CAMPUS NEWS
September 2013
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Please do me the Honors Contract Elizabeth Kerlikowske Advisor If you haven’t noticed in the catalogue, there are no longer Honors courses. All Honors work will be done through contracts. Students in the Honors Program must complete four contracts in their two years here. However, Honors contracts are not just for Honors students. They are for anyone who wants to put in a little extra work, pass the class with a B+ or better, and craves the H designation on transcripts. An Honors contract is written up by the student with the instructor of choice’s supervision. When it is agreeable to both parties, it is then submitted electronically to the Honors program. www.kellogg. edu/studentlife/honors The contract is a chance for students to delve more deeply into an area that perhaps the class is skating over. It is NOT just about reading an extra book. It is about learning professionalism, and some sort of presentation of the work must be made to fulfill the contract, whether it’s in the community or in the class. Examples of contracts I’ve seen involved writing a book of poetry, build-
ing a small scale architectural project, taking a fairy tale and rewriting it from a minor character’s point of view and then attempting to get that published, reading three different approaches to baseball (autobiography, fiction, poetry) and summarizing for the class as well as writing a paper. It’s up to the student with faculty guidance. Being in the Honors program here allows students to transfer to other institutions with Honors programs, which can be beneficial. Perks include early registration, special programs and trips, and hanging with other smart people. Honors program students at KCC have opportunities also: discounts on tickets, first dibs on bus trips, invitation to the Etiquette dinner, and more. There is also an Honors society, Phi Theta Kappa. Joining that helps students score Honors bling for graduation, and there are also scholarship opportunities. If you are a student or a faculty member and you’d like to know more, you can get in touch with the Honors advisor, Tom Webster, at (extension here), in the English department, C 401. There is also a group called the Honors Champions, and they have experience with contracts and would love to help guide you. They include Michelle Wright, Susan McCabe, Donn Montgomery, Ray DeBruler, Tom Webster, Elizabeth Kerlikowske, Anna Cox and others.
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