University Honors Program Committee

1997-98 Annual Report

Submitted 5/4/98 by Marjorie Warmkessel, Chairperson

97-98 Members	Representing	Term expires
Marjorie Warmkessel, LIBR	(Chair)	2001
John Osborne HIST/Director UHP	UHP (ex officio)
Alison Lathrop ESCI/Asst. Director UHP	UHP (ex officio)
Judi Roller, Assoc. Provost	Provost (ex officio)
Ana Borger-Reese, FORL	Humanities	1998
Bonnie Duncan, ENGL resigned January 1998	Humanities	1998
Mary Glazier, SOCY	Social Science	1999
Kirsten Madden, ECON	Social Science	1999
John Hoover, BIOL	Science & Math	1998
Ronald Umble, MATH	Science & Math	1999
Anita Renfroe, MUSI Elected February 1998 to fill vacancy	Humanities	1998
Dalton Smart, ITEC	Education	1998
Lucinda Ridley, SPED	Education	1998
Elaine Pease, LIBR	Non-School Faculty	1998
Christopher Garchinsky Resigned December 1997	UHP Students	1998
Vacancy	UHP Students	1998
Kelly McGinnis	Student Senate	1998

Meetings:
The committee met 7 times this academic year; average attendance = 10 members

Motions forwarded to Senate:
11/18/97--Prompted by the implementation of +/- grading system, a motion was forwarded to Senate recommending changes to the Governance Manual indicating that a grade of B- or better must be earned for courses to receive honors credit. The motion carried.

Other deliberations/actions:

Approved the following courses as new honors offerings:

CHEM 372 (History of Chemistry)
PSCI 408 (Women and Global Politics)
BIOL 222 H (Problem Solving in Botany)

Approved the following courses as experimental or conditional offerings:

Writing for Hypermedia--Experimental course Spring 1998
ENGL 333 (Afro-American Literature I)--Conditional approval to be taught as honors section Fall 1998

Voted to support the concept of an honors college as delineated in a document prepared by the Director and Assistant Director of the University Honors Program. This document was shared with Faculty Senate for informational purposes.

Developed a cover sheet to accompany honors course proposals.

Reviewed applications and selected two students to participate in the 1998 SSHE Summer Honors Program, sponsored by Clarion, involving Geology and Archaeology in Italy.

Reviewed applications for summer research grants for students in the University Honors Program. Selected three applicants to receive grants of $1000 each and four applicants to receive grants of $500 each.

Selected students to be recognized as outstanding Sophomore/Junior Honors Student at the annual University Honors Program Banquet held April 14, 1998.

Held a joint meeting with the University Honors Program's Student Advisory Board.

Matters currently in committee:

Review of GEOG 226 (Political Geography); ENGL 333 (Afro-American Literature I); and ENGL 334 (Afro-American Literature II).
Review of newly-developed course proposal cover sheet.
Development of guidelines and criteria for evaluation of proposals for summer research grants.

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