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Success Initiatives in Two-Year Colleges
Bruce Thompson, Frederick Community College
Rick Vaughn, Maricopa Community College
Honors programs in four-year colleges often measure student success by the number of senior
projects, graduation rates, and graduate or professional school placements. What criteria can
two-year honors programs use to determine success How do these measures support
institutional success initiatives, and how should honors programs adapt to externally mandated
success courses
Saturday, October 23
2:30 PM – 3:40 PM
Marriott Tower 3rd Floor, Bennie Moten A
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Team-Teaching in Small College Honors Programs
Kenneth Bratt, Calvin College
John C. Eby, Loras College
Philip Harold, Robert Morris University
Monica VanDieren, Robert Morris University
Team-teaching can be a rich and rewarding experience of jazzy call-and-response interactions
inspiring creativity and spontaneity in the classroom; however, it also presents significant
pedagogical and administrative challenges. This panel will lead an open discussion about the
ways small college programs can make team-teaching work.
Saturday, October 23
2:30 PM – 3:40 PM
Marriott Tower 3rd Floor, Bennie Moten B
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Unique Opportunities for Collaborations and Support of Honors Programs Created
through a Regional Honors Conference
Lisa Hedrick, University of St. Francis
Bonnie D. Irwin, Eastern Illinois University
Margaret K. Messer, Eastern Illinois University
Stacey V. Murphy, Joliet Junior College
This panel, representing private and public, two- and four-year institutions, shares their successes
in developing a regional honors association. Endeavors supported by the association include
regular gatherings, a student conference, student-grant sponsorship, and opportunities connecting
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