An Upper-Class Student’s Guide

to the

LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY

GLOBAL HONORS PROGRAM


2016 – 2017 Edition

The Global Honors Program
Lock Haven University

Honors Center

Lock Haven University

401 North Fairview Street

Lock Haven, PA 17745

Phone: 570-484-2053

Fax: 570-484-2711

Website:

Dr. Jacqueline (Whitling) Dumm, Director

Shawn O’Dell, Secretary

Honors Program Mission:

The mission of Global Honors Program at Lock Haven University is to engage distinctly qualified students in an enhanced learning experience unique to the University and other Educational Institutions. The Global Honors Program fosters close student-professor interaction, provides invaluable peer interaction, instills leadership values, and introduces students to the aspects of a Global World. The Global Honors Program achieves this through small, discussion oriented classes; opportunities for close working relationships with professors; specialized peer groups; enhanced study abroad opportunities; and globally-focused events and opportunities.

Honors Program Motto:

“Expand Knowledge, Establish Leaders, Emphasize Community”

Table of Contents

Greeting...... 3

Introduction to Honors...... 3

Honors Program Staff ...... 4

Honors House ...... 5

Academic Requirements ...... 5

Honors Credits ...... 5

Honors Courses ...... 6

Course Augmentations ...... 6

Capstone Project ...... 6

Co-Curricular Requirements ...... 7

Activity Groups ...... 7

Academic Events ...... 7

Honors Hours Exemptions ...... 8

Community Service ...... 9

Honors Probation ...... 9

Graduating with Global Honors ...... 11

Keeping Up with Everything Honors ...... 11

Monday Morning Announcements ...... 11

Global Honors Website ...... 11

Status Emails ...... 12

Honors Facebook and Twitter Pages ...... 12

Paid Positions in Honors ...... 12

Student Associate Directors ...... 12

Non-Paid Positions in Honors ...... 13

Records Keeper ...... 13

Community Service Liaison ...... 13

Occasional Word Newsletter Editor...... 14

Activity Group Leader ...... 14

Freshmen Development Group Leader ...... 14

Special Teams and Committees ...... 15

Admissions Team ...... 15

Public Issues Forum Team ...... 15

Special Events Committee ...... 15

Newsletter Team ...... 15

Welcome to the Global Honors Program!

Greetings!

Welcome back to the GHP and the start of the 2016-17 academic year.

As upper-classmen, your dedication to the program through serving on groups and committees and in various leadership roles is vital to our program’s sustainability. I thank you for your service and hope you will share your enthusiasm with the incoming freshmen class as they become acclimated to the University and all the wonderful opportunities the GHP has to offer. I am also interested in learning about your ideas for ways the program can grow and evolve. Please don’t hesitate to visit me in the Honors House or the third floor of the Science Center.

I look forward to the start of my seventeenth year at LHU and the excitement that comes with the beginning of a new academic year. I can't wait to reconnect with all of you when you arrive on campus. I'm sure I'll be contacting youregarding opportunities within the program and deadlines for various requirements. If you have questions, don't hesitate to contact me or one of the GHP staff members.

Good luck on a successful and memorable academic year at the Haven!

Regards,

Dr. Dumm (Jackie)
Director, GHP

Introduction to the Global Honors Program

As the 21st Century progresses, the world around us is becoming increasingly globalized. More and more each day, other parts of the world affect aspects of our lives in some way or another. The Lock Haven University Global Honors Program strives to provide students with opportunities that a traditional Honors Program does not. Here at Lock Haven, we strive to provide the global aspect to our Global Honors Program. All of our students are encouraged to participate in some form of education abroad program. Our program offers guest speakers, forums, and activity groups dedicated to global issues and topics. Our goal is to show our students that we do not live in a one-dimensional world; much of what we do impacts or is impacted by someone else in a different country.

Global Honors Program Staff

Dr. Jackie Dumm – Program Director & Professor of Chemistry (office hours vary by semester)
Email: hone: 570-484-3045
Office: 2nd Floor Honors House Alternate Office: ECSC304

Shawn O’Dell – Program Secretary(M-F; 8 – 11 am)
Email: hone: 570-484-2053
Office: 1st Floor Honors House, Front Office

Student Staff

Rachael Metzinger – Student Associate Director for Program Development and Leadership
Email: lternate Email:
Office: 1st Floor Honors House, Back OfficeCell Phone: 570-985-4764

Shelby Helwig– Student Associate Director for Admission, Recruitment, and Retention
Email: lternate Email:
Office: 1st Floor Honors House, Front OfficeCell Phone: 717-650-8904

Thomas Bates – Student Associate Director for Communication and Special Events
Email: lternate Email:
Office: 1st Floor Honors House, Back OfficeCell Phone: 814-525-5667

Honors Program Student Coordinators

Community Service Coordinator – SEEKING VOLUNTEER

Newsletter Editor – Grace Monroe
Email:ell Phone: 570-529-0560

Records Keeper – Casey Morean
Email:ell Phone: 814-594-9516

Honors House

The Global Honors Program is housed in the Honors House, located on Susquehanna Avenue. Our goal is to make the Honors House your “Home Away from Home” on campus. Feel free to use it to study, use the computer, hang out, cool down, relax, and also as a place to have fun. All Freshman Development Groups (FDGs) meet in the Honors House (except for special meetings), as well as many Activity Groups. The Honors House opens at 8:00 a.m. and closes when the last person leaves for the day, which is usually around 7:00 p.m.

One great benefit of the Honors House is that it hosts a computer lab specifically for Honors Students. Our computer lab is located on the second floor of the house, in the first room at the top of the stairs. We have four computers for student use, as well as a printer. If you would rather use your laptop, feel free to sit anywhere seeing as we have wireless Internet throughout the house. We can even show you how to print something right from your laptop to the Honors House Printer!
The Honors House also has three other meeting/activity rooms. The common room, located downstairs, hosts many FDGs and Activity Groups. The common room has a projector to watch a movie, some couches to nap on, and a white board to work on homework (or show off your art work). Be sure to check out our Honors Program Mascots located in the fish tank, too! The conference room upstairs has tables for large projects and meetings. We also have a lounge upstairs, which has two couches along with a TV/DVD/VCR.
All of the Honors Staff works out of the Honors House. Our secretary, Shawn O’Dell, can be found in the front office on the first floor of the house. Our Student Associate Directors are dispersed throughout the front and back offices on the first floor, as well. The Director’s office is located on the second floor of the house across from the conference room.

Academic Requirements

Although the Global Honors Program here at Lock Haven is made up of many unique components, we are first and foremost an Honors Program. To graduate with honors credentials, our students must fulfill two main academic requirements:

1) Complete 21 Honors Credits
2) Complete a Capstone Project

Honors Credits

Honors students must complete a total of 21 credits, which is equivalent to seven (7) classes, in order to graduate with honors credentials. These credits can be attained in two ways:

1) Taking Honors-Designated Courses
2) Completing Course Augmentations in non-Honors Designated Courses

Honors Courses

Honors Students have the chance to take honors-designated classes to fulfill their 21 honors credit requirement. These courses have many benefits. They are small and limited to 25 students. This allows for the professors to grow close to the students and provide personal attention. Honors courses tend to be more discussion based and are reading and writing intensive. They are designed to challenge our students in a way that a regular class would not. Finally, all Honors courses fulfill General Education Requirements. Honors courses are taught by regular university professors with expertise in their fields.

During the first year, most honors students will take four Honors courses; 2 each in the fall and spring semester. The fall semester courses are Composition and Philosophy, while the spring semester courses are Literature and History. Beyond the first year, Honors courses are offered on a rotating basis. Some of these courses include Math in Contemporary Society, Introduction to Psychology, Nutrition for Wellness, Earth Science, and World Politics. We are constantly working on adding more Honors courses to offer for our students.

Course Augmentations

Course Augmentations are a second way to earn honors credits. Course Augmentations are special projects done in conjunction with a professor in a non-Honors designated course. This project takes the student above-and-beyond the requirements of the course. Projects vary from class to class, and should be discussed with professors and the honors director. To perform a Course Augmentation, students must complete an “Augmentation Proposal Form” that must be approved by the faculty sponsor BEFORE it is submitted to the director by the due date near the beginning of the semester (see semester calendar). The director grants the final approval of the proposal. Once the project is completedand reviewed and approved by the faculty sponsor, students must complete an Augmentation Completion Form and submit the form and project to the director by the due date near the end of the semester (see semester calendar). The director grants final approval of the completed project.

Guidelines for conducting augmentations are available on the Global Honors Program website. This process is also explained at least once a year at a Demystifying Augmentations and Capstones seminar given by the Global Honors Director. Check the Honors Website and Monday Morning Announcements for date and location of this session.

Capstone Project

The Capstone Project is the culminating project of the undergraduate Global Honors Program experience and a required element for students to graduate from Lock Haven University with the Global Honors designation. The Capstone Project is designed to be the most ambitious academic challenge that students encounter in their undergraduate career. It should be much more involved and elaborate than a standard augmentation, but not to the extent of a Graduate Thesis. The Capstone Project normally includes three major components, all to a different extent: research, writing, and presentation. Sometimes, an Independent Study (offered by departments as a 499 course) may be used through Lock Haven University to collect research while working closely with a professor. A formal document of the research follows, and then a final presentation of the work is given to complete the project.

After undertaking a number of augmentations through the Global Honors Program, this is the student’s chance to take their education to the next level, and to produce a project documenting their undergraduate academic experience. Graduate schools and employers are very impressed with work on this scale, as it proves the caliber of achievement that can be attained based on personal initiative.

Similar to the augmentation process, there are proposal and completion forms that are required. The complete Capstone Project process is described in full in the Capstone Project Guide and References for Students and Faculty published by the Global Honors Program and available in the Honors House as well as on the Global Honors Program website. This process is also explained at least once a year at a Demystifying Augmentations and Capstones seminar given by the Global Honors Director. Check the Honors Website and Monday Morning Announcements for date and location of this session.

Co-Curricular Requirements

The co-curricular requirements of the Global Honors Program are what make our program truly unique. Very few Honors Programs have the social activities, speakers, forums, and special events that our program has to offer. To stay in good standing with the program (which you will need to do to graduate with honors credentials), Upperclassmen Students must complete the following requirements:

1) Attend ten (10) Activity Group meetings in both the fall and spring semester.
2) Attend at least two (2) Academic Events per semester.
3) Complete ten (10) hours of Community Service by the end of the academic year.

Activity Groups

Activity Groups are another aspect of the Lock Haven University Global Honors Program that makes it unique. Activity groups are groups that meet once a week and deal with a specific topic of interest. Interests range from fitness and health to things such as music, sign language, debate, arts and crafts, and much more. You can find a full list of activity groups, their leaders, meeting times, and a brief synopsis of each group on the honors website.
Each group is led by at least one honors student that is a second-semester freshman or above. Throughout your four years in the Global Honors Program, you will be required to attend 10 Activity Groups per semester. We suggest you reach this by attending one group per week; however, you may choose to attend no groups some weeks, or more than one. You can go to the same group every week, or switch it up and try them all.

You may also earn Activity Group credit by attending special events. You earn 1 (one) Activity Group credit for every special event that you attend, regardless of the length of that event.
If you find that you are having difficulties fulfilling all of your required hours, set up a meeting with the SAD of Program Development and Leadership. She may be able to help you find a meeting that fits you and your time schedule. If it still is not working out, you can set up a meeting with the Program Director to discuss your situation.

Academic Events

Throughout the semester, the Global Honors Program will sponsor multiple programs/events or work with other organizations on campus to host programs/events about various topics. These events are designed to help broaden student learning and provide a glimpse into an area you may not normally have the chance to explore. Academic Events last only an hour, and students are required to attend the full hour. As an upper-class student, you are required to attend two (2) Academic Events per semester.

**Please, plan ahead. Event dates come out weeks in advance and are well publicized. We will not grant leeway at the end of a semester because you did not know when speakers were. Pay attention and plan ahead!**

Examples of academic events include:

  • Public Issues Forums - Two or three times a semester, our Public Issues Forums Team (PIF) researches a current issue and presents it to honors students. After the information is presented, students are then broken up into smaller groups to discuss the issue in more detail.
  • Documentary and Discussion – Offered 1-2 times per semester, come out and enjoy a ‘short’ (less than 1 hour) documentary and join in on a discussion following. These are normally offered over the lunchtime slot for those students who find it difficult to attend evening meetings.
  • Last Lecture Speaker Series - Based on the book "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch,we feature the Last Lecture Series once each semester. Current or retired professors address our students by imparting knowledge and advice that they've acquired over their lives. Each professor speaks as if this is the last lecture they will ever have the chance to give. This has become one of our most popular academic events.
  • Career Services Workshops - Each year we provide a personalized Career Services Workshop specifically for Honors students. In these workshops, students learn ways to improve their resumes andtweak their interviewing skills to increase their chances of landing a job right after graduation.
  • Campus Speakers - The Speaker Series is our most classic Academic Event and still occurs several times each semester. With a wide variety of topics, speakers give an hour-long lecture and then open the floor up to students for questions and discussion.

Honors Hours Exemptions

There are some situations and programs that you may participate that allow you to be exempt from some required Honors Hours. There are two different types of exemptions:

  • Activity Group Exemption: You may be eligible for an exemption from some or all activity groups only if any of the following situations apply to you in any given semester:
  • Varsity Athlete in Playing Season (out of season athletes eligible for half exemption)
  • Completing a Capstone Project (Maximum 2 Semesters)
  • Athletics Training (ATEP) Block
  • FDG Leader
  • NSF Nanoscience Scholar (must attend Nano Club meetings)
  • Professional Semester Education Block (normally the semester immediately before you student teach)
  • Any other reason approved by the Global Honors Director

  • Activity Group and Academic Event Exemption: You may be eligible for an exemption from some or all activity groups and academic events if any of the following situations apply to you in any given semester:
  • Student Teaching
  • Studying Abroad
  • Internship
  • Any other reason approved by the Global Honors Director

The Global Honors Program Director has final say on the approval or denial of Honors Hours exemptions. Partial exemptions may be given in some cases not warranting a full exemption but still deserving of some form of hours exemptions.