First-year "initiation" courses in honors.(Innovative Honors Courses)

From: Honors in Practice | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: Lacey, Jim | Copyright information

In 1993, the new director of the recently revived Honors Program at Eastern Connecticut State University discovered that even seniors in this small program did not know each other and that some of them, not wanting to be branded nerds, were reluctant even to identify themselves as honors scholars. The program clearly needed a culture, a sense of community, and pride. With ideas lifted from NCHC conference sessions, a number of initiatives were launched, including contracts with stud...

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