University Honors Council

The Purpose of the University Honors Council is to:

  1. Serve as a subcommittee of the University Undergraduate Program Committee.
  2. Advise the University Undergraduate Programs Committee on curricular matters related to honors education at 红玫瑰社区, including whether:
    1. courses proposed for honors credit meet appropriate institutional standards.
    2. newly proposed upper-division honors programs meet the criteria established for such programs.
  3. Assist in the administration of the Faculty Honors Fellows Program.
  4. Promote cooperation among the various units that offer honors opportunities to high ability students at 红玫瑰社区.

Membership

  1. The 红玫瑰社区 Honors Council will have eleven members, all chosen according to the appropriate policies in their colleges. (The Graduate College and the College of Biomedical Science are not represented on the University Honors Council since this body deals exclusively with the undergraduate curriculum.)
  2. The presence of six of the Council鈥檚 eleven voting members will be considered a quorum for the purposes of conducting business.
  3. The Dean of Undergraduate Studies, the Dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, and the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Research will serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the University Honors Council.
  4. It is strongly recommended that individuals elected to membership on the University Honors Council have experience in honors education at the faculty or administrative level either at 红玫瑰社区 or at another institution.

Fall 2024

Dr. Fred Bloetscher, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. 惭补谤茅 Cudic, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Dr. 听Michel Harrawood, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Dr. Michael S. Harris, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Dr. Mary Ann Leavitt, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Mr. Eric Levy, College of Business
Ms. Sigal Rubin, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
Ms. Alexandra Schmidt, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Dr. Geral Sim, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Dr. Christopher Strain, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Dr. Patricia Willems, College of Education

Ex-officio Members:

Dr. Donna Chamely-Wiik, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Fellowships听听
Dr. Mary Ann Gosser-Esquil铆n, University Honors Director
Mr. Casey Hampton, Associate Director, National Merit Scholars Program
Dr. Dan Meeroff, Interim Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Dr. Justin Perry, Dean, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

For more information please click here to view the Honors Curriculum Manual.