Dominican University of California’s Honors Program and its Relation to University Heritage and Mission

Authors

Jayati Ghosh, Dominican University of California
M. Patricia Dougherty, Dominican University of California
Kenneth Porada, Dominican University of California

Date of this Version

2006

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in Honors in Practice, volume 2. Copyright 2006 National Collegiate Honors Council.

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss how we came to restructure the honors program at Dominican University of California and fit it more closely to the institutional mission and Dominican values. The mission statement of Dominican University of California reads: “We are an independent, learner-centered, international university which interweaves Dominican values, the liberal arts and sciences and the skills and knowledge necessary to live and work in an independent world.” The four Dominican values are study, service, community, and reflection. Our primary interest is the way adaptation of an honors program to its unique campus mission and values can strengthen the program and give it character and integrity.