UCA Honors Student Handbook

McAlister Hall, home of the Honors College. Photo by Phil Frana.

The UCA Honors Student Handbook

Honors Faculty and Staff

• Honors Faculty/Staff Roles & Responsibilities
  • Lanita Addison
  • Donna Bowman
  • Doug Corbitt
  • Philip Frana
  • Adam Frank
  • Cindy Lea
  • Rick Scott
  • Patricia Smith
  • Allison Wallace
• Contact Information
• Honors Faculty Office Hours

Honors Academic Calendar

• Monday, August 22 - 9:30-10:25 am - Opening Convocation at Reynolds (Donna and Rick)
• Monday, August 22 - 11:45 am-12:30 pm - Picnic Lunch (optional)
• Monday, August 22 - 12:30-1:20 pm - Honors Core I Instructors' Meeting
• Monday, August 22 - 1:30-2:45 pm - Honors College Freshman Large Group Orientation, followed by "Where is Your Self Located" discussion led by Rick (Baum Gallery Lecture Hall)
• Tuesday, August 23 - 9:30-10:30 am - Department meeting (MAC 303) [Agenda: 2011-12 Academic Year Events]
• Wednesday, August 24 - 9:00-10:00 am - Faculty Meeting (Goals for 2011-12)
• Wednesday, August 24 - 5:00-7:00 pm - Rising Scholars Banquet (Brewer-Hegeman)
• Thursday, August 25 - Classes begin
• Friday, August 26 - 12:00-12:50 pm - Honors Core I Small Group Sessions
• Friday, August 26 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Amber Haydar, Kathy Hill & Friends, "What It's Like to Have an Asian Mother"
• Monday, August 29 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Adam Frank(Middleton Forum)
• Wednesday, August 31 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Donna Bowman (Middleton Forum)
• Thursday, September 1 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Allison Wallace (Middleton Forum)
• Friday, September 2 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Garrett Wright & Friends, "Fosters & Vegemite, or We Ain't No Bloody Melbourners"
• Wednesday, September 7 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Phil Frana (Middleton Forum)
• Thursday, September 8 - x-period - Graduation Orientation
• Thursday, September 8 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Doug Corbitt (Middleton Forum)
• Friday-Sunday September 9-11 - Freshman Fall Retreat - Winthrop Rockefeller Center
• Tuesday, September 13 - x-period - Make-up Graduation Orientation
• Tuesday, September 13 - x-period - Make-up Sophomore Lectures
• Friday, September 16 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Ashton Wills, "Theology of the Body" & Sara Bayles, "Free Trade/Liberation Theology: An Intersection of Faith and Justice"
• Friday, September 23 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Matthew Hankins, Ashley Cooper & Taylor Sutton, "The Art & Science of Star Trek"
• Thursday, September 29 - TAG/URGE Orientation Session
• Friday, September 30 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Melissa Beltran, "DIY Culture" & Michael J. Hinds, "What Did You Say? An Introduction to Group Theory and Encryption"
• Friday, October 7 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Ron Walter, "24 Lies Per Second: The Films of Michael Haneke" & Kim Risi, "Conceptualizing a Film ('The Man on the Moon')"
• Friday, October 14 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Patrick Russell and Michael J. Hinds, "Our National Parks: America's Greatest Idea"
• Friday, October 28 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Brittany Edwardes and Danny Keil, "An Ancient Monarchy and Shopping Malls: The Fabrication of the Status Quo in Thailand"
• Friday, November 4 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Hannah Marks, "Disabled in the Dominican Republic" & a Special Performance on the Flute by Leanne Hampton
• Friday, November 11 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Cathrine Schwader, "Rwanda: A Society of Transformations"
• Friday, November 18 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Ron Walter, "Why It's Okay to Steal Music and Movies Online: An Artist's Defense"
• Friday, December 2 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Brittany Edwardes, "Globalism and Literature: The Production of Understanding or Stereotypes?"
• Friday, December 9 - 3:00-5:00 pm - Artificial Other Pecha Kucha
• Friday, December 16 - Senior Thesis and Banquet Day (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)
• Friday, January 20 - Freshman Lock-In (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)
• Saturday, February 11 - Sophomore Lectures (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
• Monday, February 20 - Inform & Interview Days (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
• Friday, March 2 - Inform & Interview Days (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
• Monday, March 12 - Inform & Interview Days (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
• Friday, May 4 - Senior Thesis and Banquet Day (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)

Student Timeline

• Information for First-Year Students
  • Summer & Winter Readers
  • eReader
  • Incoming Freshman Survey
  • Professors, Pizza & Pie
  • Fall Retreat
  • Undergraduate Research Opportunities

• Information for Second-Year Students
  • Minor Degree Requirements
  • Sophomore Lectures

• Information for Third Year Students
  • Rising Junior Banquet
  • Rising Junior Survey
  • Oxford Tutorial
    • Advisors & Tutorial Contracts (online form)

• Information for Fourth Year Students
  • Senior Seminar
  • Senior Thesis
    • Thesis Presentation Day
  • Senior Distinctions
  • Graduation
    • Filing for Graduation
    • Senior Honors Exit Survey
    • Choosing an Honors Medallion
    • Senior Class Photo
    • Senior Banquet
    • Commencement
    • Requesting an Official Transcript
    • Transcript & Diploma Designations
    • Latin Honors Designations

Criteria for Continuation in the Program ("Good Standing")

• Semester Audits ("Grade Review")
• Scholarships (nothing on page linked)
• Scholarships FAQ
• Withdrawal from the Program
• Dismissal
• Exit Interviews

Expectations of All Honors Students

• Academic Eligibility
• Course and Credit Requirements
• Academic Integrity & Misconduct
• Retaking Honors Classes
• Student Contact Information & Policies

Honors Philosophy

• What is Honors Interdisciplinary Studies?
• Mission Statement and Objectives
• Developmental Learning Statement
• The Lively Experiment
• The Challenge
• Reflections on Student Responses to The Lively Experiment and The Challenge
• Honors College History
• Honors College Statistics
• Basic Characteristics of an Honors College

Honors College Curriculum

• What to Expect in an Honors Course ("Basic Characteristics")
• The Honors Program
• The Honors College
• Independent Study Courses
• Special Topics Courses
• Service Learning
• Honors College Class Descriptions, 2001-present
• Class Registration Policies & Deadlines
• Course Evaluations

Honors Student Resources

• Honors Advising
• Honors Co-curricular Activities
  • Challenge Week
  • High Tables
  • Soapboxes
  • Contemporary Foreign Cinema Series
  • Free School
• Honors Student Organizations & Leadership Groups
  • Honors Council
  • Ambassadors
  • Mentors
  • Pedagogical Associates
• Travel Abroad Grants
• Undergraduate Research Grants
• Student Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF)
• Internships
• Regional and National Honors Conferences
• National Scholarships & Fellowships
• Undergraduate Publication Opportunities
• Honors College Alumni Chapter

Campus Resources

• Academic Advising Center
• Counseling Services
• Financial Aid & Stacking Policies
• Student Health Center

Living & Learning Facilities

• Farris Hall Residential Learning Community
• Housing Policies
• Glenda Middleton Forum
• Farris Presentation Hall
• Honors Faculty Office in Farris Hall
• Ethnography Lab

Honors Social Media

• Honors College Online
  • Honors Web Portal
  • Discussion Forums
  • Virtual Classrooms
  • Senior Honors Theses Online
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube

Admission to the Honors College

• Admissions Qualifications
• Admissions Procedures
• Recruitment, Inform & Interview
• Summer S.O.A.R.
• Welcome Week
• Participation Fees

External links

• Honors College website