Mission, Performance Indicators, and Assessment in U. S. Honors: A View from the Netherlands

Authors

Vladimir Bartelds, Hanze University Of Applied Sciences GroningenFollow
Lyndsay Drayer, Hanze University Of Applied Sciences Groningen
Marca V.C. Wolfensberger, Hanze University Of Applied Sciences GroningenFollow

Date of this Version

2012

Citation

Published in Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, Fall/Winter 2012, Volume 13, Number 2

Comments

Copyright 2012 by the National Collegiate Honors Council

Abstract

Amission statement that identifies the goals and aims of an honors program is a key step in program development. The NCHC’s Basic Characteristics of a Fully Developed Honors Program states unequivocally that a successful honors program “has a clear mandate from the institution’s administration in the form of a mission statement or charter document that includes the objectives and responsibilities of honors and defines the place of honors in the administrative and academic structure of the institution.” According to Mrozinski, mission statements are public definitions of purpose published in a college‘s catalog, website, or other planning documents and are generally required by accrediting bodies. Such mission statements have now become standard for honors programs and colleges.