University Honors Program Committee

1996-97 Annual Report

Submitted 5/7/97 by Marjorie Warmkessel, Chairperson

Approval of the following courses as new honors offerings:
ENGL 441 (Poetry)
HIST 352 (Provincial/Revolutionary History
HNRS/BIOL 212 (Honors Zoology)
HNRS/BIOL 266 (Advanced Principles of Cell Biology
MUSI 103 (The Language of Music
PSCI 314 (Judicial Policy-Making
Approved two documents "Criteria for Honors Courses" and "Expectations for Honors Course Instructors" which were actually codifications of existing policies. These documents were developed in order to provide information to all faculty proposing and teaching honors courses.

Developed and approved two documents "Program-at-a-Glance" and "Thesis-at-a-Glance." These documents were developed in order to provide a clear format for students to understand the requirements and processes involved in the honors program and thesis.

Selection of two students to participate in the 1997 SSHE Summer Honors Program to be held in East Stroudsburg and England where students will participate in an archaeological dig.

Determination of students who were presented Sophomore/Junior Honors Student Awards at the annual University Honors Program Banquet held April 8, 1997.

Matters currently in committee:
Review of ENGL 3XX (Writing for Hypermedia) as an experimental course.
Discussion of student's suggestion to incorporate a current events experience in the honors program.

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