division of undergraduate education, oct 2012 status update by dr. ben withers
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Dr. Ben WithersInterim Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education &
Director of the Honors Program
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Undergraduate Education Mission Statement
The mission of the Division of Undergraduate Education is to promote academic excellence through collaboration with colleges and support units across the University. The mission is realized through both administrative supervision and support of premier undergraduate programs and academic support units for students and faculty, as well as administrative leadership for curricular reform. Central to this mission is campus leadership on issues pertinent to student retention, curriculum reform, and innovation in teaching and learning.
My Priorities
Get to Know Division
Respond to External Review
Pick-up Loose Threads– Dual-Credit Degree Programs– Central Support for Transfer Students– Foster Continued Success of UK Core
Initiatives for Retention and Success– “The Study North” at the King Library– Strengthen Voice for central programming and
college collaboration
Honors Program
Majors in 11 UK Colleges Agriculture
Arts & Sciences
Business & Econ
Communications
Design
Education
Engineering
Fine Arts
Health Sciences
Nursing
Social Work
UG Studies
College 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total %
Agriculture 16 22 9 17 20 18 102 6.67%
Arts & Sciences 131 115 102 96 82 122 648 42.38%
Business & Econ 21 17 13 17 13 14 95 6.21%
Communications 7 4 8 8 7 8 42 2.75%
Design 6 7 2 4 1 6 26 1.70%
Education 2 4 4 3 4 6 23 1.50%
Engineering 43 37 35 48 43 80 286 18.71%
Fine Arts 11 5 3 3 4 4 30 1.96%
Health Sciences 4 8 2 1 0 6 21 1.37%
Nursing 3 6 2 5 2 6 24 1.57%
Social Work 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.07%
UG Studies 63 41 29 36 21 41 231 15.11%
Totals 307 266 209 238 197 312 1529 100.00%
Key Dates in Recent Changes to University Honors
2004: “Honors Program – Reform and Expansion Call for Proposals”
Spring 2010: Proposal for Interdisciplinary Honors Program (rejected)
Fall 2010: “Report of the ad hoc Honors Evaluation Committee,” Honors Program Evaluation Committee, November 9, 2010
March 8, 2012; Senate approves new curriculum
Why Neoteric?
UK has redoubled its emphasis on undergraduate education
100 more Students in Freshman Honors Cohort
Target of 10% of UG Population
Our Neoteric Curriculum
21 Credit Hours of Requirements
Spread Over Four years– 15 Credit Hours of Traditional Coursework
Classes can be in Honors (HON) or in an academic department (H-sections, H-options)
– 6 Credit Hours of Honors ExperiencesEducation Abroad
Service Learning
Undergraduate Research
UK Honors Curriculum
Sample Four Year PlanFirst Year
6-9 Credit Hours
3-6 Hours UK Core
3 Hours Comp&Com.
Second Year
3-6 Credit Hours
One Honors Course
One Honors Experience
Third Year
3-6 Credit Hours
One Honors Course
One Honors Experience
Fourth Year
3 Credit Hours
HON 398 Senior
Capstone
Honors Support and Mentoring
Honors Co-Curriculum and Living-Learning Communities
Honors Courses
HON courses– Seminars, limited to 20 students– Interdisciplinary, geared toward UK Core– 300 level Proseminar
H-Sections– Carry the prefix of the department or school – Small class format preferred: seminars or breakout sections – Taught by full-time faculty– Open to all honors students; instructor may choose to allow
other students to enroll
H-Options
Freshmen 2012: By the Numbers
310 Students
142 4.0 GPA in HS
82 Valedictorians
1171 AP Classes
144 GSP, GSA
32 ACT Median
50 National Merit Finalists
Students from 21 States
AL AR FL GA ID IL IN MD MI MO MS NY OH OR PA TN TX VA WI WV0
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Student Success through Engagement and Support
Access to personalized Honors advising and staff support
Enrollment in Honors Courses
Priority registration in other courses
Access to UK’s most dedicated faculty
Membership in Honors Community– Honors Program Student Council– Living-learning community– New Honors Dorm
What Honors Does For Students….
Complements: “Thread” Honors classes with major requirements and UK Core
Deepens: Through upper-level courses or research in a major
Broadens: Multi-disciplinary HON Seminars, Classes with the best students from across campus
Enriches: Through specially-designed assignments, education abroad, service learning
What Honors can do for Departments/Colleges
Offers faculty a way to teach Honors students in departmental courses (H-Sections; H-Options)
Opportunity to recruit Honors students to your majors and minors
Encourages advanced undergraduate research
We should examine the potential to link distinction in majors to Honors
Neoteric Policies and Procedures
Curriculum is new; policies still being formed and written
Honors staff will work to ascertain demand for different types of courses
Honors staff will work with colleges and departments to identify H-Section courses
Students should be able to graduate with multiple honors: Honors Program and in major
Impact of new VBB process still to be determined
What can we do with the Honors Curriculum
Leave the choice of courses entirely flexible (Michigan State)
Provide coherence and community through– certificates (Texas A&M)– “commendations” (U. Iowa)– clustered courses tied to living-learning
programs (Maryland College Park)
Constellations: Fixed & Flexible
Ursa Major
The Plough
The Wain
Septarshi (7 Sages)
Otava (Salmon Wier)
3 Hunters Pursuing the Great Bear
Coherence and Community through “Constellations”
A “constellation” is a groups of 3-5 courses based on a multi-disciplinary theme
Themes emerge from student interests and faculty research/teaching
Themes linked to campus dorms, living-learning communities
Some Suggestions for Course Constellations
Honors Humanities/Great Books
Sustainability
Entrepreneurship (iNET)
Copy Culture: Replication
Society, Economics, and Disease
Chellgren SLC Coordinators
Identify a general theme around which to organize a cluster;
Recruit a small team of faculty colleagues to serve as members of the SLC;
Schedule and lead planning sessions of the SLC;
Submit a brief outline by Dec 10 that summarizes the proposed cluster.
Each coordinator will receive a $ 1000 research/travel stipend for their leadership during the fall 2012 semester.
Honors Program
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