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Consider Collaboration: An Option to Broaden Honors Program Offerings
Sean Kelly, Florida Gulf Coast University
Jessica Mallard, West Texas A&M University
Kathey Walker, West Texas A&M University
Experiential learning, particularly travel experiences, are an important component within Honors
Programs. This session will discuss the learning experiences from two Honors Seminars with
embedded travel components, one U.S.- based and the other to Costa Rica, which resulted from a
collaborative effort between two university honors programs.
Rhythms of Perception / Currents of Ecology: Incorporating Environmental Ethics in the
Honors Seminar
Jeffrey H. Taylor, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Leslie A. Taylor, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Environmental ethics is a cutting-edge discipline that may be incorporated into almost any field
of study. Two honors literature seminars include environmental ethics in the curriculum by
referencing Owen Barfield’s theory of the evolution of consciousness to demonstrate that our
conceptualization of nature determines our relationship to the environment.
Class and Identity in Honors
Friday, October 22
9:30 AM – 10:40 AM
Marriott Tower 2nd Floor, Yardbird A
Gen, RIH, Stu Gen
Student Moderator: Robert Dox, Hillsborough Community College *
Perceptions of Elitism and Social Class Redux: Comparative Analysis of Honors and Non-
Honors Students
Joe Cannon, Jr., Georgia Perimeter College
Ray Huebschmann, Georgia Perimeter College
Diane Kreutzer, Georgia Perimeter College
Jeffrey A. Portnoy, Georgia Perimeter College
Several faculty members teaching honors courses and the honors director at Georgia Perimeter
College continue their study of notions of elitism and social class that were inspired by Norm
Weiner’s JNCHC forum essay. Their analysis of this issue is expanding to include other NCHC
institutional members.
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