University Honors Program

Honors House Application 2015.16

Group Application

  1. Please list the names and UD ID numbers of the members of the proposed HonorsHouse. (Group must be 50% Honors students)

Identify the person who will serve as the point person for the group.

The group needs to submit one group application (which will require discussion and collaboration within the group) along with all the individual applications. The following questions are coordinated with the general Special Interest Housing application. Essays are to be written in paragraph form with proper grammar. For groups selected to live in Honors SIH, this information will be able to be uploaded to the Special Interest Housing application with Housing and Residence Life once the system goes live in January.

Please indicate that you agree with the Mission Statement of the University Honors Program:

UHP Mission Statement

The University Honors Program provides a community for high-achieving undergraduates from a variety of disciplines united in their academic passions and identities as emerging scholars. Students in the Honors Program represent all units of the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business Administration, School of Education and Health Science, and the School of Engineering.

In keeping with the Catholic and Marianist traditions, the Honors Program emphasizes the education of the whole person. The program supports innovative and substantive undergraduate research, as well as participation in international and intercultural study. In addition, the Honors Program values service, leadership, and spiritual exploration and supports participation in cultural and social events.

A student's experiences in the University Honors Program emphasize critical thinking and inquiry and the value of lifelong learning. The program's distinctive graduates will exhibit the personal character and advanced habits of scholarly inquiry that will serve them well in their personal lives as well as in a range of graduate programs and professional settings.

SIH Proposal Questions

VALUES & IDENTITY:

1.VALUES: What are your group’s values? If your group is a part of ArtStreet, the GLLC, affiliated with the Center for Student Involvement (Recognized Student Organization, Values Based Greek), or are Faith Based, how do you relate your group’s values to the house or complex mission statement?

2.REPUTATION: At the end of the 2015-2016, what would you like your house to be known for (what would you hope to have accomplished) and how does that relate to the values you have expressed for your group?

3.S.M.A.R.T. GOALS: Each group will be required to create two S.M.A.R.T. goals, which relate directly to their values, during the 2015-2016 academic year. For an Honors House, one of the S.M.A.R.T goals must directly relate to the representation of support of University Honors Program Both of these S.M.A.R.T. goals will be completed during the Fall semester, and one will be repeated during the Spring semester. Please address the following areas when developing your S.M.A.R.T. goals:

oSERVANT LEADERSHIP: Servant leadership is an expectation at the University of Dayton, and servant leaders actively participate in creating solutions for problems that threaten the well-being of the campus community. What goal will your group set for itself in terms of being servant leaders in the student neighborhood?

oCOMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY: How will your group utilize the special interest house to promote your group’s values in the student neighborhoods?

4.ACCOUNTABILITY: What role will each resident in the special interest house play in attaining your group’s S.M.A.R.T goals? How will you know that your group has successfully attained its S.M.A.R.T goals?

ADVISERS (For the purposes of the SIH Application process, Dr. Darrow and Maria Ollier Burkett will serve as Advisers.):

5.ADVISER NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATON: Please provide the name, phone number and email addresses for your organizational and house advisers.

6.ROLE OF THE ADVISER: Advisers are integral to the success of your house. Describe the role your organizational and/or house adviser will play in your special interest house?

7.ADVISER EXPECTATIONS: What expectations has your group identified for the organizational and/or house adviser in supporting your house community, your goals, and your plan?

8.COMMUNICATION: How will your group communicate with your organizational and/or house adviser (and how frequently)?

LOCATION

Location is important aspect of the special interest housing experience. The special interest housing committee will strongly consider location requests by groups in conjunction with their priority based on earned PATH Credits. Please note that, with the exception of Legacy Houses, student groups will not be able to retain their current property

Individual Application

Each member of the prospective Honors House must complete and sign the following individual application and return electronically with the group application to Maria Ollier Burkett, Assistant Director, Programs Coordination at by DECEMBER X, 2014.

Name ______ID Number ______

Current Address ______

E-mail Address ______Cell phone number ______

Major(s) ______Expected Year of Graduation ______

Please answer the following questions with aconcise paragraph or two paragraphs per question.

  1. Why are you interested in living in the Honors House?
  1. What is your understanding of scholarship?
  1. What would you bring to the Honors House community living situation (i.e. skills and talents, hopes and dreams, struggles, research interests, intercultural or study abroad experience)?
  1. How have you been involved with the University Honors Program? (Examples of involvement: attendance at UHP events, participant in SAC activities, leader for Honors Student Welcome,member of signature program cohort such as Chaminade Scholars, BSTI, DC Flyers, Dayton Civic Scholars, River Stewards).
  1. Have you had any interaction with members of the current Honors houses?

From your observations this year, in what ways do you think the Honors houses have positively influenced life in the student neighborhood?

  1. Living in shared community space brings with it many challenges. Based on your experience of living with roommates, describe some issues that may occur in a household community living situation. Please be as honest and specific as possible. How might you use your own “people skills” and values to help you and your housemateswork through these challenges? What kind of roommate/living agreements have you found helpful?

I have read the UHP mission statement and expectations of living in an Honor house community. I am willing to make the commitment to represent and support the University Honors Program.

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University Honors Program FormAs of 11/19/14