Senate
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(Purdue FWSD 80-8)
(Amended & Approved October 12, 1981)
TO: The Senate
FROM: The Joint Educational Policy Committee
DATE:
SUBJECT: A Proposed IPFW Honors Program
DISPOSITION: Upon the Approval of the Senate, to the Vice Chancellor and Dean of Faculty for Implementation
BE IT RESOLVED:
1. that the Honors Program Council give special attention to the need for honors courses that satisfy the general education requirements; and
2. that the first Honors Program Council consider an honors program at the associate degree level.
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The following committee members approved (or disapproved) the original document.
Approving: Not Approving: Absent:
R. Barrett None None
C. Bickley
G. Blumenshine
H. Gibbons
D. Grose
E. Nicholson
R. Svoboda, Chair
G. Washington
Senate
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(Purdue FWSD 80-8)
(Approved September 14, 1981)
TO: The Fort Wayne Faculty Senates
FROM: The Joint Educational Policy Committee
DATE:
SUBJECT: A proposed IPFW Honors Program
DISPOSITION: Upon the approval of the Fort Wayne Faculty Senates, to the Vice Chancellor and Dean of Faculty for implementation.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Senates approve the attached document with the following modifications:
1. that the Honors Program Council give special attention to the need for honors courses that satisfy the general education requirements; and
2. that the first Honors Program Council consider an honors program at the associate degree level.
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Approving: Not Approving: Absent:
R. Barrett None None
C. Bickley
G. Blumenshine
W. Davies
H. Gibbons
D. Grose
E. Nicholson
R. Svoboda, Chair
G. Washington
SD 81-3
TO: The Fort Wayne Faculty Senates
FROM: Honors Program Development Committee, M. Ann Dirkes, Chairperson
DATE:
SUBJECT: A recommendation for an IPFW Honors Program
DISPOSITION: Upon approval of the Educational Policy Committee, to the Fort Wayne Faculty Senates for approval, and to the Vice Chancellor and Dean of Faculty for implementation.
WHEREAS the Fall 1980 enrollment, typical of previous years, shows that approximately seven percent of IPFW undergraduates were admitted with a Scholastic Aptitude Test Score above 600 (Verbal, 165 students; Mathematics, 549 students) or were ranked within the top ten percent of their high school graduating classes;
WHEREAS approximately 450 IPFW undergraduates completing at least twelve hours established a grade point average of 3.5 IU or 5.5 PU in 1979-80, also a typical year;
WHEREAS an Honors Program Development Committee survey (Fall, 1980) indicates that 78 faculty members are willing to participate in an Honors Program and 15 departments/divisions have or are willing to develop Honors Courses;
WHEREAS the IPFW Recruiting Task Force Report (December, 1979) recommends that an Honors Program be developed; and
WHEREAS there is a national call for education that develops the potential of gifted students (Marland, 1972);
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senates:
1. approve the Honors Program described in pages 2-4;
2. establish an Honors Program Council composed of
a) two faculty members selected by each of the following units: Science and Humanities, Arts and Letters, Professional Studies, and Engineering, Technology, and Nursing,
b) two additional faculty members at large appointed by the Chancellor,
c) the Vice Chancellor and Dean of Faculty or a designee, ex-officio; and
d) the Director of the Honors Program, ex-officio; and
3. determine the election/appointment procedure and terms of office for Council members:
a) The Deans or Coordinator of each unit shall solicit nominations for the Honors Program Council from faculty members of the unit.
b) Each nominee shall indicate in writing a willingness to serve if elected.
c) Each unit shall elect two members from its list of nominees. Initially, the person receiving the highest number of votes shall serve a term of two years, and the person receiving the next highest number shall serve a term of one year. The Chancellor's initial appointees shall serve for one and two years respectively. Thereafter, all terms of office for elected and appointed Council members shall be two years.
4. recommend that a full-time faculty member with a minimum of quarter release-time be selected by the Honors Program Council as Director of the Honors Program, reporting to the Vice Chancellor and Dean of Faculty.
PROPOSED IPFW HONORS PROGRAM
1. ELIGIBILITY
Admission to Program
Entering First-Year Students: 600 Verbal or Mathematics or 1100 combined SAT score, or top ten percent of high school graduating class
Students with established GPA in 12 or more credit hours, 3.5 (IU) or 5.5 (PU) cumulative GPA
Transfer Students: Equivalent of 3.5 out of 4.0 cumulative GPA in 12 or more semester hours at previous institution
Retention in Program
Maintenance of 3.5 (IU) or 5.5 (PU) cumulative GPA; exceptions reviewed by the Honors Council
Admission to Individual Courses
Students who do not satisfy the above requirements may be admitted to Honors courses on the approval of the instructor
2. INSTRUCTION
Nature of Courses
Honors courses stress the following student abilities and course characteristics:
a. Thinking abilities: interpretation, synthesis, systemic and holistic thinking, transformation, implication, divergent thinking, evaluation, application, implementation
b. Increase rigor: concern for detail, mathematical proof, scientific data, and multiple resources to support theory and research
c. Idea production: original ideas and new combinations of ideas produced by students, contributions made to research and to society
d. Individual potential: uniqueness encouraged through options in course requirements
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f. Advanced level content: subject matter learned previously by honors students, but not by the majority of students in regular courses, not repeated
g. Intellectual interchange: challenge of defending and testing one's ideas in discussion with intellectual peers
Course Approval
Departments or divisions submit proposals for new honors courses to the Honors Council. After acceptance of a course by the Council as an honors course, normal procedures for course approval are followed. Each proposal includes a statement of philosophy for the proposed course, a syllabus, names of instructors, prerequisites, course requirements, course number, credit hours, number of contact hours, and time schedule format. Modifications are made through submission of new proposals.
Modes of Instruction
Honors Courses: at least two courses offered each semester, maximum enrollment of twenty students, open to all undergraduates in the Honors Program subject to the prerequisites identified on the course proposal.
Interdisciplinary Seminars: 1-5 credits, at least one seminar offered per year, maximum enrollment of fifteen. Instructors from at least two departments are involved in the planning and conduct of the seminars. Designed to offer attractive differences from honors courses and from regular courses, seminars may involve off-campus personnel and travel.
Senior Honors Project: supervised by faculty members. Supervision by faculty from more than one department is encouraged. The Honors Council designs guidelines and recommends faculty members to evaluate projects.
3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE HONORS PROGRAM GRADUATE
a. Eighteen hours: Honors Courses, Interdisciplinary Seminars, Senior Honors Project; including the Project and at least one seminar, and representing at least two disciplines.
b. GPA: 3.5 (IU) or 5.5 (PU) in Honors Program offerings and a cumulative 3.5 (IU) or 5.5 (PU) in degree requirements
4. FUNCTIONS OF THE HONORS PROGRAM COUNCIL AND HONORS PROGRAM DIRECTOR
The Honors Program Council will coordinate the offerings of the schools/units and departments/divisions by doing the following:
a. Select a name for the program and establish a functional philosophy for it
b. Design a procedure for accepting applications for the position of Director of the Honors Program
c. Recommend FTE stipulated for multi-instructor courses and faculty load allocated the Director of the Honors Program
d. Assist in the preparation of a budget for the program
e. Review and accept proposals and scheduling for Honors Courses, Seminars and Senior Honors Projects
f. Arrange for a review of completed projects
g. Certify that requirements for Honors Program recognition have been met
h. Recommend Honors Program policy to the Senate through the Educational Policy Committee.
Honors Program Director
a. Serve as an ex-officio member of the Honors Program Council
b. Prepare and distribute brochures
c. Design forms: course proposals, student applications, honors certification
d. Coordinate orientations to the Honors Program for students and faculty
e. Assist in obtaining course numbers for interdisciplinary courses and arranging for the designation of honors sections of regular courses
f. Coordinate and recommend honors course scheduling
g. Admit students to the program under the assigned guidelines
h. Counsel students in regard to the Honors Program
i. Respond to faculty inquiries
j. Assist in the administration of interdisciplinary seminars
k. Negotiate a procedure for appending honors certification to student transcripts
l. Establish a procedure for H-Options or any other course format that might be approved by the Honors Program Council
MEMBERS OF THE HONORS PROGRAM DEVELOMENT COMMITTEE:
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Anthony Adessa |
Music |
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Linda Balthaser |
Arts and Letters |
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Clark Butler |
Philosophy |
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Michael Charles |
Public and Environmental Affairs |
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Dipak Chowdhury |
Earth and Space Sciences |
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Ann Dirkes |
Education |
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Michael Downs |
Political Science |
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Ronald Emery |
Electrical Engineering Technology |
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Arthur Finco |
Mathematics |
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Donald Grose |
Library/Theatre |
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Stephen Harroff |
Modern Foreign Languages |
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James Haw |
History |
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Jo Ellen Keller (D. McCants) |
Communication |
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O. Franklin Kenworthy |
IPFW Administration |
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Fred Kirchhoff |
English and Linguistics |
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Kenneth Johnson |
Engineering |
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Joanne Lantz |
Psychological Sciences |
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Mary Lee Richeson |
Biological Sciences |
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John Robinson |
Physics |
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Zoher Shipchandler |
Business and Economics |
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Spotswood Stoddard |
Computer Technology |
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Mary Helen Thuente |
English and Linguistics |