ASSESSMENT PLAN
The honors program interviews each student in the program at least once a semester and
typically much more often on an informal basis. These interviews culminate in an exit
interview during the students' last semester. Suggestions for improving any aspect of the
program are considered and acted upon by the Honors Executive Committee. |
1999-2000 ASSESSMENT
Honors graduates as well as seniors report that they are able to read and write closely
because of their participation in Honors classes. As a result of student comments an English class probing the Holocaust
experience will be offered. Two other new courses, one in Political Science entitled Mock
Constitutional Convention, and one in Psychology entitled called Science and Skepticism,
also were created as response to these interviews.
The student response to our orientation
program for freshman honors students was positive. Consequently, the orientation program
will be shortened and modified. |
1998-99 ASSESSMENT
The graduating students expressed appreciation for the Program. Students suggestions paralleled those from last
year's interviews. As a result, the Honors Program will begin its own Orientation Program
the fall of 1999. This will consist of 3 weekly 2-hour seminars.
Other results of student input are the
creation of Honors courses in the major disciplines of Chemistry, Psychology, Sociology
and English. |
1997-98 ASSESSMENT
All the graduating students interviewed commented that the Honors Experience was a very
positive experience. Suggestions
from the interviews included:
A need exists for freshmen to better
understand how the Program is structured and how it works.
Students need to better understand what may or may not serve as an Honors Option class.
More Honors classes are needed in all major disciplines.
To broaden the scope of lower division
courses the Program has added in Political Science and Biology, Nature/Nurture; Einstein's
Universe, a Physics honors class was again offered; Search for Myth, an interdisciplinary
course was created. |
1996-97 ASSESSMENT
All the graduating students interviewed commented that the Honors Experience was worth the
extra effort demanded by the program.
- Suggestions from the interviews included:
- Connecting the Honor Option Courses more
directly to the Senior Project sot students could begin the process earlier.
Lower division courses be broader in their scope.
In response, the Honors Program has taken
the following steps:
- To make the first courses broader, the
Program will seek to offer at least three interdisciplinary courses each semester. This
process began in 1996 Fall with two courses, Exotic Worlds and The Search for Myth.
- At least one of the Honors Option Courses
will now be required to have a direct relationship with the Senior Project.
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1995-96 ASSESSMENT
The Honors Computing Laboratory on the honors hall was installed and students have
expressed appreciation for its usefulness. |
1994-95 ASSESSMENT
Honors had a complete dormitory hall and continued to have favorable feedback regarding
this change. Students find difficulty in accessing internet resources and using computing
facilities. The Honors Program is investigating the possibility of a computer lab on the
honors hall dedicated to honors students. |
1993-94 ASSESSMENT
Students requested an honors dormitory hall. This year the honors program had only a
portion of a hall, which caused several problems, but even so those participating were
enthusiastic about it. |
