University Honors Program Committee

1994-95 Annual Report

Submitted 5/2/95 by Susan Luek, Chairperson

94-95 Members	Representing	Term expires
Dr. Susan Luek, PSYC	(Chair)	1995
Dr. John Osborne, HIST/UHP	UHP (ex officio)
Dr. James Stager, AC. AFF.	Provost (ex officio)
Mr. Leonard Ragouzeos, ART	Humanities	1995
Dr. Liliana Zancu, ENGL	Humanities	1995
Dr. Patrick McCaskey, BUAD	Social Science	1996
Dr. Mary Glazier, SOCY	Social Science	1996
Dr. Dorothee Blum, MATH	Science & Math	1996
Dr. Carolyn Yoder, CHEM	Science & Math	1995
Dr. Dennis Denenberg, EDFN	Education	1995
Dr. Mary Ann Gray-Schlegel, ELED	Education	1995
Mrs. Elaine Pease, LIBRARY	Non-School Fac.	1995
Ms. Christine Cassel	Student Senate	1995
Mr. Scott Matey	UHP Students	1996

Meetings:
Approximately three or four per year; average attendance = 11 members.

Motions forwarded to Senate:
None this academic year.

Other deliberations/actions:

ENGL429 Seminar in Selected American Authors

HIST279 Women in American History

PSCI355 American Foreign Policy

PSYC227 Development of the Child & Adolescent

A committee motion was unanimously passed to permit past as well as current members of the University Honors Program Committee to serve as senior thesis committee members. (NOTE: Although this motion did not require Senate endorsement, a number of Faculty Senators verbally supported it when it was mentioned at the Faculty Senate meeting on 2/7/95.)

Selection of students for participation in the 1995 SSHE Summer Honors Program sponsored this year by Kutztown University. (Competition was keen, as this year's program features a summer study tour of Russia!)

Determination of students who were presented Sophomore/Junior Honor Student Awards at the annual University Honors Program Banquet held April 11, 1995.

Participation in the comprehensive evaluation of the University Honors Program on April 25-26, 1995, conducted by outside examiners, Dr. Sara Varhus (SUNY Oswego) and Dr. James Knauer (Lock Haven Univ.). Matters currently in committee:
Discussion of recent comprehensive evaluation and distribution/consideration of University Honors Program evaluation report written by Drs. Osborne and Luek. (These matters will occur at the next meeting, scheduled for 5/9/95.)

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