Honors Council
Serving and guiding the Honors Program
The purpose of the University Honors Council is to serve all Honors students by contributing to day-to-day policy decisions and assisting with long-term strategic planning.
Membership:
- Six faculty and/or academic staff members with the following composition:
- Arts and Sciences (2)
- Dr. Jim Boulter, Chemistry + Watershed Institute
- Dr. Jennifer Muehlenkamp, Psychology
- College of Business (1)
- Sheril Gilberstadt, Accounting + Finance
- College of Education and Human Sciences (1)
- Kao Nou Moua, Social Work
- College of Nursing and Health Sciences (1)
- Dr. Mary Canales, Nursing
- At-Large Faculty/Academic Staff (1)
- Hans Kishel, McIntyre Library
- Arts and Sciences (2)
- Ex-officio Members
- Dr. Heather Fielding, University Honors
- Honors Student Steering Committee (HSSC) and Living-Learning Community (LLC) Representatives (4)
- Cole Pearson
- Hope Wachholz
- LLC rep vacancy
- Student-at-large vacancy
Responsibilities
- Receive regular reports from Director on program status
- Serve as liaison between University Honors Program and colleges, departments, faculty, and students
- Review new and existing Honors components and requirements and make recommendations
- Review proposals for departmental Honors courses
- Provide feedback on proposed Honors courses and semester-by-semester schedules
- Provide feedback for students requesting admission to the University Honors Program
- Assist in preparation of periodic reviews of the University Honors Program
- Assist in review of Honors scholarship applications and Provost’s Honors Symposium proposals (Spring Semester)
