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Faculty attending the Philadelphia NCHC conference filled in a questionnaire about strategies
best to employ in honors courses; the results will be presented. Teaching strategies (creating
community, offering freedom and engendering academic competences) highlight effective tactics
that can be used to elicit excellence.
National Survey of College and University Honors Programs Assessment Protocols
Marsha B. Driscoll, Bemidji State University
This presentation will report the results of a national survey of honors program assessment
protocols from both NCHC members and non-members to determine whether or not honors
programs are being assessed, if so how they are being assessed and how the results are being
used.
Finding a Home for Honors and Honors Students I
Friday, October 22
11:00 AM – 12:10 PM
Marriott Tower 2nd Floor, Basie Ballroom A1
Gen, Lg, Sm
Student Moderator: Shuja Rayaz, University of Arkansas at Little Rock *
Your Honors College Needs a New Building: WCU’s Experience
Amanda Bienhaus, Western Carolina University *
Seth Crockett, Western Carolina University *
Lucas Ladnier, Western Carolina University *
Shannon Owen, Western Carolina University *
Brian Railsback, Western Carolina University
The Honors College at Western Carolina University was established in 1997 and by 1999 it
outgrew its building. Participants in this session will discuss how the College advocated for,
developed, and in 2009 moved into a new $53 million dollar residential complex.
Building the TAMU Honors Housing Community
Peer Advisor TBD Clements Hall, Texas A & M University
Katie I. Elrod, Texas A & M University
Sophomore Advisor TBD Lechner Hall, Texas A & M University
Living-Learning Communities are the current means to nurture student academic, personal and
social development. TAMU has adapted a twenty-year-old-housing program into a vibrant
Honors Housing Community.
Resuscitating an Honors Program I
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