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Honors Readings Courses for 2025-2026—Now Accepting Proposals (Nov. 27)

October 28, 2024

The Honors Program is looking for faculty-led readings courses to be offered next year (fall 2025 and spring 2026). This is a fun opportunity to teach a 1-credit, pass/no pass course to a group of no more than 15 curious and academically engaged juniors and/or seniors. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-10-28, Academics, Issues Tagged With: honors program, Honors Reading Courses

Honors Reading Courses Available to Faculty

October 30, 2022

Faculty members interested in offering an Honors Program reading course during the 2023–2024 academic year are invited to send a course proposal to program director Cara Hersh by Monday, November 7. Honors students, in their junior and senior years, take two one-credit reading courses. Courses are limited to 15 students and are offered pass/no pass. […]

Filed Under: 10-17-2022, 10-31-2022 Tagged With: Cara Hersh, honors program

Honors Reading Course Solicitation

November 27, 2020

Faculty members interested in offering an Honors Program reading course during the next academic year are invited to send a course proposal to program director John Orr by February 1. Honors students, in their junior and senior years, take two one-credit readings courses. Courses are limited to 15 students and are offered pass/no pass. Team-taught courses are […]

Filed Under: 11-30-2020, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: honors program, John Orr

Honors Program Mentors Needed

October 30, 2020

Faculty members are invited to serve as Honors Program mentors. Faculty mentors assist with selecting the incoming honors class, are assigned two incoming honors student mentees, and are encouraged to meet with them on a regular basis during the students’ first two years at the University. Those who would like to learn more about being […]

Filed Under: 11-02-2020, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: honors program, John Orr

“The Last Days of the Mighty Mekong,” Oct. 24 

October 17, 2019

Brian Eyler, the Energy, Water, Sustainability Program director for Southeast Asia at The Stimson Center in Washington, DC, will be speaking about his new book, The Last Days of the Mighty Mekong, on Thursday, October 24, at 1 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. His talk will touch on environmental issues, ethnicity, and the history of China […]

Filed Under: 10-07-2019, 10-14-2019, 10-21-2019, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: Brian Eyler, honors program

Honors Reading Course Solicitation

November 2, 2018

Faculty members interested in offering an Honors Program reading course during the 2019-2020 academic year are invited to send a course proposal to program director John Orr by Wednesday, November 14. Honors students, in their junior and senior years, take two one-credit readings courses. Courses are limited to 15 students and are offered pass/no pass. Team-taught courses […]

Filed Under: 11-05-2018, Uncategorized Tagged With: honors program, John Orr

Honors Reading Course Solicitation

October 5, 2018

Faculty members interested in offering an Honors Program reading course during the 2019-2020 academic year are invited to send a course proposal to program director John Orr by Wednesday, November 14. Honors students, in their junior and senior years, take two one-credit readings courses. Courses are limited to 15 students and are offered pass/no pass. Team-taught courses […]

Filed Under: 10-08-2018, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: honors program, John Orr

Honors Mentors Needed

September 16, 2016

Faculty members are invited to serve as Honors Program mentors, according to director John Orr, assistant provost. Faculty mentors assist with selecting the incoming honors class and are assigned two incoming honors student mentees and are encouraged to meet with them on a regular basis during their first two years at the University. Those who […]

Filed Under: 09-14-2015, 09-19-2016, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: Honors Mentors, honors program, John Orr, Michele Leasor

Honors Reading Courses Available to Faculty

September 9, 2016

Faculty members interested in offering one of the Honors Program reading courses during the 2017-2018 academic year are invited to send a course proposal to program director John Orr by Monday, October 24. Honors students, in their junior and senior years, take two one-credit-hour readings courses. Courses are limited to 15 students and are offered […]

Filed Under: 09-12-2016, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: honors program, Honors Reading Courses, Michele Leasor

Honors Reading Courses

November 20, 2015

Faculty members interested in offering one of the Honors Program reading courses during the 2016-2017 academic year are invited to send a course proposal to program director John Orr by Monday, December 7. Honors students, in their junior and senior years, take two one-credit-hour readings courses. Courses are limited to 15 students and are offered […]

Filed Under: 09-21-2015, 11-23-2015, Academics, Honors Program Tagged With: honors program, Michele Leasor

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