Honors in Practice, Volume 4 (complete issue)

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Date of this Version

2008

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© Copyright 2008 by the National Collegiate Honors Council
All Rights Reserved on materials other than syllabi and specifically acknowledged materials.
International Standard Book Number 978-0-9796659-1-2
International Standard Serial Number 1559-0151

Abstract

CONTENTS
Editorial Policy
Submission Guidelines
Dedication to Elizabeth C. Beck
Editor’s Introduction Ada Long

2007 CONFERENCE PLENARY ADDRESSES
Determining the Significance of Honors Katherine E. Bruce
Portable Widgets and Techie Tattoos: Honors of the Future Rosalie C. Otero
Honors in 2025: Becoming What You Emulate Craig T. Cobane
Honors 2025: The Future of the Honors College Richard Ira Scott and Philip L. Frana

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Majoring in the Minor: A Closer Look at Experiential Learning Bernice Braid
Cultural Studies as the Foundation for an Honors Program: Documenting Students’ Academic and Personal Growth Sara E. Quay and Amy M. Damico

INNOVATIVE COURSES
Literary Ornithology: Bird-Watching across Academic Disciplines with Honors Students Kateryna A. R. Schray
The American Musical as an Honors Course: Obstacles and Possibilities Mara Parker
Honors Calculus: An Historical Approach Todd Timmons
Honored to be a Part of Service-Learning Patricia L. Powell
Learning by Leading and Leading by Teaching: A Student-Led Honors Seminar Luke Vassiliou

STUDY ABROAD AND AT HOME
Sweden in the Summer: Developing an Honors Study-Abroad Program Gayle A. Levy
Literary New England: Planning and Implementing Domestic Travel Study Craig T. Cobane and Derick B. Strode

SENIOR THESES AND PROJECTS
The Senior Honors Thesis: From Millstone to Capstone Jim Lacey
Mentoring Honors Thesis Students: A Lawyer’s Perspective Linda L. Vila
Using External Review in the Honors Project Process Joyce W. Fields

CREATING COMMUNITY
Creating Community: Honors Welcome Week Programming Lauren C. Pouchak, Maureen E. Kelleher, and Melissa A. Lulay
Creating Faculty-Student Interaction Lindsay Roberts and Jessie Salmon

BOOK NOTES
Wholly Spirit: Searching for a Plausible God by C. Grey Austin Sam Schuman
A Dangerous Thing: A Memoir of Learning and Teaching by Betty Krasne Paul Strong

NEW INFORMATION FROM NCHC
The Newest “Basic Characteristic” of a Fully Developed Honors Program Robert Spurrier

About the Authors
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