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Faculty participation is vital to an honors program, but with teaching, research and publication
demands on faculty, enticing honors participation can be difficult. This presentation details
methods developed by the University of Arkansas Honors College to dramatically increase
faculty buy-in and participation. Supporting data will also be presented.
Alternative Forms of Student Engagement
Friday, October 22
3:30 PM – 4:40 PM
Marriott Tower 3rd Floor, Bennie Moten B
First, Gen, Lg, Stu Gen
Student Moderator: Jonathan Rossi, Macaulay Honors College, CUNY *
Keeping Current: Honors on the Radio
Ben Goodman, University of Maine Orono *
Elizabeth Kevit, University of Maine Orono *
Taking inspiration from Currents and Contexts, an Honors course about civic engagement,
several honors students began hosting an informative morning show in spring 2009. Politicians,
newsmakers, and entertainers make guest appearances on the campus radio show, which airs four
days a week. You will hear from the hosts about keeping current.
Creative Pedagogies
Friday, October 22
3:30 PM – 4:40 PM
Marriott Tower 3rd Floor, Jay McShann A
Gen, T&L
Student Moderator: Chester Hendershot, Oklahoma City University *
Energy and Life: Innovative Honors Education for the 21st Century
Elizabeth Latosi-Sawin, Missouri Western State University
Only 100 years of fossil fuels are left worldwide. A transition to alternative fuels is inevitable. In
a multidisciplinary semester with significant study-away experiences at energy sites, students
considered the costs and benefits of alternative energy sources and learned how the social
sciences and humanities can address this critical problem.
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