Strategic planning STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM “New model for the honors...

Strategic planningSTRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

FOR THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

“New model for the honors college”

“The Auburn Honors College needs significant help for future growth of top academic students. There are manydifferent models for “honors,” and we should incorporate some of the newer ideas into the Auburn model. Some examples are the selective use of study abroad, cultural tours, various types of capstone or summary research projects, service learning, etc. Based on a well-developed plan, with a Dean leading the College, we must add additional support centrally.”

Pres. Jay Gogue

http://www.auburn.edu/



President Gogue’s Model“Icing on the Cake”

Persisting AU Model“Bread and Butter”

(Core)

Challenges for new model

• Should not add hours to a student’s program• Should work for any major on campus• Should not require significant additional funding• Support (“Buy-in”) from faculty and students• Difficulties of transition from current model to

new model• What to say to students/parents being recruited

for incoming class

THE HONORSPYRAMID

NEW VISION FOR A 21ST CENTURY

PROGRAM

What’s the problem with the “Old Honors”?

1. Too tied to the Core Curriculum


1. Too tied to the Core Curriculum2. Too expensive to sustain for what is now an

enrollment of over 1,400 Honors students



enrollment of over 1,400 Honors students3. Doesn’t reflect well enough newest

ideas/concepts in undergraduate education (research, study abroad, service learning, cultural tours, capstone projects, interdisciplinary studies, globalization)



enrollment of over 1,400 Honors students3. Doesn’t reflect well enough newest

ideas/concepts in undergraduate education (research, study abroad, service learning, cultural tours, capstone projects, interdisciplinary studies, globalization)

4. Not enough students completing the “Old Honors”

5 Critical Experiences

Meaningful & sustainedrelationships with faculty

Study abroad

Intellectual engagementwith the world beyondclassroom walls

Independentlearning

Undergraduateresearch

1.

2.

3.

4.5.

Classroom as launching pad for involvement in the other avenues of Honors

Foundation Courses

Enrichment Courses

Capstone Courses

FALL INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES (6 cr. hr)Team-taught from different schools in the university and by guest lecturers from business and industry, law, medicine, and other community areas—Organized thematically but designed to cover broad range of material so

student is introduced to all areas covered by the University Core

UAB Model•Founded 1983.

•Replaces Core Curriculum Requirements except for Math – hasno effect on disciplinary requirements.

•University Honors students have two options for completing their33 hours in honors:

· 2 9-hour fall-term interdisciplinary honors courses plus 53-hour honors seminars (only two of which can be relatedto the student’s major), or

· 2 9-hour fall-term inderdisciplinary honors courses, aminimum of 2 3-hour honors seminars (not related to thestudent’s major), and up to nine hours of honorscoursework within the student’s major (with the totalnumber of hours adding up to 33).

Dr. Michael SloaneDirector, UAB Honors Spencer Honors House on UAB campus

“All students take the same course, listen to the same lectures, and do all the same assignments. The only difference across students is what shows up on their actual transcript. So it is really a cosmetic Issue. Typically we will suggest for the natural sciences majors options in the arts and humanities area since they will have lots of sciences from the perspective of graduate or professional committees. Similarly we suggest science options for the arts and humanities majors. The key is to integrate all aspects of the core in 2 fall interdisciplinary courses and across the 5 seminars they select. Each is 3 credit hours so students only select 3.”

Themes for Interdisciplinary Courses

at UAB Honors

• 2002, “Origins”• 2003, “Sightings: What We See and Why We

See It”• 2004, “In Search of Human Nature”• 2005, “It’s About Time”• 2006, “Minds and Realities”



12 hrsrequired

Must take2 of these6-hr courses(typically fallFreshman &fall Sophomore)



12 hrsrequired

ALL 12 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE

FALL INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES (6 cr. hr)Year 1: Adapted from current Human Odyssey

Year 2 and after: Different theme each year(students thus can take more than once)

Example topics:•The Human Odyssey

•Technology and Civilization•Towards a Sustainable World

12 hrsrequired

ALL 12 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE

FALL INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES (6 cr. hr)Credits in Core:

•Depending on theme of course, credit given forEnglish Writing Core, World Lit Core, History Core,

Philosophy Core, Social Science I & II Core, or Science Core (no credit for Math Core)

12 hrsrequired

ALL 12 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE

FALL INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES (6 cr. hr)Credits in Core:

•Credit will be individualized, e.g., a student majoring inLiberal Arts may receive 3 hrs credit in Science Core and 3 hrs

credit in Social Science Core, while another majoring in Science may receive 3 hrs credit in World Lit Core and 3 hours in History

Core, though both are taking same Interdisciplinary course. 12 hrs

required

ALL 12 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE

UAB MODEL

FALL INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES (6 cr. hr)

SPRING SEMINARS (3 cr. hr)Special topics, individually or team-taught;

student-elder book clubs

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs

Must take 3 seminars

Honors Seminars at UAB

• “Science, Morality, and Upheavals of Thought”• “Justice and Civil Society in America”• “Race, Class, and Gender in America”• “The Lives of Animals”• A Plague on All Our Houses: Emerging Infectious Diseases as a

Transnational Threat”• “The Literature of Environmentalism”• “Cinema as History”


SPRING SEMINARS (3 cr. hr)*Special topics offered by individual faculty,

developed by two faculty from same college, orco-developed by two faculty in different colleges

(e.g., Business/Engineering, Human Sciences/Architecture,COSAM/Liberal Arts, Engineering/Agriculture)

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs


SPRING SEMINARS (3 cr. hr)*Faculty of the Seminars will be designated “Honors Faculty,”

as will be those who teach the Interdisciplinary Courses.

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs


SPRING SEMINARS (3 cr. hr)

*May also be taught by emeritus professors.

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs


SPRING SEMINARS (3 cr. hr)

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs

ALL 21 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE


SPRING SEMINARS (3 cr. Hr)

GLOBALIZED STUDIES (1-6 cr.)Study Abroad, Foreign Language,Internationally Pertinent Courses,

Alternative Spring Breaks

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs

ALL 21 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE

The world awaits STUDY ABROAD

“Alternative” Spring Breaks

New York

Washington, D.C.

Yucatan

Costa Rica

Paris

“Alternative” Spring Breaks

Sample: London Theatre Trip, March 2010

In cooperation with the Departmentof Theatre, Department of Music, and Department of History, the Honors Collegewill sponsor a multidisciplinary study tripto London, England. Various options foracademic credit (up to 3 hours) will be available to participating Honors students.Trip cost will be in addition to tuition.



GLOBALIZED STUDIES (1-6 cr.)Study Abroad, Foreign Language,

Internationally Pertinent Courses, Alternative Spring Breaks

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs

Minimum6 hrs

ALL 21 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE

SOME HRS MAY

COUNT TOWARDS

CORE



GLOBALIZED STUDIES (1-6 cr.)

HONORS PARTICIPATION(1-3 cr. hr)

Lecture series, colloquia, lyceums, cultural tours/events, alternative

spring breaks (U.S.), service learning,teaching assistantships

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs

Minimum6 hrs

Up to 6 hrs

ALL 21 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE

SOME HRS MAY

COUNT TOWARDS

CORE





Lecture series, colloquia, lyceums, cultural tours/events, alternative spring

breaks, service learning teaching assistantship

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs

Minimum6 hrs

Up to 6 hrs FOUNDATION

PROGRAM:30 HRS IN HONORS

ALL 21 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE

SOME HRS MAY

COUNT TOWARDS

CORE




HONORS PARTICIPATION(1-3 cr. Hr)

RESEARCH(1-3 cr. hr)

Advanced investigation within major

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs

Minimum6 hrs

Up to 6 hrs

Minimum3 hrs

FOUNDATIONPROGRAM:

30 HRS IN HONORS

ADVANCED PROGRAM:9 HRS BEYOND FOUNDATION

ALL 21 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE

SOME HRS MAY

COUNT TOWARDS

CORE




HONORS PARTICIPATION(1-3 cr. Hr)



CAPSTONE (3 cr. hr)

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs

Minimum6 hrs

Up to 6 hrs

Minimum3 hrs

Minimum3 hrs

FOUNDATIONPROGRAM:

30 HRS IN HONORS


ALL 21 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE

SOME HRS MAY

COUNT TOWARDS

CORE

Capstone •Thesis

•Portfolio•Field experience, internship

•Public presentation•Other

Portfolio



SPRING SEMINARS (3 cr. hr)Special topics, Student-elder book clubs

GLOBALIZED STUDIES (1-6 cr.)Study Abroad, Foreign Language,Internationally Pertinent Courses


Lecture series, colloquia, lyceums, cultural tours/events, service learning



CAPSTONE (3 cr. hr)

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs

Minimum6 hrs

Up to 6 hrs

Minimum3 hrs

Minimum3 hrs

FOUNDATIONPROGRAM:

30 HRS IN HONORS


ALL 21 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE

SOME HRS MAY

COUNT TOWARDS

CORE

Honors graduate



SPRING SEMINARS (3 cr. hr)Special topics, Student-elder book clubs

GLOBALIZED STUDIES (1-6 cr.)Study Abroad, Foreign Language,Internationally Pertinent Courses


Lecture series, colloquia, lyceums, cultural tours/events, service learning



CAPSTONE (3 cr. hr)

Thesis, Project,Internship

12 hrsrequired

Minimum9 hrs

Minimum6 hrs

Up to 6 hrs

Minimum3 hrs

Minimum3 hrs

FOUNDATIONPROGRAM:

30 HRS IN HONORS


ALL 21 HRSCOUNT

TOWARDSCORE

SOME HRS MAY

COUNT TOWARDS

CORE

Distinguished university scholarHonors graduate

ChemEngStudent

Course(s) A Course B Course C Course D Course E

Fall Fresh(16 cr.)

Honors Interdisciplinary 1 (6 cr.):•Core Writing I•Core History I

MATH 1610 (4 cr.)

CHEM 1110/11 (4 cr.)

ENGR 1110 (2 cr.)

Spr Fresh(17 cr.)

Honors Seminar 1 (3 cr.):•Core Social Science 1

MATH 1620(4 cr.)

CHEM 1120/21 (4 cr.)

PHYS 1600 (4 cr.)

COMP 1200 (2 cr.)

Fall Soph (18 cr.)

Honors Interdisciplinary 2 (6 cr.):•Core Writing II•Core History II

MATH 2630 (4 cr.)

CHEN 2100(4 cr.)

PHYS 1610 (4 cr.)

Spr Soph(16 cr.)

Honors Seminar 2 (3 cr.):•Core World Lit I

MATH 2650(3 cr.)

CHEM 2070/71 (4 cr.)

ENGR 2010 (3 cr.)

CHEN 2610 (3 cr.)

Fall Jr(16 cr.)

BIOL 1020/21 (4 cr.) CHEN 2080 (3 cr.)

CHEN 3370 (3 cr.)

CHEN 3600 (3 cr.)

CHEN 3620 (3 cr.)

Spr Jr(14 cr.)

Honors Seminar 3 (3 cr.):•Core World Lit II

CHEN 3650 (3 cr.)

CHEN 3660 (3 cr.)

CHEN 3700 (3 cr.)

CHEN 3820 (2 cr.)

Summer(8 cr.)

Core Philosophy (3 cr.):May be taken as Honors Seminar

CHEN 4860(2 cr.)

CHEN Technical Elective 1 (3 cr.)

Fall Sr(14 cr.)

CHEN Technical Elective 2 (3 cr.) CHEN 4170 (3 cr.)

CHEN 4450 (3 cr.)

CHEN 4460 (2 cr.)

Adv. CHEM elective (3 cr.)

Spr Sr(15 cr.)

Core Fine Arts (3 cr.) : May be taken as Honors SeminarCore Social Science II (3 cr.): May be taken as Honors Seminar

CHEN 4470 (3 cr.)

CHEN Technical Elective 3 (3 cr.)

Core Technical Elective 4 (3 cr.)

ElectEngStudent

Course(s) A Course B Course C Course D Course E

Fall Fresh(16 cr.)

Honors Interdisciplinary 1 (6 cr.):•Core Writing I•Core History I

MATH 1610 (4 cr.)

PHYS 1600 (4 cr.)

COMP 1200 (2 cr.)

Spr Fresh(16 cr.)

Honors Seminar 1 & 2 (6 cr.):•Core Social Science I•Core Writing II

MATH 1620(4 cr.)

PHYS 1610 (4 cr.)

ENGR 1110 (2 cr.)

Fall Soph (17 cr.)

Honors Seminar 3 (3 cr.):•Core World Lit I

MATH 2630 (4 cr.)

MATH 2650(3 cr.)

ELEC 2110 (3 cr.)

ELEC 2200 (3 cr.)ELEC 2010 (1 cr.)

Spr Soph(17 cr.)

CHEM 1030/31 (4 cr.) MATH 2660(3 cr.)

ELEC 2120 (3 cr.)

ELEC 2210 (3 cr.)

ELEC 2220 (3 cr.)ELEC 2020 (1 cr.)

Fall Jr(16 cr.)

Honors Interdisciplinary 2 (6 cr.):•Core History II•Core Fine Arts

ELEC 3310 (3 cr.)

ELEC 3600 (3 cr.)

ELEC 3700(3 cr.)

ELEC 3030 (1 cr.)

Spr Jr(16 cr.)

Honors Seminar 3 (3 cr.):•Core World Lit II

ELEC 3800 (3 cr.) ELEC 3320 (3 cr.)

ELEC 3400 (3 cr.)

ELEC 3500 (3 cr.)ELEC 3040 (1 cr.)

Fall Sr(15 cr.)

Core Social Science II (3 cr.): May be taken as Honors Seminar

ENGR 2100 (3 cr.) INSY 3600 (3 cr.) Math/Science Elective (3 cr.) May be taken as Honors Seminar

ELEC Elective (3 cr.)

Spr Sr(15 cr.)

Core Philosophy—Busi Ethics (3 cr.):May be taken as Honors Seminar

ELEC 4000 (3 cr.) ENGR 2200 (3 cr.)

Elective (3 cr.) May be taken as Honors Seminar

ELEC Elective (3 cr.)

Course Credit Sample topicFall Freshman YearHonors Interdisciplinary Course 1

6 hoursCore Writing I (3)Core History 1 (3)

“In Search of Human Nature” Faculty from Anthropology, Art, Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Human Sciences, Philosophy, and Psychology

Spring Freshman YearHonors Seminar 1 Honors Seminar 2

6 hoursCore Social Science I (3)

Core Writing 2 (3)

•“Moral Extremism: Saints, Martyrs, and Revolutionaries”•“The Art of Writing: The Family Memoir”

Fall Sophomore YearHonors Seminar 3

3 hoursCore World Lit 1 (30

“Shakespeare in Print and on Film”

Spring Sophomore Year NA NA

Fall Junior YearHonors Interdisciplinary Course 2

6 hoursCore History IICore Fine Arts

“Minds and Realities”Faculty from Architecture, Biology, Engineering, English, History, Music, Philosophy, Physics, and Psychology

Spring Junior YearCore World Lit II—optional Honors Seminar

3 hours If taught as Honors Seminar:“The Literature of Modern Environmentalism”

Fall Senior YearCore Social Science II

3 hours “Food Ethics and World Hunger”

Spring Senior YearCore Philosophy—Business Ethics

3 hours NA

SAMPLE OF A STUDENT’S HONORS COURSEWORK

Course Credit Sample topicFall Freshman YearHonors Interdisciplinary Course 1

6 hoursCore Writing I (3)Core History 1 (3)

“In Search of Human Nature” Faculty from Anthropology, Art, Biology, Chemistry, English, History, Human Sciences, Philosophy, and Psychology

Spring Freshman YearHonors Seminar 1 Honors Seminar 2

6 hoursCore Social Science I (3)

Core Writing 2 (3)

•“Consciousness in Humankind and Machine”•“The Lives of Animals”

Fall Sophomore YearHonors Seminar 3

3 hoursCore World Lit 1 (3)

“Technological Themes in Classical Mythology”

Spring Sophomore Year NA NA

Fall Junior YearHonors Interdisciplinary Course 2

6 hoursCore History II (3)Core Fine Arts (3)

“Minds and Realities”Faculty from Architecture, Biology, Engineering, English, History, Music, Philosophy, Physics, and Psychology

Spring Junior YearCore World Lit II—optional Honors Seminar

3 hours If taught as Honors Seminar:“The Literature of Modern Environmentalism”

Fall Senior YearCore Social Science II

3 hours “Our Nuclear Future?”

Spring Senior YearCore Philosophy—Business Ethics

3 hours NA

SAMPLE OF ANOTHER STUDENT’S HONORS COURSEWORK

Strategic planningSTRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

FOR THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

“New model for the honors college”

“The Auburn Honors College needs significant help for future growth of top academic students. There are manydifferent models for “honors,” and we should incorporate some of the newer ideas into the Auburn model. Some examples are the selective use of study abroad, cultural tours, various types of capstone or summary research projects, service learning, etc. Based on a well-developed plan, with a Dean leading the College, we must add additional support centrally.”

Pres. Jay Gogue




President Gogue’s Model“Icing on the Cake”

Persisting AU Model“Bread and Butter”

(Core)

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