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I teach a required honors seminar for our entering EC Scholars. There is also a service-learning
component which, in this case, involves the students in a small community populated by migrant
workers. We have been in the community for the past five years. My presentation will focus on
the following: the reasons why I selected that group, what we have done, our successes and
failures, university support, test results, and the future of the program.
First-Generation College Students in Honors: Explorations of Opportunities and
Obstacles for one Honors Program
Phame M. Camarena, Central Michigan University
Judy K. Idema, Central Michigan University
First-generation college students are less likely than their peers to enroll in an honors program
even when they meet the qualifications. The opportunities and obstacles faced by one honors
program as it makes a conscious effort to recruit and retain academically talented firstgeneration
college students are discussed.
Panel 2 Complicating Structural Diversity
We Have the Numbers, But Are We Diverse
Jesse Peters, University of North Carolina-Pembroke
According to statistics, UNC Pembroke is the most diverse institution in the south. The Maynor
Honors College also reflects this diversity, but are numbers enough This presentation will
examine the distinction between numerical diversity and transformational diversity and explore
ways universities can incorporate a philosophy of diversity into the honors program.
We, Too, Count: Diversity in the Honors Program!
Laura Becerra, Eastern Kentucky University *
Mustapha Jourdini, Eastern Kentucky University
Sarah Larsen, Eastern Kentucky University *
Sarah Lavender, Eastern Kentucky University *
Stephanie Nowicke, Eastern Kentucky University *
This panel will examine a more inclusive understanding of diversity in the honors program from
the perspectives of students with disabilities and international students. Second, we will address
the challenges of recruiting African-American students. Our presentation will proceed from
current research and in light of data on our honors program.
Panel 3 Addressing Identity in Constituent Groups
Obstacles to be Overcome: Black Faculty as Agents of Change
Dave A. Louis, Texas A & M University
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