Honors Council
Serving and guiding the Honors Program
The purpose of the University Honors Council is to serve all Honors students by helping to maintain a superb Honors Program. The council is composed of a diverse group of individuals, chosen to represent a cross-section of the program.
The Honors Council includes:
- One professor from each college
- Arts & Sciences - Dr. Erik Hendrickson, Physics
- College of Business - Dr. Vicki Samelson, CSD
- College of Education & Human Sciences - Emily Elsner Twesme, Business Communication
- College of Nursing & Health Sciences - Dr. Der-Fa Lu, Nursing
- The director of the Honors Program
- The Honors faculty fellow
- At least three Honors students, including two from the Honors student organization and one from the Honors Living Learning Community
- Current Student Members: Morgan Mack, Ashley St. Aubin-Clark, Laura Wilson, Eva Charlesworth-Seiler
Council 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 reports and recommendations
- Approve Honors colloquia, Honors designations for elective courses, and departmental Honors programs from across campus
- Admit students to the University Honors Program
- Assist in preparation of periodic reviews of the University Honors Program
