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Student Moderator: Jessica Poeppelman, Ball State University *
An Analysis of Honors Retention in the First Year
Jonathan E. Roberts, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Many of our honors students do not continue in honors after their first semester. The current
study assessed the background demographics of the 2009 freshman class in relation to their
continuation in honors. This information will help us reshape our entrance standards, orientation
program, and first-semester experiences.
Comprehensive Support for First-Year Students in an Honors Program
Karen Coleman, University of Illinois-Springfield
Karen Kirkendall, University of Illinois-Springfield
Amy L. Spies, University of Illinois-Springfield
We often assume because our incoming students have high ACT scores and high school GPAs
that they do not need the same comprehensive support as other first-year students. The Capital
Scholars Honors Program at UIS takes retention very seriously and has developed a
comprehensive support system for first-year honors students.
Friday, October 22
2:00 PM – 3:10 PM
Marriott Tower 3rd Floor, Andy Kirk A
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Honors and the State: Legislative Rhythms and Our Responses to Them
Linda Frost, Eastern Kentucky University
Ada Long, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Tom McPartland, Kentucky State University
Douglas Whitlock, Eastern Kentucky University
This panel will consider how events in the governments of Kentucky and Alabama have affected
or could affect honors programs there and how administrators have, do, and might respond to
them. We strongly encourage comment from audience members to gain a better understanding of
similar situations elsewhere in the nation.
Honors in the Field
Friday, October 22
2:00 PM – 3:10 PM
Marriott Tower 3rd Floor, Andy Kirk B
Gen, Stu Gen, T&L
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