Honors Program Staff Meeting

10/08/2013 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Honors Program Staff Meeting

I.  Activity Related to Title III Grant

PAST

a.  Strategic Plan Executive Summary drafted. Final Approval pending. (T3 – 2.4)

b.  Advisory Board; 10/03 @ 11:00 a.m. (T3 – 2.3)

ONGOING

c.  Honors Council (Chairs contacted to suggest faculty reps: 3/18) (T3 – 2.1)

d.  MEL meetings with Department Chairs: Last 10/8 @ 5:15 (4/18) (T3 – 2.3)

e.  Budget Report (forthcoming; weekly, once funds are available) (WJT)

FUTURE

f.  Honors Student Assoc. Officer Elections today @ 11:00 (T3 – 1.1; 2.1)

g.  NCHC-approved Site Visitor (H. Savage of Clarion U) (T3 – 2.2)

i.  Required Self Study: In progress. Will need MUCH help.

h.  Lecture Series: Dr. Baughman (HIST). $250 honorarium. Date TBA (T3 – 3.3)

II.  Updates / Reminders

a.  MEL out Thurs, Fri this week to present @ FLANC in NC

b.  Forthcoming Honors Meetings / Other Travel: (ACR) (T3 – 4.1 – 4.4)

i.  NAAAHP (Daytona, FL; 10/31 – 11/02). 10 students.

ii. NCHC (New Orleans, LA; 11/06 – 11/10). 2 students.

iii.  Ford Black Quiz Bowl (Congratulations, Jessica Land: $1000 award!)

iv.  TMCF Conference (Washington, DC; 11/08 – 11/13): Chaperone S. Krah

v. MCHC (McDaniel C., Westminster, MD 02/28 – 03/01)

vi.  NRHC (Niagara Falls, NY 04/03 – 04/06): Membership app. Submitted (?)

c.  France & Italy Int’l Planning (BOW): flyer; table @ SSC today (T3 – 3.3A)

d.  Honors goes to Broadway! (BOW): payment due 10/14: need to postpone?

e.  Communications / Public Relations (T3 – 2.3)

i.  Facebook; Twitter; Newsletter (~10/15 pub. date)

ii. Website edits: inadvertently deleted. Rebuilding. Need Site Entity access!!

f.  Honors Forms / Policies (need editing, updating, etc.) The contract cataclysm…

g.  Fall Open Houses (Sat 10/12; Fri 11/01 [transfer]; Fri 11/15 [Hytche Ctr]; Fri 12/06)

h.  President’s Donor Reception: Wed. 10/16 @ 6:00 p.m.

i.  Fall 2013 Graduates? (3 on list so far)

j.  Internal Admissions Recruitment: need query results to send invite to sophomores.

III.  Strategic Planning (initiatives indirectly related to Title III, except … [T3-2.4])

a.  Graduation Medaling Ceremony planned for Spring (ACR: inquiries re: medals)

b.  Transcript Notations (contracts, graduation) –Registrar approved. WJT to forward contract info.

c.  Honors Convocation – need to discuss with Provost; move to Academic Affairs

d.  Honors & Commencement platform party – discussions started, referred to President Bell.

e.  Honors Housing / Study Space, etc. – need to discuss with ResLife: Murphy Hall walk-through

f.  MEL meeting with Melissa Reddish (Dir., Wor-Wic CC Honors Pgm), re: future MoU / articulation agreement for transfers.