A CELEBRATION OF HONORS TEACHING

At the NCHC Conference in Salt Lake City
Coordinated by the Teaching and Learning Committee

John Britt (Lee College), Kathleen Sydnor (Lee College), and Eddie Weller (San Jacinto College South)

American Studies:  An Interdisciplinary Approach to Honors.

Students in honors American Studies courses at Lee College and San Jacinto College South have garnered numerous awards as well as published.  Courses at both schools incorporate teachers from the disciplines of history and English.  This workshop suggests two different models for a successful American Studies program, providing participants with handouts featuring course requirements, descriptions and syllabi.

Chris Willerton (Abilene Christian University) and Jonathan Wade (Abilene Christian University).

The High School Hotshot and the Faith-Based Institution:  Developing a Gifted Student.

Using experiences from Honors Core classes and upper-division colloquia, we will compare developmental features of first-year honors students with those of advanced students studying religious issues.  We will discuss ways to draw students past a “church camp” mentality and toward maturity as scholars and believers.

Philip K. Way (University of Cincinnati), Tammy Wszola (University of Cincinnati), and Earl Brown (Radford University).

Honors Programs:  What is the Value Added?

The discussants will address the demands of perspective Honors students, university administrators and accrediting agencies to know what is the “value added” by participating in honors programming.  They will share ways that various honors programs have aimed to add value. The result should be that you can market your program more successfully to potential students, show the value of it to your upper administration, and assess student outcomes to satisfy your accreditation body.