UCA Honors College - Revision history

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‎Honors Residence Hall

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 ====Faculty, Administrators, and Staff Members====
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 ''Past and Present Honors Instructors & Professors:''
-*Donna Bowman (2000-present)
+*[[Donna Bowman]] (2000-present)
-*Doug Corbitt (2001-present
+*[[Doug Corbitt]] (2001-present
 *[[Philip Frana]] (2004-present)
-*Adam Frank (2005-present)
+*[[Adam Frank]] (2005-present)
-*Cindy Lea (2007-present)
+*[[Cindy Lea]] (2007-present)
-*Phillip Melton (1997-2009)
+*[[Phillip Melton]] (1997-2009)
-*Rick Scott (1987-present)
+*[[Rick Scott]] (1987-present)
 *[[Norbert O. Schedler|Norbert Schedler]] (1982-present)
-*Jane Simonsen (2002-2006)
+*[[Jane Simonsen]] (2002-2006)
-*Allison Wallace (2001-present)
+*[[Allison Wallace]] (2001-present)
 ''Past and Present Borrowed Instructors:''
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 ''Past and Present Professional & Administrative Staff Members:''
-*Tom Bertram
+*[[Lanita Addison]]
 *Leesa Clark
 *Stephanie Crain
 *Glenda Middleton
-*Patricia Smith
+*[[Patricia Smith]]
 *Trenie Stanley

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	In the fall semester of 2005 Farris Honors Hall opened, hosing students in the Honors College. The next year space for Honors scholars in adjacent New Hall was made available. Honors College at this time (2006-2007) briefly became a UCA Residential College. In 2008, Farris Hall and New Hall became the site of a living-learning community for the Honors College. By the fall semester of 2012 New Hall is projected to return fully to general student housing. By 2013-2014 Farris Hall is projected to house Honors College students on the top three floors and host the Honors College administrative and instructional operations on the first floor.		In the fall semester of 2005 Farris Honors Hall opened, hosing students in the Honors College. The next year space for Honors scholars in adjacent New Hall was made available. Honors College at this time (2006-2007) briefly became a UCA Residential College. In 2008, Farris Hall and New Hall became the site of a living-learning community for the Honors College. By the fall semester of 2012 New Hall is projected to return fully to general student housing. By 2013-2014 Farris Hall is projected to house Honors College students on the top three floors and host the Honors College administrative and instructional operations on the first floor.
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		+	====Honors Enrollment====
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		+	! Year !! Freshmen !! Sophomores !! College
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		+	\| 1991 \|\| 72 \|\| 61 \|\| 43
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		+	\| 1993 \|\| 69 \|\| 51 \|\| 58
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		+	\| 1996 \|\| 110 \|\| 52 \|\| 71
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		+	\| 1997 \|\| 120 \|\| 75 \|\| 66
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		+	\| 2002 \|\| 137 \|\| 125 \|\| 188
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		+	\| 2003 \|\| 144 \|\| 117 \|\| 220
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		+	\| 2004 \|\| 142 \|\| 127 \|\| 235
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		+	\| 2005 \|\| 140 \|\| 126 \|\| 233
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		+	\| 2006 \|\| 152 \|\| 130 \|\| 242
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		+	\| 2007 \|\| 125 \|\| 160 \|\| 201
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	====Faculty, Administrators, and Staff Members====		====Faculty, Administrators, and Staff Members====

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	In addition to special instruction there is a special residential facility, [[Farris Hall]], for Honors College students. Farris Hall houses residents in private, suite-style rooms. The hall is named for past UCA president [[Jefferson Farris Jr.]]		In addition to special instruction there is a special residential facility, [[Farris Hall]], for Honors College students. Farris Hall houses residents in private, suite-style rooms. The hall is named for past UCA president [[Jefferson Farris Jr.]]
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		+	The Honors college added a residential component to its programs for the first time in 1993, using [[Wingo Hall]]. In 1994, Wingo Hall was re-designated as a co-ed dormitory. Before the fall of 1996, [[Short Hall]] was converted to private rooms for upper-division Honors men, and [[Denney Hall]] was converted to private rooms for upper-division women. By 1998 the third floor of [[Baridon Hall]] was added to upper-division Honors scholars. The next year all of Baridon Hall became part of Honors College residential space. In 2003 Wingo Hall was taken off-line as a residential hall, in preparation for conversion to administrative space, and apartment living in Conway at [[Chapelridge]] and the [[June Beene Garden Apartments]] was added to the mix for upper-division Honors students.
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		+	In the fall semester of 2005 Farris Honors Hall opened, hosing students in the Honors College. The next year space for Honors scholars in adjacent New Hall was made available. Honors College at this time (2006-2007) briefly became a UCA Residential College. In 2008, Farris Hall and New Hall became the site of a living-learning community for the Honors College. By the fall semester of 2012 New Hall is projected to return fully to general student housing. By 2013-2014 Farris Hall is projected to house Honors College students on the top three floors and host the Honors College administrative and instructional operations on the first floor.

	====Faculty, Administrators, and Staff Members====		====Faculty, Administrators, and Staff Members====

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 The '''UCA Honors College''' is an interdisciplinary program at the [[University of Central Arkansas]] (UCA). The program was founded in 1982 under the direction of professor of philosophy Dr. [[Norbert O. Schedler]]. The UCA Honors College leads to the receipt of a minor in Interdisciplinary Studies. Successful completion of the minor requires a senior thesis or a supplemental senior project such as a performance, exhibit, or other creative work. The Honors program derives its pedagogical underpinnings from the traditional small liberal arts college. It prides itself on small class sizes, intimate teacher/student relationships, and intense study of a variety of interdisciplinary subjects.
-== Honors Program ==
+====Honors Program====
 The Honors Program encompasses the first two years of study in the Honors College. They take one Honors course per semester freshman and sophomore years to fulfill general education requirements. All students by the end of their sophomore year declare a major in one of the departments on campus. take five courses in your junior and senior years to achieve a minor in Honors Interdisciplinary Studies.
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 The GPA requirement at the end of the freshman year is 3.250.
-==The Honors College==
+====The Honors College====
 Matriculation into the Honors College minor degree program in Honors Interdisciplinary Studies requires a 3.400 GPA and passing a sophomore lecture exercise, in addition to the standard rising junior standard of 60 credit hours completed. Students need to take one course every semester to maintain their Honors scholarship. Students will complete a senior thesis project in association with specially-trained research and writing faculty, in direct contact with an individual faculty mentor. That thesis may represent traditional research and scholarship, or it may be a creative project of the student’s choosing. The Honors College is in the business of creating self-learners, and co-educators in the classroom, and the thesis project is the capstone project in that regard. The College hopes to produce students who are
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 The current dean of the Honors College is [[Richard Ira Scott|Rick Scott]]. Scott is a professor of interdisciplinary studies and past professor of sociology at UCA. Scott received his doctorate from the University of Nebraska. The associate dean is [[Donna Bowman]]. The director of undergraduate research is [[Philip L. Frana|Philip Frana]]. The director of student engagement is [[Patricia Smith]].
 ''Past and Present Honors Instructors & Professors:''
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 *Patricia Smith
 *Trenie Stanley
 ==References==

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 The Honors College emphasizes the practical, real world application of ideas learned about in Honors classes, and have a built in service learning component in the freshman year. Honors College and UCA have mutually-reinforcing goals:
-[*]Teach students to think insightfully, write clearly and cogently, read with a critical eye, and listen with a comprehending ear.
+*Teach students to think insightfully, write clearly and cogently, read with a critical eye, and listen with a comprehending ear.
-[*]Become confident self-assessing people
+*Become confident self-assessing people
-[*]Produce and present their own scholarship
+*Produce and present their own scholarship
-[*]Serve the community beyond the institution
+*Serve the community beyond the institution
-[*]Encourage communication and collaboration across disciplinary boundaries
+*Encourage communication and collaboration across disciplinary boundaries
-[*]Prepare for a world transformed by information and technology
+*Prepare for a world transformed by information and technology
-[*]Combine scholarly inspiration, worldly practicality, equity, and integrity
+*Combine scholarly inspiration, worldly practicality, equity, and integrity
-[*]Prepare leaders for the classrooms, laboratories, and workplaces of the future
+*Prepare leaders for the classrooms, laboratories, and workplaces of the future
 The GPA requirement at the end of the freshman year is 3.250.
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 Matriculation into the Honors College minor degree program in Honors Interdisciplinary Studies requires a 3.400 GPA and passing a sophomore lecture exercise, in addition to the standard rising junior standard of 60 credit hours completed. Students need to take one course every semester to maintain their Honors scholarship. Students will complete a senior thesis project in association with specially-trained research and writing faculty, in direct contact with an individual faculty mentor. That thesis may represent traditional research and scholarship, or it may be a creative project of the student’s choosing. The Honors College is in the business of creating self-learners, and co-educators in the classroom, and the thesis project is the capstone project in that regard. The College hopes to produce students who are
-[*]Interested in the big questions and the big picture
+*Interested in the big questions and the big picture
-[*]Accustomed to success
+*Accustomed to success
-[*]Willing to question assumptions
+*Willing to question assumptions
-[*]Encouraged to take intellectual risks and focus on learning rather than a grade
+*Encouraged to take intellectual risks and focus on learning rather than a grade
-[*]Both artistic/creative and technical/theoretical
+*Both artistic/creative and technical/theoretical
-[*]Both certain about their future career path, but willing to entertain new possibilities when they are encountered in the world
+*Both certain about their future career path, but willing to entertain new possibilities when they are encountered in the world
-[*]Committed to lifelong learning
+*Committed to lifelong learning
 Honors students pay a participation fee, which funds specific pedagogical enhancements that distinguish the Honors program from other offerings at UCA. Honors emphasizes co-curricular experiences: High Tables, Challenge Weeks, Honors Council representation and activities, Soapboxes, organic gardening outings, and so forth. Honors College has helped bring in scholars of national prominence like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Neil Gaiman.

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 [[Image:Mcalister-hall.JPG|thumb|300px|McAlister Hall, home of the Honors College. Photo by Phil Frana.]]
-The '''UCA Honors College''' is an interdisciplinary program at the [[University of Central Arkansas]]. The program was founded in 1982 under the direction of professor of philosophy Dr. [[Norbert O. Schedler]]. The UCA Honors College leads to the receipt of a minor in Interdisciplinary Studies. Successful completion of the minor requires a senior thesis or a supplemental senior project such as a performance, exhibit, or other creative work. The Honors program derives its pedagogical underpinnings from the traditional small liberal arts college. It prides itself on small class sizes, intimate teacher/student relationships, and intense study of a variety of interdisciplinary subjects.
+The '''UCA Honors College''' is an interdisciplinary program at the [[University of Central Arkansas]] (UCA). The program was founded in 1982 under the direction of professor of philosophy Dr. [[Norbert O. Schedler]]. The UCA Honors College leads to the receipt of a minor in Interdisciplinary Studies. Successful completion of the minor requires a senior thesis or a supplemental senior project such as a performance, exhibit, or other creative work. The Honors program derives its pedagogical underpinnings from the traditional small liberal arts college. It prides itself on small class sizes, intimate teacher/student relationships, and intense study of a variety of interdisciplinary subjects.
 The current dean of the Honors College is [[Richard Ira Scott|Rick Scott]]. Scott is a professor of interdisciplinary studies and past professor of sociology at UCA. Scott received his doctorate from the University of Nebraska. The associate dean is [[Donna Bowman]]. The director of undergraduate research is [[Philip L. Frana|Philip Frana]]. The director of student engagement is [[Patricia Smith]].
-''Past and Present Honors Instructors:''
+''Past and Present Honors Instructors & Professors:''
 *Donna Bowman (2000-present)
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 *Terry Wright
-''Past and Present Staff Members:''
+''Past and Present Professional & Administrative Staff Members:''
 *Tom Bertram
 *Leesa Clark
 *Glenda Middleton
 *Patricia Smith
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 The Honors Interdisciplinary Studies minor degree is satisfied by the completion of a two-tiered system of courses. The first tier of Honors courses makes up the Honors Program. These four courses are considered the "Honors Core" and credit from these classes is applied to the students' general education requirements. During the second semester of their sophomore year, students wishing to continue to the Honors College must successfully complete a sophomore lecture on a topic of their choice. The student must also meet certain GPA requirements to continue in the Honors College, the second tier of Honors course work. The fifteen credits in the second tier of the program satisfy the requirements of the interdisciplinary studies minor. In satisfying the minor requirements, students develop their own curriculum by selecting from a variety of course offerings or by taking advantage of independent study opportunities. For completion of the minor the student will complete two junior seminars, one senior seminar course, and two courses for the research and writing of a senior thesis.
 [[Image:High-table-logo.jpg|thumb|300px|Honors College High Tables logo.]]
 ====Co-curricular Activities====
 Each year the Honors College sponsors lectures and performance events for its students, the entire campus, and the Central Arkansas community. These include High Tables, a series of lectures given by visiting academics; Soapboxes, a series of discussion groups led by Honors students or faculty; a weekly meditation group; and a Foreign Film Series. Nationally prominent figures are invited to speak and spend time interacting with students and faculty members during Challenge Week events. George McGovern, Ralph Nader, Ann Coulter, Michael Moore, Manning Marable, Neil Gaiman, Chuck Klosterman, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have all lectured during Challenge Weeks.
 ====Middleton Honors Forum====
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 ==References==
 ==External links==

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 ====Middleton Honors Forum====
-Students in the program and college have access to a physical place where faculty and students gather for good conversation, study, and to hear lectures and view films. Middleton Forum has computers, audiovisual equipment, tables and chairs, and a kitchen to support these activities. The forum is named for longtime administrative assistant [[Glenda Middleton]].
+Students in the program and college have access to a physical place where faculty and students gather for good conversation, study, and to hear lectures and view films. Middleton Forum has computers, audiovisual equipment, tables and chairs, and a kitchen to support these activities. A room adjacent to the Forum serves as an ethnography laboratory for the preparation of course-related film projects. The forum is named for longtime administrative assistant [[Glenda Middleton]].
 [[Image:Farris-honors-hall.jpg|thumb|300px|Farris Honors Residence Hall. Photo by Phil Frana.]]