:30pm-3:45pm

20

HUM2223H Humanities Late Roman and Medieval

Karen Styles East MW 1:00pm-2:15pm

19

HUM2232H† Humanities Renaissance and Baroque

Brooks George East TR 10:00am-11:15am

20


Roberta Vandermast

West Online 12

HUM2234H Humanities Enlightenment and Romanticism

Jacqueline Starren

Osceola MW 3:00pm-4:15pm

20


Paul Chapman Osceola Online 13


SPRING 2013

Course Num



David Sutton East M 6:00pm-8:45pm

15


Edward Frame West T 6:00pm-8:45pm

20

IDH1111 Interdisciplinary Studies in General Education II


West MW 8:30am-11:15am

21

IDH2121 Interdisciplinary Studies in General Education IV



25

IDH2911 Honors Research Process

Keith Malmos East T 2:30pm-4:20pm

29

IDH2955 Honors Study Abroad

Edward Frame West Paris, France 20

INR2002H International Politics

Scott Crosby West TR 8:30am-9:45am

12

LIT2090H Contemporary Literature

David Rogers Osceola Online 12

MAC1105H College Algebra Melissa Sebert East MW 10:00am-11:15am

11

MAC2312H Calculus with Analytic Geometry II

Rhodes Jolene East MW TR

10:00am-10:50am 10:00am-11:15am

11

OCE1001H Intro to Oceanography

Gustavo Morales

West Online 9

POS2041H US Government Paul Labedz East MW 10:00am-11:15am

19

POS2041H US Government Scott Creamer Osceola MW 9:00am-10:15am

18

POS2041Hǂ US Government Subhas Rampersaud


8


Diana Ciesko East TR 8:30am-9:45am

9


Sean Jennings West TR 11:30am-12:45pm

13

SLS2261H Leadership Development

Mia Pierre & Christie Miller


18

SLS2261H Leadership Development

Mia Pierre & Christie Miller


21


Edie Gaythwaite

East MW 11:30am-12:45pm

7


Mayra Holzer West MW 1:00pm-2:15pm

14

STA2023H Statistical Methods Anthony Hallberg


20

STA2023H Statistical Methods Melissa Pedone Osceola M 5:00pm-6:15pm

18

STA2023H Statistical Methods Abdul Zainulabdeen


12


SPRING 2013

Course Num


SYG2000H Intro to Sociology Adrienne Trier-Bieniek

East MW 1:00pm-2:15pm

8

ǂ LinC course. † LinC course. * The following faculty taught SLS2940H during Spring 2013 term: Valerie Burks, Larry Herndon,

Christie Miller, Terry Rafter-Carles, and Anna Saintil.

SUMMER 2013

Course Num



Jill Sebacher West MW 1:15pm-2:50pm

11


Roberta Vandermast

West Online 19


Gene Adams West TR 11:30am-1:05pm

19


Jennifer Taylor East M 6:00pm-9:20pm

13

IDH2912 Honors Project Diana Ciesko East Independent Study

POS2041H US Government Christopher Durso

East TR 1:00pm-2:50pm

10

SLS2940H Honors Service Learning

Christie Mille Osceola Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Sakota

11

* The following faculty taught SLS2940H during Summer 2013 term: Valerie Burks, Elizabeth

Ingram, Ryan Kasha, and Daniel (Chip) Turner.

Travel

National Collegiate Honors Council: Boston, MA, November 14 18, 2012.

FACULTY / STAFF ATTENDED: Nicholas Bekas, Valerie Burks, Ralf Jenne, Keith Malmos, Christie Miller, Michael Robbins, Jack Rogers, and Irina Struganova.

STUDENTS ATTENDED: Ann Dowdell, Bonny Pruitt, James Rowland, and Jihye Shin.


HIGHLIGHTS:

Ann Dowdell, Bonny Pruitt, James Rowland, Jihye Shin, and Valerie Burks Extracurricular Calendar to a Co-curricular Program

Ann Dowdell, Valencia honors student, participated in a

from faculty and administrators about the honors experience from the student perspective

Students at NCHC 2013

Florida Collegiate Honors Council: Fort Lauderdale, FL, February 22 24, 2013.

FACULTY / STAFF ATTENDED: Valerie Burks, Ed Frame, Debra Hollister, Wafaa Khattou, Gustavo Morales, and Mia Pierre.

STUDENTS ATTENDED: Nazeer Bacchus, Angela Bardwell-Owens, Shelby Bowen, Levar Burton, Jen Carl, Amethyst DiTieri, Ann Dowdell, Manny Fandino, Jonathan Guacaneme, Jontavius Jacobs, Dawn Klos, Devyani Mehta, Angela Murphy, Patrick O'Connor, Bonny Pruitt, Angel Sanchez, Christia Semexan, Jihye Shin, Dan Siebert, Stephanie Sookhram, Maria Wheeler, Jacob Whitney, Al Williams, and Christian Witchger.


HIGHLIGHTS

Angela Bardwell-Owens, Valencia honors student, was selected to receive the Mary Jo Henderson Scholarship which

Florida state college who has demonstrated commitment to academic excellence, outstanding leadership, and dedicated service to his or her program or college.

Determining Characteristics of Unknown Solar Planetspaper written by Daniel Siebert (under the mentorship of Prof. Irina Struganova) was selected for the second place prize in the Freshman and Sophomore Documented Research or Critical Thinking category of the 2013 Florida Collegiate Honors Council annual writing contest.

The Return Nazeer Bacchus, was selected for the third place prize in the Freshman through Senior Creative Poetry Writing category of the 2012 Florida Collegiate Honors Council annual writing contest.

Five Valencia students presented at the conference:

Jennifer Carl Psychological and Social Disorders of

High IQ Ann Dowdell Diana Tregarde: The Opposite of

Normal, a Look at Gender Roles Dawn Klos Searching for the Sunken Hero: Tristan

of Lyonesse Jihye Shin The Comics British Invasion (1982-

Present Day) Angela Bardwell-Owens and Jacob Whitney,

Creating an Undergraduate Research Community

Students at FCHC 2013


Students at FCHC 2013

Florida Undergraduate Research Conference: Gainesville, FL, February 22 23, 2013.

FACULTY / STAFF ATTENDED: Diana Ciesko, Keith Malmos, Jolene

Rhodes, and Angel Troncoso Garcia.

STUDENTS ATTENDED: Angela Bardwell-Owens, Sam Beckerman, Alex Berretta, Chelsea Bielby, Brian Cote, Nicole Crespo, Carlos Crespo, Jarrett Fletcher, Steven Forsyth, Merilyn Guerra, Roxy Hesari, Chris Kendrick, Gaby Lopez, Briana Pizzano, Johann Roncal, Alexander Vaughn, Jeremy Vazquez, Jacob Whitney, and Kibwe Williamson.

HIGHLIGHT: Valencia students Angela Bardwell-Owens and Jacob

Whitney Identifying Changes in Development and Uti


Jacob Whitney and Angela Bardwell-Owens at FURC 2013

Honors International Trip: PARIS (March 1 10, 2013)

PROGRAM LEADERS: Ed Frame and Gustavo Morales

STUDENT TRAVELERS: Tiffany Boodhoo, Jen Carl, Salma Chiny, Nora Davis, Amethyst DiTieri, John Ferguson, Joseph German, Magdamar Hernandez Ortero, Raquel Ibarra, Dawn Klos, Jemikka Magpili, Carl Mataushek, Monique Mckell, Paola Medina-Gonzalez, Devyani Mehta, Laidy Salamanca, Christia Semexan, and Christian Witchger.

Faculty and Students in Paris


Faculty and Students in Paris

Pine Ridge Reservation Service Learning Trip: Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, April 27 May 3, 2013

FACULTY ATTENDED: Stacey DiLiberto, Stephanie Freuler, Christie Miller, and Michael Robbins.

STUDENTS ATTENDED: Don Desliens, Ariane Dicarlo, Mariela Gil Rosario, Jonathan Guacaneme, Kayla Lopez, James MacLeod, Andrew Maldonado, Ashley Persaud, Michelle Morales Pineda, Brandon Thompson, and Juan Villa-Naranjo.

Students and Faculty at Pine Ridge Reservation


Students and Faculty at Pine Ridge Reservation

Ropes Course: February 8, 2013, at the Center for Drug-Free Living in Apopka, FL.

STUDENTS ATTENDED: Jose Abastida, Angela Bardwell-Owens,

Tiffany Boodhoo, Shelby Bowen, Jen Carl, Ariane Dicarlo, Ann Dowdell, Manny Fandino, Fini Feliciano, Joseph German, Ashley Grays, David Guacaneme, Jonathan Guacaneme, Karen Guzman, Roxy Hesari, Raquel Ibarra, Jontavius Jacobs, Jemikka Magpili, Monique Mckell, Devyani Mehta, Michelle Morales Pineda, Briana Pizzano, Bonny Pruitt, Camilo Rodriguez, James Rowland, Laidy Salamanca, Cooper Smith, Maggie Stokes, Angel Troncoso Garcia, Jeremy Vazquez, Jacob Whitney, Al Williams, Christian Witchger, and Jordan Yamson..

Students at Ropes Course 2013


UCF Showcase of Undergraduate Research: University of Central Florida, April 4, 2013

STUDENTS ATTENDED: Sam Beckerman, Levar Burton, Carlos

Crespo, Colton Glasscock, Sherin Mathew, Felipe Pereira Debayle, Katie Peters, Taylor Phillip, and Jordan Yamson.

Program-Sponsored Course Field Trips:

Term Class Faculty Destination

Fall 2012 IDH1110 & IDH1112 & IDH2120

Ed Frame, Lisa Lippitt, Gustavo Morales, and Noy Sparks

Ringling Museum, Sarasota, FL, October 15, 2012.

Fall 2012 HUM2234H David Sutton Haydn: Mad Scientist, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, October 22, 2012.

Spring 2012 ENC22012H Jill Sebacher Into the Woods, Orange County Convention Center, February 14, 2013.

Spring 2013 HUM2250H David Sutton Focus Series: The Slavic Soul, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, February 18, 2013.

Spring 2013 IDH1111 & IDH2121

Ed Frame, Lisa Lippitt, Gustavo Morales, and Noy Sparks

Bach Festival, Academy of St. Martins in the Field, Rollins College, March 16, 2013.

Spring 2013 OCE1001H Gustavo Morales SeaWorld, Orlando, FL, April 4, 2013.

Scholarships

Honors Scholarships (award total = $290,224.11)

Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Summer 2013

Scholarship Number Awarded

Amount Awarded

Number Awarded

Amount Awarded

Number Awarded

Amount Awarded

Honors College Academic Scholarship (full in-state tuition up to 15 hours to students in Seneff tracks)

94 $119,218.71 98 $129,174.24 25 $27,439.62

Honors Term Scholarship ($500 term award for honors class-takers and grandfathered students)

0 $0.00 27 $13,500 1 $891.54

TOTAL 94 $119,218.71 125 $142,674.24 26 $28,331.16


Honors Students Pell Eligibility

Fall 2012 Spring 2013

Honors Students 844 662

Honors Students Receiving Pell grants 391 (46.32%) 349 (52.72%)

Honors Students Receiving Honors Scholarships 94 125

Honors Scholarship Students Receiving Pell Grants 64 (68.09%) 88 (70.40%)

Other Notable Scholarships

VALENCIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MARY SMEDLEY COLLIER DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE AWARD: .

VALENCIA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MARY SMEDLEY COLLIER DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE FINALISTS: Nazeer Bacchus, Kevin Cadena, Machelle Koonce, and Esperanza Perez.

MARY JO HENDERSON TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP: Angela

Bardwell-Owens.

HITES FAMILY COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: Marleina Ubel.

ASSOCIATION OF HONORS ALUMNI TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP: Marleina Ubel.

HISPANIC HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF METRO ORLANDO

AWARD: Esperanza Perez

ROLLINS TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIPS: Amethyst DiTieri, Chet Murray, Bonny Pruitt, and Marcee Stofflet.

PHI THETA KAPPA ALL-FLORIDA ACADEMIC TEAM: Angela

Bardwell-Owens, Michelle Morales-Pineda, and Thomas Luke Pittman.

BILL CASTELLANO CIVIC LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP: Jose Abastida.

ROSITA N. MARTINEZ SCHOLARSHIP: Nour Saghorchi.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP 2013: Zaida

Haedo, Magdamar Hernandez Otero, and Lovelyn Toussaint.

Bateman.


Graduates

Fall 2012 Honors Degree Graduates Kris Boodooram Rebecca Branson Denise Herald Ryan Le Valley

Ivan Lugo Amanda Pandohie Bhoomi Patel

Fall 2012 Honors Certificate Graduates

Giselle Abdul Sara Aguayo-Aponte Jessica Allinder Jacqueline Benfeld Judeine Binns Brianne Burton Che' Counce Angelica Cranmer Michaela Freeland Zoe Freson Serendy Genao Daniel Gomez

Yina Grisales-Vargas Alexis Kraus Adam Kutchak Sarah Landers Andrew Matrisciano Luke Monaco Danielle Myara Devanand Nagessar Stephani Pemberton Ibrahim Shofiquel David Wade

Spring 2013 Seneff Honors College Scholars

Nazeer Bacchus

Leadership

Amethyst DiTieri Leadership

Tiffany Dawn Klos Interdisciplinary Studies

Ashley Persaud Leadership

Michelle Morales Pineda Leadership

Lara Pinot Leadership

Bonny Pruitt Interdisciplinary Studies

Marleina Ubel Interdisciplinary Studies


Spring 2013 Valencia Honors Scholars

Adam Bermudez Andrew Lutz

Laidy Salamanca

Spring 2013 Honors Degree Graduates

Rebecca Capostagno Jude Childress Timothy Clarke Daniel Corsi Lysette Guambo Shahed Hmeidan Kaitlyn Jones

Lacey Kresen Hieu Nguyen Sol Ortega David Soto Jacob Steffey Syed Zishan Zaidi

Spring 2013 Honors Certificate Graduates

Marzieh Alaie Hector Arenas Daza Hannah-Joy Bailon Trang Shane Barr Candice Bernard Betheny Carrasco Frances Dowdell Natalia Escobar Restrepo Nicholas Espinosa Katherine Gonzalez Ivan Gutierrez Damaris Harvey Louisa Johnson

Domenick Lamagna Danielle McArdle Cristina Millan Valeria Nesterova Shannon O'Rourke Yveline Osias Eric Peaden Marcela Robinson Claudia Rodriguez Carrie Rogers Brandon Rosado Ashly Streator Amanda Tankel Kristal Torres

Summer 2013 Seneff Honors College Scholar

Angela Bardwell-Owens

Undergraduate Research

Summer 2013 Valencia Honors Scholars

Emre Gumuluoglu Cardiff Jason Howell

Summer 2013 Honors Degree Graduates

Assanatou Bamogo Michael Daniels

Michael Nelson


Summer 2013 Honors Certificate Graduates

Esther Amram WeiWei Lanser Carl Mataushek

Brooke Norton Patrick O'Connor Myranda Rodriguez

Honors Faculty

The following faculty completed the Seneff Faculty Development Program during the 2012 2013 academic year:

Joel Berman Mayra Holzer

Ralf Jenne Alan LaCerra Anna Saintil Allison Sloan Christina Tan

Honors Budget

Student Development Budget Overview

CATEGORY FY 2013 EXPENDITURE

Conference Travel $14,598.40

Course Field Trips $14,637.90

International Trip $27,452.83

Speakers $3,000.00

Food (meetings, movie nights, etc.) $3,914.52

Materials (t-shirts, polos, calendars, etc.) $4,653.57

Honors Resource Center Osceola $2,358.18

End of Year Recognition Banquet $3,080.57

TOTAL $73.695.57


Honors Office Budget Overview (excluding personnel)

CATEGORY FY 2013 EXPENDITURE

Faculty Stipends $7,100.00

Travel (Conferences/Out-of-district) $15,767.33

Travel (International) $5,516.57

Travel (In-district) $1,436.68

Materials & Supplies $4,493.59

Institutional memberships $1,375.00

Printing $18,449.99

Recruiting Materials $6,905.05

Speakers $5,000.00

Minor Equipment $3014.30

TOTAL $69,058.51

MAJOR GOALS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 2014: Continue progress on a program assessment that would culminate in a site visit during

Fall 2015. Goals for 2013-2014 include conducting discussion on the development of college-wide course outcomes that would apply to all honors courses, the creation of an assessment plan for the Leadership and Undergraduate Research track as well as the completion of a first-round of assessment, and, on Assessment Day 2014, the articulation of assessment plans for the Interdisciplinary Studies track, the Jeffersonian track, and all honors courses at the college.

Work towards the development of new tracks for the Seneff Honors College in particular, a Jeffersonian track specifically for night students at West campus, a Jeffersonian track constructed on the themes of the Peace and Justice Initiative at East campus, and a track for A.S. students which focuses on the theory and principle of innovation.

Create and implement a two-year schedule college-wide rotation to serve the needs of students fulfilling graduation requirements in curricular tracks and degree programs while at the same time ensuring that classes are scheduled to provide viable enrollment to maintain a thriving honors schedule.

Honors Student Demographics *

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HOME CAMPUS

East Osceola West NA College-

wide

Total Students 308 20 490 11 829

Race / Ethnicity

African American 27 8.77% 0 0.00% 69 14.08% 0 0.00% 96 11.58%

Asian 18 5.84% 1 5.00% 38 7.76% 1 9.09% 58 7.00%

White Non-Hispanic 143 46.43% 7 35.00% 148 30.20% 3 27.27% 301 36.31%

Hawaiian 2 0.65% 0 0.00% 3 0.61% 0 0.00% 5 0.60%

Hispanic 94 30.52% 10 50.00% 133 27.14% 4 36.36% 241 29.07%

Indian 2 0.65% 0 0.00% 1 0.20% 1 9.09% 4 0.48%

Not Reported 22 7.14% 2 10.00% 98 20.00% 2 18.18% 124 14.96%

Sex

Female 183 59.42% 9 45.00% 285 58.16% 7 63.64% 484 58.38%

Male 124 40.26% 11 55.00% 193 39.39% 4 36.36% 332 40.05%

Not Reported 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 12 2.45% 0 0.00% 13 1.57%

Age

Under 17 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 15 3.06% 0 0.00% 16 1.93%

17-21 179 58.12% 14 70.00% 292 59.59% 9 81.82% 494 59.59%

22-24 34 11.04% 3 15.00% 60 12.24% 1 9.09% 98 11.82%

25-29 40 12.99% 0 0.00% 48 9.80% 0 0.00% 88 10.62%

30-34 26 8.44% 0 0.00% 33 6.73% 0 0.00% 59 7.12%

35-39 13 4.22% 1 5.00% 14 2.86% 0 0.00% 28 3.38%

40-49 14 4.55% 1 5.00% 18 3.67% 1 9.09% 34 4.10%

50 or over 1 0.32% 1 5.00% 10 2.04% 0 0.00% 12 1.45%

Mean age 23..84

23.50

23.29

20.63 23.46 Median age 21

19

20

19 20

Citizenship

United States 272 88.30% 18 90.00% 396 80.80% 9 81.80% 695 83.84

Other than U.S. 36 11.60% 2 10.00% 94 19.10% 2 18.10% 134 16.16

* Data provided by Institutional Research for students in the program 4 June 2013.

Valencia Honors Program Student Survey

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Which of the following best describes your current academic status?

# Answer

Response %

1 I have completed 0-15 credit hours.

11 9%


34 28%


30 25%

4 I have completed 46 or more credit hours.

47 39%

Total 122 100%

Are you a full-time student?

# Answer

Response %

1 Yes

99 83%

2 No

21 18%

Total 120 100%

What is your age?

# Answer

Response %

1 Under 17

2 2%

2 17-21

59 51%

3 22-24

14 12%

4 25-29

18 16%

5 30-34

6 5%

6 35-39

8 7%

7 40-49

5 4%

8 50 or over

4 3%

Total 116 100%

What is your sex?

# Answer

Response %

1 Female

70 59%

2 Male

48 41%

Total 118 100%


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Which statement best describes your situation while a student at Valencia?

# Answer

Response %

1 I do not financially support myself or anyone else.

49 41%

2 I financially support only myself.

47 39%

3 I financially support myself and one other person.

9 8%

4 I financially support myself and more than one other person.

14 12%

Total 119 100%

Which of the following sources of financial aid do you receive as a student at Valencia? (choose all that apply)

# Answer

Response %

1 Valencia Honors Scholarship

25 25%

2 Seneff Honors College Scholarship

43 43%

3 Bridges for Success Scholarship

3 3%

4 Valencia Foundation Scholarship

11 11%

5 Other Scholarship(s) from a private agency, foundation, service organization, etc.

11 11%

6 Bright Futures

23 23%

7 Pell Grant

61 62%

8 Subsidized Student Loan

38 38%

9 Unsubsidized Student Loan

30 30%

10 Work Study

2 2%

Are you the first person in your immediate family to attend college?

# Answer

Response %

1 Yes

36 31%

2 No

82 69%

Total 118 100%


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Which of the following best describes your class schedule?

# Answer

Response %

1 I take classes mainly during the day.

103 87%

2 I take classes mainly at night.

6 5%

3 I take classes mainly online.

9 8%

Total 118 100%

At which location do you take most of your classes?

# Answer

Response %

1 East Campus

44 38%

2 Osceola Campus

24 21%

3 West Campus

45 39%

4 Winter Park

1 1%

5 Lake Nona

1 1%

6 Online

1 1%

Total 116 100%

Do you take classes at more than one location?

# Answer

Response %

1 Yes

49 42%

2 No

69 58%

Total 118 100%

Which degree program are you in?

# Answer

Response %

1 AA

101 86%

2 AS

12 10%

3 Other / non-degree seeking

5 4%

Total 118 100%


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What is your ultimate educational goal?

# Answer

Response %

1

4 3%

2

16 14%

3 degree

34 29%

4 Doctorate degree

39 33%

5 Professional degree (MD, JD, etc.)

22 19%

6 Other

3 3%

Total 118 100%

When did you apply for Honors?

# Answer

Response %

1 During my first semester at Valencia

60 51%

2 During my second semester at Valencia

32 27%

3 During my third semester at Valencia

18 15%

4 During my fourth semester at Valencia

1 1%

5 After my fourth semester at Valencia

6 5%

Total 117 100%

How much Honors work have you completed?

# Answer

Response %

1 I have completed 0-5 credit hours of Honors work.

31 26%


28 24%


31 26%


14 12%

5 I have completed 24 or more credit hours of Honors work.

14 12%

Total 118 100%


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Do you plan to complete the requirements for Honors graduation?

# Answer

Response %

1 Yes, I plan to graduate with Honors.

101 86%

2 No, I do not plan to graduate with Honors.

16 14%

Total 117 100%

How did you first hear about Honors at Valencia?

# Answer

Response %

1 I received an email about the program.

21 18%

2 I received a postcard or letter about the program.

5 4%

3 A friend or fellow student told me about the program.

35 30%

4 A faculty member told me about the program.

16 14%

5 An adviser told me about the program.

7 6%

6 I saw a flier or brochure for the program.

5 4%

7 I found out about Honors from the Valencia Web page.

22 19%

8 Other (please describe on next block)

7 6%

Total 118 100%


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Please describe how you heard about Honors at Valencia:

Text Response

I did not hear about it. I looked for the honors program because it was what I wanted.

I was browser Valencia College's website and I came across Valencia honor's link.

I saught out the Honors program when I was looking for a College to attend.

A friend of mine suggested that I join the honors program in the college that I attend, so I looked up Honors on the Valencia webpage, and to my satisfaction there was indeed a program!

Website

I looked up to see if Valencia College had an Honors program, found how what it took for me to get in, and before my second semester began I applied.

I heard about honors at one of the Student Development showcases on the SSB patio during the end of my first semester.

I looked it up on one the college's webpages, but I did not apply at that time. It was when I received an email invitation to attand an Honors informational workshop that I became motivated to apply for admission into the Honors program. It was because of the presentation by Valerie Burks and her enthusiasm for the program and the corresponding ecouragement by IDH coordinator Ed Frame that compelled me to make application for the program and to enroll into IDH. Because of that meeting, I was finally on track with a community that supported my comittment to perservere to my AA degree and beyond.

I read an announcement on the Valencia College website announcing the creation of the Seneff Honors College.

While on the Atlas homepage, I saw that the Seneff Honors College was scheduled to open in the fall. I clicked on the link and read about the honors program and I thought that it would be a great idea so I signed up. I am glad I did.

Saw classes online

I recieved information about it attatched to the results of my enterance exam

An ad in the local newspaper

Valencia's Website

My high school counselor encouraged me to look into it.

The Honors Director

I saw that it was an option when registering for classes for the first time. I looked into it and decided to apply.

When I received the grades for my testing for Valencia there was another page informing me that I was eligible for Honors because of my scores on the tests.

I found it though the online website.

I found information about it on Valencia's website

Through the Valencia web page

I did not hear about Honors at Valencia in time to qualify for Honors classes. But, when I did hear about it, it was from a professor. I'm not certain why I was offered a chance to take a survey on Honors since I do not qualify, although I'd like to.

I was browsing through the valencia website.

Atlas- Honors application


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Which of the following best describes your reason for choosing Honors? (please select only one)

# Answer

Response %

1 I wanted the intellectual challenge.

41 35%

2 I wanted to be able to take Honors or IDH classes.

20 17%

3 I wanted to enhance my resume and / or my transfer possibilities.

35 30%

4 I wanted to apply for an Honors scholarship.

9 8%

5 I wanted to travel on an Honors trip.

3 3%

6 Other (please describe on next block)

9 8%

Total 117 100%

Please describe why you chose to apply for Honors:

Text Response

To build a sense of community and friendship with other students who are, similarly, wanting the best out of life; expanding my possibilities for potential graduate programs; most importantly, to delineate exemplary character as an example aimed towards family and friends.

I wanted to be intellectually challenge, apply for an Honors Scholarships, and just be able to take an Honors class for my benefit and for resume and transfer transcripts.

To be able to select classes much earlier than other students.

I wanted the intellectual challenge, and to prove every one in my family/hometown wrong.

I wanted to be apart of something. Something that I can tell my children that I was apart of and not be ashamed. Something that would last a lifetime- pride that I was an Honors Student at Valencia College.

I did not consider it until I received that email inviting me.

For my own sense of accomplishment

I thought it would be a grand lark. Also, intellectual discussion and many political puns.


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How would you rate the following:

# Answer Min

Value Max

Value Average

Value Standard Deviation

Responses

1 The overall quality of Valencia Honors

40.00 100.00 85.06 13.31 109

2 The quality of the Valencia Honors faculty

50.00 100.00 88.97 12.25 109

3 The quality of the Valencia Honors staff and administrators

0.00 100.00 86.54 17.66 110

4 The quality and availability of Honors advisers

10.00 100.00 81.27 20.01 109

5 The overall quality of Honors classes

50.00 100.00 87.67 12.30 108

6 The range and availability of Honors courses

9.00 100.00 65.94 24.72 108

7 The availability of co-curricular opportunities

10.00 100.00 76.63 20.28 109

8 Opportunities for student participation in Valencia Honors decision-making

3.00 100.00 79.68 20.67 108

In your experience, Honors classes are:

# Answer

Response %

1 Much more rewarding than non-Honors classes.

76 67%

2 Somewhat more rewarding than non-Honors classes.

24 21%

3 No more rewarding than non-Honors classes.

3 3%

4 Less rewarding than non-Honors classes.

0 0%

5 I have not taken an Honors class.

10 9%

Total 113 100%


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In your experience, Honors classes are:

# Answer

Response %

1 Much more challenging than non-Honors classes.

28 28%

2 Somewhat more challenging than non-Honors classes.

65 64%

3 No more challenging than non-Honors classes.

7 7%

4 Less challenging than non-Honors classes.

1 1%

Total 101 100%

In your experience, Honors classes involve:

# Answer

Response %

1 Much more work than non-Honors classes.

31 30%

2 Somewhat more work than non-Honors classes.

62 61%

3 No more work than non-Honors classes.

8 8%

4 Less work than non-Honors classes.

1 1%

Total 102 100%

Indicate the degree to which you agree with the following statements:

# Answer Min

Value Max

Value Average


Responses

1

My Honors classes taught me how to recognize and weigh different perspectives in primary and secondary sources.

49.00 100.00 86.68 13.72 101

2 My Honors classes taught me how to produce original work and scholarly research.

30.00 100.00 89.58 13.75 101

3 My Honors classes taught me how to connect learning across academic disciplines.

49.00 100.00 89.96 12.58 101


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Which of the following have you done during your time in the Honors Program?

# Question Yes No Total

Responses Mean

1 Visited the Honors Web Page 87 15 102 1.15

2 Attended an Honors Welcome / Orientation 52 48 100 1.48

3 Attended an Honors speaker event 70 31 101 1.31

4 Attended any other Honors-sponsored activity (social, info session, movie, etc.)

69 31 100 1.31

5 Attended a meeting of the Honors Student Advisory Committee

56 46 102 1.45

6 Joined Phi Theta Kappa 53 47 100 1.47

7 Applied for a Valencia Honors Scholarship 66 38 104 1.37

8 Applied for a transfer scholarship 8 93 101 1.92

9 Participated in a field trip with an Honors class 40 60 100 1.60

10 Traveled on an Honors trip (either to a conference or on the spring break trip)

36 64 100 1.64

11 Contacted (phone, email, or in person) one of the Honors program staff

76 26 102 1.25

12 Visited an Honors Resource Center 81 21 102 1.21

Are you in one of the tracks of the Seneff Honors College?

# Answer

Response %

1 Yes

63 56%

2 No

49 44%

Total 112 100%

Which track of the Seneff Honors College are you in?

# Answer

Response %

1 Interdisciplinary Studies

19 30%

2 Leadership

18 28%

3 Undergraduate Research

27 42%

Total 64 100%


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Indicate the degree to which you agree with the following statements with regard to IDH classes: (asked only of students in the Interdisciplinary Studies track)

# Answer Min

Value Max

Value Average


Responses

1 The classes taught me to apply principles of dialogic argument in written and verbal communication.

60.00 100.00 87.63 13.22 19

2

The classes taught me to compare, contrast, and explain the significance of different historic ages.

60.00 100.00 88.16 12.74 19

3 The classes taught me to compare, contrast, and integrate knowledge of diverse cultures and disciplines.

60.00 100.00 90.74 11.05 19

Indicate the degree to which you agree with the following statements with regard to the co-curricular activities in the Interdisciplinary Studies track: (asked only of students in the Interdisciplinary Studies track)

# Answer Min

Value Max

Value Average


Responses

1

The activities helped me apply principles of dialogic argument in written and verbal communication.

50.00 100.00 85.79 16.34 19

2

The activities helped me compare, contrast, and explain the significance of different historic ages.

60.00 100.00 87.42 12.77 19

3

The activities helped me compare, contrast, and integrate knowledge of diverse cultures and disciplines.

60.00 100.00 89.53 12.01 19


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Indicate the degree to which you agree with the following statements with regard to Leadership classes: (asked only of students in the Leadership track)

# Answer Min

Value Max

Value Average


Responses

1

The classes taught me to develop a working, evolving and individual leadership theory or style.

15.00 100.00 85.28 20.64 18

2

The classes taught me to practice leadership principles through campus activities and continued community involvement.

10.00 100.00 87.11 21.95 18

3 The classes taught me to identify opportunities to make social change.

15.00 100.00 86.56 20.80 18

Indicate the degree to which you agree with the following statements with regard to the co-curricular activities in the Leadership track; (asked only of students in the Leadership track)

# Answer Min

Value Max

Value Average


Responses

1

The activities helped me develop a working, evolving and individual leadership theory or style.

40.00 100.00 83.72 16.89 18

2

The activities helped me practice leadership principles through campus activities and continued community involvement.

30.00 100.00 88.72 17.33 18

3 The activities helped me identify opportunities to make social change.

40.00 100.00 88.67 18.32 18


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Indicate the degree to which you agree with the following statements with regard to Undergraduate Research classes: (asked only of students in the Undergraduate Research track)

# Answer Min

Value Max

Value Average


Responses

1 The classes taught me to complete a discipline-specific research project.

50.00 100.00 85.58 13.41 24

2 The classes taught me to present research in a peer-reviewed, academic setting.

49.00 100.00 87.75 12.67 24

Indicate the degree to which you agree with the following statements with regard to the co-curricular activities in the Undergraduate Research track: (asked only of students in the Undergraduate Research track)

# Answer Min

Value Max

Value Average


Responses

1

The activities helped me complete a discipline-specific research project.

49.00 100.00 84.46 12.31 24

2

The activities helped me present research in a peer-reviewed, academic setting.

49.00 100.00 84.50 13.16 24


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Basic Characteristics of a Fully Developed Honors Program Although no single or definitive honors program model can or should be superimposed on all types of institutions, the National Collegiate Honors Council has identified a number of best practices that are common to successful and fully developed honors programs.

1. The honors program offers carefully designed educational experiences that meet the needs and abilities of the undergraduate students it serves. A clearly articulated set of admission criteria (e.g., GPA, SAT score, a written essay, satisfactory progress, etc.) identifies the targeted student population served by the honors program. The program clearly specifies the requirements needed for retention and satisfactory completion.

2. The program has a clear mandate from the mission statement or charter document that includes the objectives and responsibilities of honors and defines the place of honors in the administrative and academic structure of the institution. The statement ensures the permanence and stability of honors by guaranteeing that adequate infrastructure resources, including an appropriate budget as well as appropriate faculty, staff, and administrative support when necessary, are allocated to honors so that the program avoids dependence on the good will and energy of particular faculty members or administrators for survival. In other words, the program is fully institutionalized (like comparable units on campus) so that it can build a lasting tradition of excellence.

3. The honors director reports to the chief academic officer of the institution. 4. The honors curriculum, established in harmony with the mission statement, meets the

needs of the students in the program and features special courses, seminars, colloquia, experiential learning opportunities, undergraduate research opportunities, or other independent-study options.

5. undergraduate work, typically 20% to 25% of the total course work and certainly no less than 15%.

6. The curriculum of the program is designed so that honors requirements can, when appropriate, also satisfy general education requirements, major or disciplinary requirements, and preprofessional or professional training requirements.

7. The program provides a locus of visible and highly reputed standards and models of excellence for students and faculty across the campus.

8. The criteria for selection of honors faculty include exceptional teaching skills, the ability to provide intellectual leadership and mentoring for able students, and support for the mission of honors education.

9. The program is located in suitable, preferably prominent, quarters on campus that provide both access for the students and a focal point for honors activity. Those accommodations include space for honors administrative, faculty, and support staff functions as appropriate. They may include space for an honors lounge, library, reading rooms, and computer facilities. If the honors program has a significant residential component, the honors housing and residential life functions are designed to meet the academic and social needs of honors students.


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10. The program has a standing committee or council of faculty members that works with the director or other administrative officer and is involved in honors curriculum, governance, policy, development, and evaluation deliberations. The composition of that group represents the colleges and/or departments served by the program and also elicits support for the program from across the campus.

11. Honors students are assured a voice in the governance and direction of the honors program. This can be achieved through a student committee that conducts its business with as much autonomy as possible but works in collaboration with the administration and faculty to maintain excellence in the program. Honors students are included in governance, serving on the advisory/policy committee as well as constituting the group that governs the student association.

12. Honors students receive honors-related academic advising from qualified faculty and/or staff.

13. The program serves as a laboratory within which faculty feel welcome to experiment with new subjects, approaches, and pedagogies. When proven successful, such efforts in curriculum and pedagogical development can serve as prototypes for initiatives that can become institutionalized across the campus.

14. The program engages in continuous assessment and evaluation and is open to the need for change in order to maintain its distinctive position of offering exceptional and enhanced educational opportunities to honors students.

15. The program emphasizes active learning and participatory education by offering opportunities for students to participate in regional and national conferences, Honors Semesters, international programs, community service, internships, undergraduate research, and other types of experiential education.

16. When appropriate, two-year and four-year programs have articulation agreements by which honors graduates from two-year programs who meet previously agreed-upon requirements are accepted into four-year honors programs.

17. The program provides priority enrollment for active honors students in recognition of scheduling difficulties caused by the need to satisfy both honors and major program(s) requirements.

Approved by the NCHC Executive Committee on March 4, 1994; amended by the NCHC Board of Directors on November 23, 2007; further amended by the NCHC Board of Directors on February 19, 2010.

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