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Partners in the Parks: Where Honors Goes Wild!
Matt Nickerson, Southern Utah University
Todd Petersen, Southern Utah University
Partners in the Parks sponsors weeklong academic adventures for honors students in select
national parks across the country. Our program combines recreation and education in exciting
ways that you will never forget. Learn about past projects and hear our plans for this year. Join
us in 2010 and Go Wild!
Honors Learning Communities
Friday, October 22
11:00 AM – 12:10 PM
Marriott Tower 3rd Floor, Lester Young A
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Student Moderator: Anthony Rosario-Gonzalez, Hillsborough Community College *
Tales from the Dorm: Establishing an Honors House with a Faculty Member in Residence
Doreen Arcus, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Alex Ruthmann, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Living on the edge! Such is the experience of a faculty member and spouse who moved into the
residence hall to live among honors students. We share lessons learned from a three-year process
to establish an all-honors dormitory and living/learning community with a Faculty Fellow in
Residence.
Living in Hogwarts - Building an Honors Living/Learning Community
Keith Garbutt, West Virginia University
In 2009 as part of the Resident Faculty Program, the honors dean and his family (wife and dog)
moved into an apartment in the honors residence hall. We will discuss the lessons learned
building an honors living/learning community and share some successful programs that should
transfer to other programs.
Curricular Enhancements
Friday, October 22
11:00 AM – 12:10 PM
Marriott Tower 3rd Floor, Lester Young B
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