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HNRS 1001 First Year Honors Enrichment
Course Description
This course promotes opportunities for University Honors Program students to develop attendance of and participation in academic lectures, workshops, and cultural events, as well as service learning in order to promote the interdisciplinary learning, contextual insight, cultural appreciation, and critical thinking skills of outstanding future contributors to the church, society, and the world.
The course is required the fall and spring semester of the first year, and credit is given based upon the student's regular attendance at the Friday Symposium lecture series, as well as other events as announced.
Students are also encouraged to attend and document a minimum of two events during each semester, which may be applied to the honors student's enrichment total. The honors student must receive credit for at least 28 enrichment experiences before graduation. At least 10 of these will be chosen by the student as a sample portfolio that must be presented before final approval of the senior thesis.
Fall, Spring.
HNRS 2001 Honors Enrichment 1
Course Description
This course promotes opportunities for University Honors Program students to develop attendance of and participation in academic lectures, workshops, and cultural events, as well as service learning in order to promote the interdisciplinary learning, contextual insight, cultural appreciation, and critical thinking skills of outstanding future contributors to the church, society, and the world.
The course is required the fall of the sophomore year. Students taking this course are required to attend the annual Faculty-Student Fall Retreat, which counts as three enrichment credits when documented, and regular Friday Symposium attendance. 7 enrichment credits total must be earned this semester.
The student must receive credit for at least 28 enrichment experiences before graduation. At least 10 of these will be chosen by the student as a sample portfolio that must be presented before final approval of the senior thesis.
Fall.
HNRS 2002 Honors Enrichment 2
Course Description
This course promotes opportunities for University Honors Program students to develop attendance of and participation in academic lectures, workshops, and cultural events, as well as service learning in order to promote the interdisciplinary learning, contextual insight, cultural appreciation, and critical thinking skills of outstanding future contributors to the church, society, and the world.
The course is required the spring of the sophomore year. Students taking this course are required to attend the annual Spring Conference, which counts as three enrichment credits when documented. 7 enrichment credits total must be earned this semester, as well as regular Friday Symposium attendance.
Students will be encouraged to attend other campus events, such as College of Business BLAST Luncheon, the Herb Robbins Seminar, and Music Department concerts, as part of their requirement.
The student must receive credit for at least 28 enrichment experiences before graduation. At least 10 of these will be chosen by the student as a sample portfolio that must be presented before final approval of the senior thesis.
Spring.
HNRS 3001 Honors Enrichment 3
Course Description
This course promotes opportunities for University Honors Program students to develop attendance of and participation in academic lectures, workshops, and cultural events, as well as service learning in order to promote the interdisciplinary learning, contextual insight, cultural appreciation, and critical thinking skills of outstanding future contributors to the church, society, and the world.
The course is required the fall of the junior year. Students taking this course, along with regular Friday Symposium attendance, are required to document 7 enrichment credits total. Off-campus events and/or internships will be emphasized. Portfolio preparation will also be addressed this semester.
The student must receive credit for at least 28 enrichment experiences before graduation. At least 10 of these will be chosen by the student as a sample portfolio that must be presented before final approval of the senior thesis.
Fall.
HNRS 3002 Honors Enrichment 4
Course Description
This course promotes opportunities for University Honors Program students to develop attendance of and participation in academic lectures, workshops, and cultural events, as well as service learning in order to promote the interdisciplinary learning, contextual insight, cultural appreciation, and critical thinking skills of outstanding future contributors to the church, society, and the world.
The course is required the spring of the junior year. Students taking this course, along with regular Friday Symposium attendance, are required to document 7 enrichment credits total, as well as present a paper at the Spring Student Conference. This semester will also emphasize senior thesis preparation and graduate school introduction.
The student must receive credit for at least 28 enrichment experiences before graduation. At least 10 of these will be chosen by the student as a sample portfolio that must be presented before final approval of the senior thesis.
Spring.
HNRS 4001 Honors Enrichment Portfoliio
Course Description
This course assists the student in completing the honors enrichment portfolio, which examines at least 10 enrichment experiences and which either demonstrates preparedness for the student's future vocation, employment, and graduate studies or demonstrates personal growth and maturity in the Christian liberal arts tradition.
Fall, Spring.
Event Documentation
Each event should be documented with a one-to-two page report that answers the following:
- Summarize briefly in one paragraph the kind of event and its content.
- Respond to one or a combination of the following questions:
- Do you find anything interesting or surprising about the event? Why or Why not?
- Did the event cause you to change your mind (and/or actions) in any way? Why or why not?
- How does the event content relate to other subjects you have studied?
- What can someone expect to learn by attending a similar event?
- What further questions do you have about the event's content, and how do you plan to resolve these questions?
Reports should observe all the hallmarks of college-level writing, including adequate specific detail to convince a reader of your observations.
Portfolio Submission
Before final approval of the senior thesis or project, the student will submit an eight-to-twelve page paper examining at least 10 enrichment experiences, along with all original event documentation, especially the official reports kept on file with the UHP office, but also including event programs, additional notes, photos, recordings, etc. The portfolio paper should seek to answer the following questions:
- How have the events you attended promoted an understanding of the biblical worldview, moral formation, and/or Christian tradition, as well as their application to educational and life settings?
- How will what you learned through these events assist your future intellectual and vocational pursuits?
- How have these events increased your ability to think in a critical and interdisciplinary fashion?
- How has what you learned through these events strengthened your ability to make future contributions to church, society, and the world?
The student's answers to these questions should be written primarily with one of the two comprehensive objectives in mind:
- Demonstrating preparedness for the student's future vocation, employment, and/or graduate studies;
- Demonstrating personal growth and maturity in the Christian liberal arts tradition.
Portfolio Evaluation
The portfolio will be evaluated by two faculty members. If the portfolio is undertaken to show future preparedness, the faculty evaluators will include the student's senior thesis or project director. Otherwise, one of the evaluators will be the UHP Director.
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