Honors Forum Council Code

Function

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To oversee the operation of the Honors Forum; to initiate ideas for student and faculty participation in the program, including development of Honors courses and co-curricular events; to allocate funds in support of the curriculum and co-curricular planning; to collaborate with the Periclean Honors Society in the coordination of the annual Academic Festival; to select the annual Honors Forum faculty lecturer; and to report to CEPP annually on the development of the Honors Forum.

Membership

Four faculty members, with three members to be elected for three-year staggered terms and a fourth to be selected by the Dean of the Faculty to serve as Director for a four-year term; the Associate Dean of the Faculty; the Dean of Studies; the Dean for First-Year Students; two student representatives of the Honors Forum; the vice-president of the Periclean Honors Society; a representative of the Admissions Department (ex-officio).

Operating Procedures

 The chair of the Council in cooperation with the Council secretary (and, when appropriate, with the offices of the Dean of Studies)

  • assesses student academic work on a semester basis and oversees student fulfillment of the criteria for continuing membership
  • assesses student applications on a semester basis for membership
  • coordinates with the Admissions Department participation by the Forum in Prospective and Accepted Candidates Days, including the hosting of luncheons with faculty, students and applicants and their families
  • assesses student applications for and work in independent study in Honors Forum courses, in consultation with advising faculty
  • assesses student applications for and work in overseas study in Honors Forum courses, in consultation with advising faculty
  • works with Academic Staff and individual members of the faculty in the development of Honors Forum courses, seeking a balance within and among disciplines
  • coordinates an annual open house (September), an induction ceremony (February), and a faculty lecture (Spring)
  • collaborates with the office of the Dean for First-Year Students and the various honors houses, academic departments and the office of the Dean of the Faculty, and the Student Government Association, in the coordination of Honors Forum (co-)sponsored events
  • collaborates with the Periclean Honors Society in the coordination of the College’s annual Academic Festival.

All deliberations of the Council on issues of policy are open and accessible via the Council’s webpages. All deliberations of the Council on issues of continuing membership are confidential.

July 31, 2000