National Collegiate Honors Council
Date of this Version
2013
Document Type
Book
Citation
National Collegiate Honors Council Monograph Series
Abstract
Acknowledgments. . vii
Chapter 1: Introduction. . 3
A Classroom. 3
Preview. . 8
Honors, Physical Wellness, and Spiritual Cultivation: A Rationale . 11
Definition of Terms . . 18
Wholeness. . 24
Chapter 2: History. 27
Colonial Colleges: 1636–1776. . 27
From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War: 1776–1865 . 32
From the Civil War to World War II: 1865–1944. . 38
From World War II (1945) to the Present. . 45
Interview One: Dr. Richard Chess. . 59
Chapter 3: Mens Sana in Corpore Sano . 67
Autobiographical Note. . 67
Neuroscience and Exercise. . 71
Faculty and Fitness. 79
Sports Positives. . 81
Sports Negatives. 85
Integrative Disciplines. . 88
Work. 90
Work Colleges. 93
Interview Two: Two Honors Student-Athletes: Natalie Pearson and Heide Overton. 99
Chapter 4: College Spirit. . 107
The Spirituality of Today’s College Students. . 107
The Spirituality of Today’s College Faculty. 120
Meditation. . 128
Education as Transformation and Beyond Tolerance. . 134
Moral Education. 140
Interview Three: Rev. Catherine Quehl-Engel. . 147
Chapter 5: Snapshots. 153
University of North Carolina Wilmington Honors College. . 153
Lincoln University and Coker College. 155
Olivet Nazarene College Honors Program. 158
Oral Roberts University Honors Program. 165
University of Minnesota Morris. . 167
Texas Tech University Honors College and the University of Alberta Augustana: Outdoor Learning. . 170
Saint Francis University Honors Program . 180
Minot State University Honors Program. 187
Promising Practices. . 190
Interview Four: Dr. Diana Chapman Walsh. . 195
Chapter 6: Concluding Thoughts. 201
The Physical. 202
The Spiritual . . 203
Notes . . 207
Works Cited. 217
About the Author. . 241
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