the usi honors program
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The USI Honors Program
Presentation for Southern Hospitality DayDane M. Partridge, Ph.D.Associate Professor of ManagementDirector, Honors Program
Mission
“The Honors Program will support our continuing effort to improve educational opportunities for all university students and will encourage more highly motivated students to reach their full potential in the classroom, the larger campus, and the wider community.”
Distinguish Yourself!
Background
Program admitted first students Fall 1998
First University Honors Scholars graduated May 2001 80 University Honors
Scholars have graduated to this point
Presently, ~ 270 students currently enrolled at USI are in Program
Admission
1200+ SAT (CR/M) or 27+ ACT eligible for priority consideration (w/3.0+ hs gpa)
Others may also apply (GPA, class rank, etc.)
1998-2006, number of “priority consideration” students enrolling at USI increased 105% USI is increasingly a
“school of choice” for top students in IN, as well as IL and KY!
Program
Enhanced opportunities
Smaller classes Priority
registration Honors housing
Living Learning Communities
Designation on Diploma
Requirements
21 hours Honors credit coursework (~3 hrs/semester), “A” or “B”, 3.25 overall GPA Hons 101: Issues for
the 21st Century University core/major
Honors sections, Honors contracts
Senior synthesis “Broader in
scope/greater in depth”
Distribution of Continuing Students, by College (and most common majors)Fall
2002Fall
2003Fall
2004Fall
2005Fall
2006Fall
2007
Science and Engineering (Biology)
29 39 59 61 58 71
Liberal Arts (Psychology)
52 61 54 49 45 46
Business (Accounting and Business Administration)
33 31 36 33 32 31
Nursing and Health Professions (Nursing)
18 23 23 25 27 37
Education and Human Services (Elem Ed)
23 22 18 24 23 18
Undecided 24 9 14 6 3 6Total 179 185 204 198 188 209
Outcomes
“The Honors Program truly enriched my collegiate experience. I was able to be a part of several very impressive and worthwhile projects through my coursework in the Program.... One of the most impressive components of the Honors Program is the dedication of the faculty. There are not many undergraduate students who have the opportunity to work with faculty on such a personal level as those students who are involved in the Honors Program.”
Cori Smith, Interpersonal-Organizational Communication, University Honors Scholar, 2001
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