Fall 2023 Honors Faculty Meeting

FALL 2023 HONORS FACULTY MEETING

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Honors Student Profile Infographic

CAPS Faculty Guide

Course Suffix Changes Information

Course Proposal Guidelines

Course Grant Information

Open Classroom Flyer

USS Promotion Flyer

LEC Conference Flyer

Hopes and Dreams Flyer

Wear Honors Wednesday Flyer

Social Media Flyer

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HONORS STUDENT PROFILE

Faculty Guide

Developed by CAPS (The Center for Academic and Professional Success)

❖ What is CAPS?

▪ The Center for Academic and Professional Success is the central office for academic and career advising serving most undergraduate students.

❖ Where is CAPS located?

▪ Horvitz Administration Building – 2nd Floor

▪ Telephone: 954-262-7990

▪ Email: CAPS@nova.edu

❖ Course Guidelines for Faculty

➢ General Information

▪ Encourage students to contact their academic advisors with questions regarding: curriculum, degree requirements, academic policy and procedures, or registration.

▪ Closed courses - Instructors receiving requests for course enrollment overrides should refer students to their academic advisors. The decision to add a student to a closed course belongs to the chair of the department.

▪ Monitor your class list in Sharlink for up-to-date enrollment information. Here, you will be able to see a list of the students currently enrolled in your class. If a student does not appear on this list, s/he is NOT enrolled for the class and should be referred to his/her academic advisor. Students who drop the class will disappear from the class list. You will not be able to enter a grade for students who have withdrawn

➢ Student Support

▪ Roster Reconciliation - The President’s Office has issued a mandatory directive that all faculty members are required to comply with the Roster Reconciliation Policy. You will need to monitor attendance the first week of class and report students who have not attended. You will receive a communication from the University Registrar providing instructions and deadlines.

Please note that when you complete the process and submit the roster, you will receive a confirmation email. Any students that you reported as not attending will be listed in this email. You are directed to contact rostrec@nova.edu if there are any errors or changes to your prior submission. In addition, students are contacted via NSU email at the same time you receive your confirmation and they are given 2 business days in which to contact you, the professor, to resolve the matter at which point you would email rostrec@nova.edu to indicate that the student has communicated with you and will be participating in the course. Since the student was reported as not attending by you, only you can request that the student be left in your

class. If no changes are made, the students who you indicated as not attending will be notified a second time and then they will dropped from your class.

▪ “Drop” vs. “Withdraw” - Drop and Withdraw are two very different registration actions. Each has a distinct impact on the student. Please do not use these terms interchangeably. Please remember to refer students to their academic advisors if they wish to add, drop, or withdraw from a course. Academic advisors will help students to understand the full implications of the registration choices they make.

 Drop/Add Period

The first three weeks of each term are the drop/add period. For refund policies related to courses dropped, students should refer to the Academic Calendar:

(http://www.nova.edu/registrar/academic-calendars/index.html).

Please note, dropping courses below full time may reduce or eliminate scholarships, and institutional, federal, or other financial aid.

 Withdrawal

After a semester or term’s drop/add period, students may withdraw from a course with no financial refund or credit. For exact dates students should refer to the Academic Calendar:

(http://www.nova.edu/registrar/academic-calendars/index.html ).

Please note, withdrawals may affect a student’s financial aid eligibility; therefore, students should check with a financial aid counselor before making adjustments to their schedule.

➢ Attendance

▪ Faculty are encouraged to take attendance in order to comply with federal financial aid regulations. Faculty must report the last date of attendance on the grade roster in Webstar for any student who has stopped attending. Educational activity includes physical attendance, academic attendance for online classes such as engaging in an online discussion or asking the instructor a course related question, the submission of assignments or examinations, etc. The midpoint of the term will be used when the instructor enters hours attended greater than zero but does not provide a last day of attendance.

▪ Grading and Last Date of Attendance -Faculty are required to enter final grades directly into the Banner system through Sharklink. This will allow you to view a list of your courses. You will only see those courses for which you are the “Instructor of Record”. To enter final grades, click on the course; this will bring you to a class roster where you can enter the students’ final grades.

▪ Incomplete Grades – An incomplete grade is awarded only in unusual circumstances, and requires a contract between the student and the faculty, approved by the college leadership.

➢ Navigate

• Navigate is a web-based student performance monitoring system that provides automated student services and communication between faculty, students, and support staff. The Navigate system allows faculty, advisors, and campus support staff to pinpoint at-risk students early in the semester and provide intervention services when students need it most, improving retention and reducing attrition.

• Progress Reports - At specific points during each semester, undergraduate faculty will receive an email from the Center for Academic and Professional Success (CAPS) titled Student Feedback Request. The email invites faculty, for a period of one week, to review their student course roster in order to provide feedback on student performance in the form of a progress report. A progress report allows faculty to identify students as being academically at-risk by selecting alert reasons. The select alert reason is then sent via e-mail to the student.

• Alerts - In addition to the routinely scheduled progress reports, faculty or staff can create an ad-hoc alert at any time. Unlike progress reports, these alerts do not go directly to the student and are received by members of the CAPS team for response.

➢ Undergraduate Tutoring and Testing

• TTC offers individualized tutoring in more than 40 subject areas. TTC promotes active, independent learning that seeks to assist students in developing critical thinking skills. The office’s professional staff uses a student-centered holistic approach, which considers the “whole student” when discussing academic success strategies.

➢ Center for Student Counseling

• The NSU Center for Student Counseling Services and Well Being by Henderson Behavioral Health (CSCW) offers student counseling services to the student body of Nova Southeastern University to help them maximize their best self academically, personally and professionally. NSU’s clinical partner is Henderson Behavioral Health, a leader in behavioral healthcare providing comprehensive, recovery-focused services and is accredited at the highest level for Student Counseling Services by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

• Services provided at the CSCW range from stress management and coping strategies to psychiatric assessment and crisis intervention. The center provides the student with an assessment, counseling, consultation, psychiatric services, wellness and recovery education, and when needed case management services and linkage or referral. In addition, the Center for Student Counseling and Well Being by Henderson Behavioral Health provides various outreach programs and support groups on such topics as stress management, transitions to college and grad school, as well as coping with oneself and others.

➢ Student Disability Services

• Student Disability Services provides information and individualized accommodations for students with identified disabilities. Only this office can provide faculty with a letter detailing approved accommodations.

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FERPA

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student educational records. This law stipulates that academic information about a student cannot be shared with others, including the student’s parents, without the student’s written consent. For more information about FERPA, please visit: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

Prefix & Suffix Changes for Select Honors Courses

A few of our favorite honors courses are changing prefixes and suffixes

What does this mean? This doesn’t influence the content or any aspects of the course other than how we refer to it and look it up. See below for a list of old prefixes and suffixes and what their new prefixes and suffixes will be!

Farquhar Honors College Course Proposal Information & Guidelines

Overview:

Undergraduate Honors courses bring motivated students and enthusiastic faculty together, creating a distinct and exciting classroom community. Honors courses are often distinguished by creative instructional methodology, multidisciplinary approaches, in addition to faculty expertise. Faculty from all colleges are encouraged to consider teaching an existing Honors course and/or proposing a course in their area of expertise. Faculty affiliated with the Honors College share an interest in the growth and development of high performing undergraduate students and the impact in the broader community. Faculty teaching seminars may also be invited to lead Honors College events, forums, and lectures.

Proposal Process:

The Farquhar Honors College invites proposals for honors courses. Proposals may be submitted at any time. Please note that curriculum review may include both the home college review (to ensure that the course is not duplicative) and review by the Honors College. Further, it may take over a year for an approved course to be offered. The Honors College strives to respond to student topical interests and confirm that courses remain current and relevant. It is helpful when faculty have consulted with department chairs and college leadership when contemplating a proposed honors course. Approval to teach an honors course requires endorsement from both the home department and the Dean of the Honors College. Teaching load and (possible) overload payment is determined by the home department. Many honors courses are taught on a regular frequency schedule. Adjustments are made based on student interest, faculty preferences, and course needs. As noted, new courses are considered by the appropriate faculty curriculum review processes – often involving both the Honors College and the home department/college.

Funding:

Tuition revenue from honors seminars will be directed to the department of the faculty member(s) teaching the course. ‘H’ version course revenue remains directed to the department hosting the course prefix.

Criteria:

Faculty (including academic leadership) are invited to submit honors course proposals and teach existing honors courses.

Honors courses are normally capped at 15 students. Reading Seminars are capped at 8 students. Minimum class size is determined jointly by the home academic department and the Honors College.

Team teaching is valued – especially across disciplines. Faculty are encouraged to develop undergraduate honors courses in the following domains:

• Honors versions of existing courses that satisfy general education requirements or broadly accessible major requirements.

• Honors seminars highlighting specific domains of student interest and faculty expertise. Honors seminars may also support the learning outcomes supporting general education requirements (subject to academic review).

• Core major courses that are designed to offer additional depth, challenge, engagement, and critical reflection.

Course Assessment:

The Honors College may request a supplemental course assessment. Faculty may be asked to contribute course artifacts for peer review.

Proposal Process:

To propose a course, please complete and submit the form below along with your CV and a sample syllabus to the dean of the Honors College. You can download the form here. All course proposals are reviewed by the Honors College’s Faculty Coordinating Committee. Honors seminars are offered at the 1000/2000 level and generally do not carry prerequisites to allow maximum access for honors students. Course proposals may indicate requests/rationale for exception to this guideline. Although course proposals may be submitted to the dean of the Honors College at any time, for a course to be offered in the following academic year, if approved, the proposal should ideally be submitted by October 1st

Please note that you must consult with your department chair and appropriate college leadership (college dean or appointed designee) before submitting this application to confirm their endorsement of the course.

1. Name:

2. Department:

3. College:

4. Phone and email:

5. Proposed title of course:

6. Suggested NSU general education domain of course:

7. Honors College pillar with which the course aligns (inquiry, innovation, creativity, global awareness, art and culture, and ethics see below):

8. Proposed credit load:

9. Proposed meeting schedule of course (part of semester and frequency per week):

10. Statement of what distinguishes this course as an ‘honors’ course:

11. Statement of why proposer is qualified to teach this course:

12. Proposer’s instructor bio:

13. Do you have a confirmed endorsement from your department chair?

NSU Farquhar Honors College Pillars and Outcomes

INQUIRY

Students in the NSU Farquhar Honors College demonstrate skills in scholarship and research necessary to succeed in graduate or professional school and/or the workforce.

• Students apply the principles of conducting academic scholarship and research.

• Students conduct logical analysis and synthesis of information.

• Students communicate research and scholarship results fluently both orally and in writing.

INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY

Students in the NSU Farquhar Honors College recognize and apply multiple disciplinary approaches to analyzing and solving problems.

• Students utilize ideas, methods, and knowledge drawn from multiple disciplines applied to a specific question.

• Students make connections among issues, ideas, and methods learned inside and outside the classroom.

GLOBAL AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY

Students in the NSU Farquhar Honors College engage and discuss international issues and cultures from around the world.

• Students demonstrate knowledge of and provide comprehensive analyses of local, national, international, and intercultural issues, trends, and systems.

• Students engage in local, national, international, and intercultural problem solving.

ART AND CULTURE

Students in the NSU Farquhar Honors College analyze and appreciate cultural artifacts.

• Students articulate the importance of culture.

• Students demonstrate integrated knowledge and appreciation of the arts in their exploration of important questions and issues.

ETHICS AND ENGAGEMENT

Students in the NSU Farquhar Honors College demonstrate a commitment to ethical principles through engagement in the community.

• Students demonstrate an awareness and application of ethical principles.

• Students contribute to successful group and team endeavors including leadership roles in the classroom, campus organization(s), and the larger community.

• Students make meaningful contributions through participation in activities and organizations.

Contact: Andrea Nevins, Dean Farquhar Honors College

954-262-8208; andrshaw@nova.edu

Honors Course Grants

The college is happy to support honors courses via a course grant based on available funds To apply, please complete this form: https://formsofficecom/r/DVm863RmVc

You will need the following information:

The amount you are requesting and a short budget that indicates a breakdown of precisely how the funds will be spent

A brief narrative describing how you will use the funds

An explanation of how the funds will enhance the course and how you can still successfully teach the course if funds are not available

Please provide your petition as soon as possible as funds are limited.

The Open Classroom

Fall 2023

Expand your perspective with these upcoming discussions featuring experts in the field Free and open to the public Hosted in the Alvin Sherman Library's Cotilla Gallery.

SEPTEMBER 13 | 12-1 PM

‘THAT AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH RAP, CHECK THE FACTS, EXPOSE THOSE CATS’: PROTEST MUSIC’S POWER TO TRANSFORM AMERICAN CIVIC LIFE

Mario D'Agostino, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, Halmos College of Arts & Sciences

OCTOBER 17 | 12:30-1:30 PM

BEYOND EARTH: TECHNOLOGY & CULTURE ON HUMANITY’S FINAL FRONTIER

Amanda Furiasse, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Politics, Halmos College of Arts & Sciences

NOVEMBER 7 | 12:30-1:30 PM

BEYOND FAKE NEWS & DEEPFAKE FEAR: HOPE & MEDIA LITERACY

Janine Morris, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, Halmos College of Arts & Sciences

NOVEMBER 15 | 12-1 PM

THE X’S, Y’S AND O’S: THE BIOLOGIC BASIS OF GENDER IDENTITY

Mark Cayabyab, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Oral Science and Translational Research, College of Dental Medicine

TEACHING A COURSE WHERE STUDENTS COMPLETE A SUBSTANTIAL SCHOLARLY PROJECT?

APPLICATION OPENS IN JANUARY

Hosted by the Farquhar Honors College, the USS is an opportunity for students to showcase their scholarly work in a professional capacity Projects from all disciplines are welcome, but must adhere to a poster or oral presentation format

Students can translate a variety of projects into an oral or poster presentation, such as:

Research or creative papers

Class presentations

Senior Capstone projects

Independent Study work

Marketing plans

Court case evaluations

A DEFINING MOMENT FOR STUDENTS

Students who present at the USS realize the value of their work beyond the classroom and take pride in this resumeboosting achievement. Help students recognize the potential of their work by encouraging their submission to the USS and serving as their faculty sponsor!

Synthesized data and/or insights from class activities, internships, student-run businesses, and field experiences

Other projects you think are suitable!

SHARE YOUR

HOPES AND DREAMS

2023-2024 HONORS THEME INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY PILLAR

TO CELEBRATE OUR VERY FIRST HONORS THEME, WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS ARE FOR THE NEXT YEAR! SCAN THE QR CODE BELOW TO SHARE YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS ON OUR INTERACTIVE BULLETIN BOARD.

THE HONORS THEME WILL INFLUENCE HONORS EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, READING SEMINARS, AND MERCH FOR THE YEAR.

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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE FARQUHAR HONORS COLLEGE!