The Degree with Honors Program will transition to an Honors Academy in fall 2013!
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Congratulations to 2012-2013 special activities and awards recipients, and seniors accepted to graduate school
SPRING 2013
- Senior chemistry major, Frances Venable for Honorable Mention as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship applicant and for receipt of the Rackham Merit Fellowship for graduate study, University of Michigan
- Senior geography major, Rachel Dryden for receiving a summer, 2013
NASA internship in Earth Science using satellite data in disaster monitoring and for the award of a full fellowship for graduate study at McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Senior Psychology major Rebekah Purvis for a graduate scholarship to study at Wright State University
- Senior legal studies major Sarah Dietz for acceptance to the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
- Junior legal studies major Bailie Berner for acceptance into the Kansas Governor's Internship Program
- Junior psychology major Taylor Whipple for acceptance to study abroad in the University of Stirling Program, Scotland
- Freshman geography and political science major Bailey Puckett for acceptance to study abroad at the Grint Center for Education and Culture, Moscow University for the Humanities, 2013
- Freshman chemistry major Allison Davis for acceptance to study abroad at Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland, summer, 2013
- Sophomore math major Ashley Hardin for acceptance to
the Summer 2013 Service Learning program in Namibia and receipt of the Patton Scholarship for study abroad
FALL 2012
A special congratulations to Degree with Honors Program alum, Esther Francis, who has been selected to serve
as a Fulbright Alumni Ambassador for the year 2013
- Sophomore English major Sasha Pearce for acceptance of her essay by the Honors journal, Aisthesis
- Sophomore English major Sasha Pearce for acceptance to the Middlebury College Chinese School to engage in intensive Chinese language study in summer, 2013
- Sophomore legal studies major Bailie Berner for completing an internship with Missouri State Representative Noel Torpey and for receiving an internship with the Secret Service Field Office in Kansas City for spring, 2013
- Freshman business administration/marketing major Taylor Doescher for receiving an internship with Farmers Insurance
- Freshman geography major Bailey Puckett for receiving an internship with JVS to support refugee services
- Senior geography major Rachel Dryden for selection to participate in the fall 2012 NASA
Geologic Age of Volcanic Units on Mars Internship at Goddard Space Flight Center and also as winner of the Emerson Scholarship, presented
to a student that is considered an outstanding representative of Park University. This scholarship is stewarded through Missouri Colleges Fund, Inc.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. Henry David Thoreau
About the Degree with Honors Program:
The Park University Degree with Honors Program features faculty highly motivated to work with you, the academically exceptional student. Class focus during the freshman year includes specially designed LE100 and EN106 courses that feature service, leadership, focus on the academic major and include guest speakers from the University as well as the greater community. In the third semester, sophomore students design a one-hour honors credit project in a GE course of their choice. Class focus during the remaining semesters features your self-designed exploration of a subject about which you feel passionate. You will interact with a faculty mentor of your choice who will help guide that exploration. Program students receive one-on-one attention designed to help them realize goals including contribution to local and global communities, internships, study abroad, graduate school, and careers. You will also participate in service learning, an important step to fulfilling leadership potential.
Program Students Enjoy:
- Small classes devoted to reading, discussion, research skills, project completion, and service
- Emphasis on analytical and critical thinking skills in a rigorous academic environment
- Design of your own research project
- Assistance in application for fellowships and graduate schools
- Assistance in competition for prestigious scholarships, including Rhodes, Fulbright, and Truman
- Financial support for study-abroad programs for qualified students
- Internships
- Service Learning
- Research project immersion
- Connection with community, both on and off campus
Regardless of your academic major, the Honors Program will help you gain a fulfilling career.
Completing Program Requirements, Students Will:
- Participate in the program for 4-7 semesters, depending upon when they enter the Program, comprising a maximum 14 Honors credit hours. The Program welcomes transfer students and present Park students who meet admission and enrollment criteria. Students entering the Program at the junior level must be able to enroll during a minimum of four consecutive semesters in order to complete research courses. Students should review the "Research Course Requirements" link in the left menu on this page.
- Design a project in collaboration with a professor that involves data collection and critical analysis to be completed while at Park University
- Prepare final written and oral presentations for a Park University audience and/or another appropriate venue
Degree with Honors Courses:
- LE100 - First-Year Seminar for Honors- This first-year seminar course for Honors students is structured around service, campus activities, independent research, small group discussion, and intensive writing across disciplines, with a focus on global issues. It is the foundation for upper level courses. 3:0:3
- EN106 - First Year Writing Seminar II: Academic Research and Writing for Honors - The course provides sustained experience with research and writing tasks common in the academy. Students will explore various academic genres, with particular focus on learning to undertake academic inquiry; engage in close reading; incorporate research into writing; and document sources, with a special emphasis on Honors focus, such as service and/or global issues. 3:0:3
- An LE course with a one-hour Honors credit component. Examples include EN234, CJ100, NS241, BI214 and EDU240. (1 hour is completed for Honors credit) Students develop a one-hour credit Honors independent research project focusing on the course topic in consultation with their instructor. 4:0:4
- HN 300 Research and Writing Orientation - This course provides a foundation for the completion of the final project in the Honors Option Program as well as opportunities to gain experience in conducting research. Students will complete a research proposal and select the research mentor. 1:0:1
- HN 303 Honors Project - In this course, students pursue individually-designed research projects working one-on-one with a faculty mentor. They appear before the Honors and Scholarship Committee once during the semester to present a research update. Continuing participation in the Program requires approval of the advisor(s) and the Honors and Scholarship Committee. The advisor(s) will directly oversee and guide the student, and the student must continue to progress in their plan of study. A project outline and near-complete list of sources should be completed by semester's end. Prerequisite: HN300 2:0:2
- HN 304 Honors Project - In this course, students continue to pursue their individually-designed research project working with a faculty mentor one-on-one, completing most research. They appear before the Honors and Scholarship Committee once during the semester to present a research update. Continuing participation in the Program requires approval of the advisor(s) and the Honors and Scholarship Committee. The advisor(s) will directly oversee and guide the student and the student must continue to progress in their plan of study. A project near-complete draft should be completed by semester's end. Prerequisite: HN300, HN303 2:0:2
- HN 400 Honors Seminar - This course requires final development of the public presentation of the project conducted by the student under guidance of their advisor(s). A major component of this course is the public presentation or other proper forum which allows exposure of the final product. Prerequisites: HN 300, HN 303, HN 304 2:0:2
Mission Statement
The Degree with Honors Program at Park University will empower qualified students to apply critical thought in an exploration of academic excellence, service, and leadership, with a goal of employing those three essential elements as tools to help shape their local and global communities.
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