National Collegiate Honors Council
Date of this Version
2023
Citation
Honors in Practice, Volume 19, 2023, pp. ix-xvi.
Abstract
In her presidential speech at the 2022 annual conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council, Christina M. McIntryre set the tone for this volume of Honors in Practice. Titled “The NCHC’s Inclusive Mission,” the speech cites an honors alumnus who contributed to the Forum on “The Value of Honors to its Graduates” (JCHC 23.1, spring/summer 2022). McInyre summarizes Quimby Wechter’s essay (145–47) by noting his appreciation of “the value of engaging in course material through meaningful experiential learning; of becoming a part of a community of scholars that is nurturing, not competitive; of classmates focused on challenging each other and growing together.” Using a former student’s essay to define the value of honors both demonstrates and expresses “our shared principles and practices in action,” which McIntyre then illustrates with experiences at her home campus, Virginia Tech. The importance of inclusive community and a sense of belonging among honors students, faculty, and administrators in relation to their campus and local context are central to the NCHC and to the essays that follow.
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