Honors College Task Force - University of Hawaii

HonorsCollegeTaskForce:

Dr. Craig Howes, Chair
Dr. Jon Osorio

Dr. Jon Goldberg-Hiller
Dr. JamesCaron

Ms. Mildred Kosaki
Ms. Lauren Hong
Dr. Alan Teramura

Dr. Ronald E. Cambra

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Honors CollegeTask Force Recommendations 2
Table of Contents
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Preamble 7
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Introduction: VB MAnoa Honors College--Governing Assumptions 9
Recruiting
Admissions 10
Scholarships, Financial Assistance, and Other Benefits 21

Manoa Honors CollegeCurriculum: Lower Division 27
Manoa Honors CollegeCurriculum: Upper Division 30
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Faculty in Manoa Honors College
Administration and Staff 35
Honors CollegeFacilities

Appendix I: Calculations for FTE and Required Course Offerings

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Honors CollegeTask Force Recommendations
Preamble

The recently-releasedstrategicplansfor theUniversity ofHawai'i systemandfor
the Manoacampusareboth committedto creatinga cultureof excellencefor our
students,faculty, staff, andadministrators.Throughoutits deliberations,the Honors
CollegeTaskForcehashadthe samegoals.

The TaskForcerecommendsthatthe currentHonorsProgrambeupgraded
becausea ManoaHonorsCollegewill be oneof themostvisible examplesof the UH
system'sresolveto createthat cultureof excellence.

. The ManoaHonorsCollegewill be synonymouswith the university's

excellencein undergraduateducation.

. TheManoaHonorsCollegewill helpto definethe distinctivenessof the UH

system'sflagshipcampus.

. The ManoaHonorsCollegewill be a recruitingmagnetfor UH, keepingmore

of Hawai'i's mosttalentedhigh schoolseniorslearningat home,at the same
time asit helpsto establishManoaasaworthy competitorfor fine students
from the mainlandandabroad.

. TheManoaHonorsCollegewill providea modelfor exemplaryundergraduate

educationon campusby
--requiring active student learning
--creatinga curriculumthat is truly interdisciplinary

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--providing a living/learningenvironmenthroughits residentialcomponent
--establishingoff-campusopportunitiesfor learning,throughinternships,

practicums,andcommunityservice
--preparing studentsfor leadershiproles
--creating opportunities for faculty mentoring.

. With a curriculumthat featuresHawai'i andthePacificprominentlyin its

courses,the ManoaHonorsCollegewill foregroundthe university'sunique
resourcesandlocation.

. TheManoaHonorsCollegewill be a centerfor pedagogy.Facultyassociated

for a time with the Collegewill returnto their departmentswith experiencein
creatingand administeringan evolving, dynamiccurriculum.

For the proposedManoaHonorsCollegeto be successfuls, ustainedadministrative
supportwill be crucial. In thewordsof theNationalCollegiateHonorsCouncil,an
HonorsCollegecannotdependon the"temporaryor spasmodicdedicationof particular
faculty or administrators."TheManoaHonorsCollegemusttherefore"be fully
institutionalizedso asto build therebya genuinetradition of excellence"("Basic
Characteristicsora Fully-DevelopedHonorsProgram").

Fundingmustnot bepart of a zero-sumstrategythat seemsto carveCollege
resourcesout of existingprogramsanddepartmentsN. ew resourceswill berequiredto
createa successfucl ollegethat faculty will seeasproviding new opportunitiesfor all.
TheHonorsCollegecanonly becomea catalystfor excellencein undergraduate

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educationacrosscampusif it canencouragecolleges,departmentsa, ndprogramsto
develophonorstracksfor their own majors,andto welcomethetemporaryassignmenot f
their finest faculty to the HonorsCollege.

This HonorsTaskForcedocumentmakesrecommendationasboutcurriculum,
faculty, andadministrativestructure.The goalis to stimulatefurther discussionaboutthe
detailsof what the collegewill look like, how it will operate,andhow the
recommendationscanbe implemented.TheTaskForceassumesthat the documentwill

andin the community. TheTaskForcewill alsoaskadministratorswith special
knowledgeabouthonorsprogramsandcollegesat otherinstitutionsto makesuggestions.
Their commentswill be incorporatedinto the documentbeforeits public release,when
the Fall 2002 semesterbegins.

Finally, the documentprovidesatimetablefor anticipatedgrowth. Since
recruitmentis suchanimportantcomponentof this proposal,thetime betweenformal

organizedto insuresuccess.

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Introduction
UH MAnoa Honors College: Governing Assumptions

I. The HonorsCollegewill be anintegralpart of the entireundergraduate

curriculumat theUniversity ofHawai'i at Manoa. Studentsin all collegeswill
be eligible to participate.

ll. The HonorsCollegewill providecoursesandeducationalopportunitiesto
studentsat all stagesof their undergraduateprogram.

m. TheHonorsCollegewill recruitpromisingenteringstudentsw, hetherhigh-

schoolgraduatesor transferstudentst,hroughoffersof tuition support,residence
opportunities,Collegeadvising,andotherbenefits,

IV. Theprimary recruitingappealfor theHonorsCollegewill bethe excellenceof
its programs;studentswho wish to participatein someor all of the Honors
Collegeprogramswill in turn be encouragedandsupportedin their own striving
for excellence.

v. Providing opportunityis oneof the fundamentarlesponsibilitiesof the Honors

College. A studentwilling to takeup the challengewill be giventhe chance.

VI. DistinguishedHonorsFaculty,recognizedfor their teachingandscholarship,
will help studentslearnandbenefitfrom the synergycreatedby a groupof

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dedicatedprofessorsworking togetherto createanexcitingeducational
environment.

A capacityfor self-educationis a fundamentagl oalof theprogram,andthe
rationalefor the necessityof a final studentHonorsproject.

In keepingwith the University's statusasa land,sea,andspacegrantinstitution,
the HonorsCollegewill be committedto providing aneducationexplicitly
situatedin thePacific, anddirectedtowardproviding Hawai'i with its leaders,
innovators,andstewardsin all fields of endeavor.

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Recruiting

Entering Freshmen
The HonorsCollegewill work with theUH ManoaAdmissionsOffice to insure

that all studentsapplyingto theuniversitywill know aboutthevariousHonors
opportunities,andalsohow to apply for acceptanceinto the College. (Thecurrent
Director of theHonorsProgramis alreadymeetingregularlywith high schoolseniors
acrossthe state.) Thevariousacademicmerit scholarships-the RegentsScholarshipsin
particular- -will be offeredwith guaranteedadmissionto theHonorsCollege

Studentswho wish to entertheHonorsCollegewill submitmaterialsin additionto
their regularapplication. Academicexcellenceasit is routinely identified- -grade point,
classstanding,testscores-will of courseberepresentedin the HonorsCollegestudent
body. But in keepingwith theUniversity's commitmentto diversity of learningand
achievementt,heHonorsCollegewill seekout studentswhoseabilities arenot
necessarilymeasuredby the familiar yardsticks.Excellencein thesecasesmight be
completefluency in a secondlanguageo, r remarkableartistictalents,or lettersof
recommendationo, r an outstandingdegreeof communityinvolvementandservice. In
short,the HonorsCollegewill seekto recruitstudentsof variedbackgroundswho display
outstanding abilities in a wide variety of areas.

Transfer Students and a/ready-registered MOnoa Students
Although the processwill be moredifficult, transferstudentsandalready-

registeredstudentswill berecruitedaswell PresidentialScholarswill receive

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infornlation aboutthe HonorsCollegewith the noticeof their awards,andStudent
Servicesoffices throughouttheManoasystemshouldroutinely supplymaterials,and
contactinformation,to transferringstudents.Out-of-stateapplicantsshouldalsoreceive
infonnation with their applicationpackets.Already-registeredstudentsinterestedin the
HonorsCollegewill havethe opportunityto signup for H-sectionsof regularcourses,to

into the College. Sincetransferringandalready-registeresdtudentswill havecompleted
someportion of their undergraduatecourserequirementsa, dvisingwill determinewhich
portionsof the Honor Collegeprogramsthesestudentscancomplete.

Admissions

Although the Deanmaypermit studentsto registerin individual Honorscourses,
admissioninto the Collegewill bethejoint responsibilityof the HonorsCollegeDean,
the HonorsCouncil,andthe otherHonorsadministratorsandstaff. Eachyeara smaller
Admissionscommitteewill beginmeetingwhenthe first applicationsfor the following
academicyearbeginarriving. This committeewill evaluatethe students'application
materials, including whatever supplementary materials the Honors College has requested.
Thesematerialscouldtakea numberof forms-another essay,a brief portfolio of

performance,or anaccountof a public activity, perhapsan interview.

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The goalof the HonorsCollegeis inclusion. As manystudentsaspossibleshould
havethe opportunityto benefitfrom thecurriculumandotheractivities,andtheHonors
Collegewill needinstitutionalsupportto expandin responseto demand.It is also
important,however,that the studentsarticulateor demonstratetheir wish to pursue
excellencein their education.HonorsAdmissionshasthe responsibilityto createa
diversecommunityof studentsandscholarsunitedby their shareddevotionto learning.

Scholarships,Financial Assistance,and Other Benefits
All existingscholarshipsgrantedfor academicachievemenot r potentialshouldbe
offeredwith the assumptionthatthe studentwill wish to applyto the HonorsCollege.
(For some,maintaininggoodstandingwithin the Collegemight be a requirementfor
keepingthe funding.) Whenpossible,the sameexpectationshouldbe apart of extra-
mural scholarshipsandfellowshipsofferedor supervisedby groupssuchasthe Hawai'i
CommunityFoundation. To competesuccessfullyfor thebeststudentsin Hawai'i, the
mainland,andabroad,however,not only thenumberof full andpartial scholarshipsb, ut
the rangeof otherbenefits,will needto be increased.
Theseotherbenefitscouldincluderesidencehousingin anHonorsdormitory, or
on a floor designatedfor Honorsstudentsp; re-registration;accessto specificon-campus
employmentopportunities;a freshmanfaculty mentoringprogram;or evenparking.
Otherbenefitsarerelatedto the learningenvironment-smaller classesf,ield trips, and
researchopportunities

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Manoa Honors CollegeCurriculum
Lower division

Two kinds of courseswill encourageManoastudentsto participate.

. Sectionsof standardcoursesdesignatedwith an "H" will fulfill HonorsCollege
requirements.BecauseH-Sectioncoursesareprimarily 100and200 level introductory
courseswhosegeneraleducationandgraduationrequirementsstatushavealreadybeen
se4courseswill oftenhavesimilar curriculato thoseof the standardsections.The
premiumwill lie in how the materialis presentedandapplied. (Theremaybe exceptions,
suchasCHEM 181A,HonorsGeneralChemistry,andthe MATH 251A/252A/253A
Calculussequence.A list of all coursescurrentlyofferedas"A-Sections"appearsin
Appendix X.) Seatsin "H"coursesnot takenby HonorsCollegestudentswill be available
to all otherManoastudents.

ll. HonorsAlpha courses(taughtwithin the HonorsCollege)will differ greatly
from standardcoursesboth in contentandformat. Thoughdistinct from standard
courses,they will be designedto fulfill specificManoageneraleducationandgraduation
requirements. Seatsin thesecourseswill be available to interested Manoa students
throughHonorsCollegeconsent.

H-SectionsandHonorsalphacourseswill havelimited enrollment-in manycases
twenty students,to qualify for a WII focusdesignation.This smallerclasssizewill make
possible1) morediscussionthanformal lecturing;2) seminar-styles, tudent-led

interchange;3) moreopportunitiesfor exploringpracticallaboratoryapplicationsof
lecturematerials;4) lab work that canfunctionasa recitationsession,to be surethe
materialis understood;and5) field trips to learnabouta topic outsideof theclassroom.

In bothH andAlpha sections,studentscanaskquestionsmoreeasily,enjoythe
benefitsof hands-onlearning,makenew friends,networkwith studentshavingcommon
interests,anddevelopthe habitsof critical thinking which arisefrom engagedlearning.
Studentsin Honorsclasseswill be expectedto takemoreresponsibilityfor their learning,
andto beginto developtheir own topicsfor investigation.

A specificnumberof Alpha coursecreditswill be mandatoryfor lower-division
Honorsstudentstatus. ThoughH sectionsarenot required,honorsstudentswill be
encouragedto takeasmanyastheywish.

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Lower Division: Creatingthe Foundationfor a Communityof Learners

Coursesmandatoryfor the fIrst year,with the secondyearcomplementingthe fIrst
(12 credits).

FRESHMAN COURSES
All enteringfirst-yearstudentswill bedivided into cohortsof 15to 20 to takethe

fIrst semesterof their mandatoryHonorssequence.

HON 101 "Ways of Knowing"
This first semestercoursewill show studentsthat knowledge possessescultural

and historical dimensions. The coursewill proceed comparatively through three large
units, in each of which "examples of knowledge" have been,and continue to be,
produced: Indigenous, Western, and Non-Western.

The six "Distinguished Honors Faculty" will together be responsible for
assembling an appropriate set of texts to provide theseexamples. Texts will be
conceived of in the most inclusive terms possible-oral, written, performed, or
experiencedthrough field trips and/or community service. A hallmark of the coursewill
be its de-emphasisof disciplinary boundariesthat thesetexts might exemplify in other
contexts; rather, texts will be understoodheuristically, as manifestations of local
knowledge,aswell asglobalideas,ashistorical,genealogicala, nd contemporary.This
approachwill promotenot simply anunderstandingof theparticulartexts,but a critical
perspectiveon their relationsto otherformsof knowledgeaswell. Sucha coursewill

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prepareHonorsstudentsto dealwith the heterogeneoums aterialsencounteredasthey

fulfill the Manoa core requirements.
One hour of contact time for HON 101 eachweek will be devoted to a series of

lectures given by the six "Distinguished Honors Faculty," and guestlectures if appropriate.
Though attendancefor some may possibly be on-line and asynchronous,all enrolled
studentsand core faculty will attend these lectures,which will explore the assignedtexts to
create common intellectual ground for discussion. The remaining two contact hours each
week will be spent in the student cohorts, eachone led by an Honors faculty member.
These sessionswill be conducted as discussionsof the texts and lectures.

HON 101 should easily fit the hallmarks for the Global and Multi-cultural
Perspectivesrequirement. Other substitutions might include the Manoa core
Contemporary Ethics focus requirement, or the Social Sciencediversification requirement.

RON 102:Rawai'i asText
The secondsemestercoursewill explore Hawai'i from a myriad of angles--the

spirit of aloh~ and its roots in ancient Hawaiian culture; Hawaiian environmental
practices; the state's social struggles as its political economy moves from agriculture and
tourism toward a more diversified foundation; Hawai'i's colonial legacy; the changing

locatedfar from otherpopulationcenters;Hawai'i's bio-diversity,andits ecological

cultureamid globalization;therole of theuniversityasa land,sea,andspacegrant

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university. The conceptsof malama'aina andcitizenshipwill helpto weavethese
threadstogether. A public serviceprojectwill bea significantcourserequirement.

The teachingformatwould be identicalto RON 101

SOPHOMORECOURSES
Honorsstudentsadmittedin their secondyearwill only be expectedto takethe

fIrst-yearHonorssequenceif theyhavenot fulfilled their Manoa"Global andMulti-
Cultural Perspectives"corefoundationrequirement.

RON 291 SophomoreSeminars(3 creditseach)
By the endof the secondyearat Manoa,Honorsstudentswill havetakenat least

two SophomoreSeminars.ConceivedasHonorsequivalentsofManoa corefocusor
diversificationrequirementsa, ndflexible enoughin both form andconten~thesecourses
will complementhe mandatoryHonorsfoundationscourses,creatinga distinctlower-
division Honorscurriculum.

The "DistinguishedHonorsFaculty" will teachoneseminareachyearaspart of
their contributionto the Foundationsequence.Any additionalseminarswill be proposed
by the Manoa faculty at large eachFall for inclusion in the next academic year's
offerings,andwill complementhoseofferedby theDistinguishedHonorsFaculty. The
HonorsCouncil will makethe selections.Becausethesecoursesshouldmeetgeneral

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requirement,or arelikely to be accepted.Facultywill be encouragedto offer Sophomore
Seminarsastwo-semestesr equenceso,r asa part of a learningcommunity. Eachspring,
theHonorsCollegewill publishits list of offeringsfor the comingyear.

BecausetheHonorsCollegeshouldcreatea distinctivecurricularprofile for itself,
faculty proposalsof SophomoreSeminarsshouldideally fit within the emphasesetfor
the lower-divisioncurriculum. Theseemphaseswill frequentlymatchtheManoageneral
educationrequirementsa, ndthey will drawuponthe strengthsof this university's faculty.

Somepossibleemphasesinclude:

1) "Learningfrom the Piko"
Studentsin this groupwill studyHawaiianculturepastandpresent,thoughsimilar

coursescould selecta non-westernculture,or Local cultureastheir emphasis.Manoa
strengthsin Hawaiianlanguageandculture,in Pacific IslandsStudies,andin Asian
languagesc, ultures,andtheater,will makethesecoursesespeciallywell-grounded.
Learningcommunitieslinking thesecoursesto Hawaiian101shouldbe routine.

2) "Science,the Environment,andthe Public"
Coursesin this groupwill focusonthenaturalresourcesof the islands.Manoa's

leadershipin marinescienceso, ceanographyv,olcanology,aquaculturea, ndtropical
agriculturewould makea naturalscienceemphasisanobviouschoice. Since
environmentalissuesarealsoissuesof public policy, coursesin this groupcould also
approachthe environmentasa topic for political, economic,andcultural analysis,This
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concerns,andfor non-sciencemajorsto gainthe scientificknowledgenecessaryfor a
basicunderstandingof environmentailssues.

3) "Honolulu as Text"
Expandingfrom the first-semestesr tudyof theManoacampusandits

neighborhood,coursesin this groupwill takethe city of Honoluluastheir textbookand
sourcefor case-studyexamples Political structuresu, rbandevelopmentp, ublic
administration,criminaljustice,public works,laborlaw, businesspractices,tourism
policies,historic preservationt,ax structurest,he military, transportationsystems,energy
distributionandconsumption,architecturep, rivateandpublic space,naminghistory-
topicssuchasthesecouldbe examinedwith a critical eyeto determinehow thingsare
donein Honolulu, andto relatetheseprocessesto thoseof the globalizingworld.

Becausepolis andcivitas serveastwo of this group'sorganizingprinciples,
conceptssuchascivic virtue, citizenship,andcommunityleadershipwill alsobe central.

4) "TheArts in a Democracy"
Coursesin this groupingwill assesstherole of [me arts,performancearts,

literatures,graphicart suchasdigital animation,architecture,andcreativewriting in
varioussocieties,andespeciallyin a democratic,technologically-orientedsocietysuchas
the United States.

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5) "Science, Global Environment, Human Health"
This groupof courseswill focuson issuesaffectingall who live on theplanet,

suchasglobalwarming,ozonedepletion,dwindling fishing stocks,overpopulation,
biotechnology,spaceexploration,andthe impactof suchwidespreaddiseasesasAIDS.
The emphasiswill encouragesciencemajorsto explorethepublic policy sideof
environmentalscience,andnon-sciencemajorsto acquirethe basicscienceknowledge
necessaryfor understandingthe issues.Effective stewardshipof the global environment,
andthe conceptof globalcitizenshipwill alsobeevaluated.

SophomoreHonorsSeminarswill be inter- andmulti-disciplinary,with discussion
ratherthanlecturesthe classroomgoal Whenpossible,theseseminarswill seekto cross
repeatedlythe supposedboundaryseparatingthe sciencesandthehumanities.

Classeswill have 15to 20 studentsa, ndlearningcommunitieswill be encouraged.
Instructorswill be encouragedto takea hands-onapproachto learningthroughfield trips,
classvisitors, or individual resourcepeoplefrom the communitybeyondManoa.

Neither solipsisticnor parochial,the SophomoreSeminarson Hawai'i andHonolulu
will alsoemphasizepoints of comparisonwith nationalandglobal contexts. Studying
HawaiianandLocal cultures,understandingthe ecosystemsof the islands,and
comprehendingthepolitics andpublic policiesthat shapethis city andthis stateare
importantendeavorsb, ut not endsin themselves.Residentstudentswill not only cometo
know their history andsurroundingsbetter,but will gainperspectiveon this place,dueto the
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residentstudents.In turn, studentsfrom elsewherewill gainsomesenseof wherethey are~
andwheretheir learningis takingplace. Regardlessof the classmake-up,critical thinking
will result from the intensityof study,andthe constantawarenessof largercontexts.
Studentsmay alsodevelopa diversityof ideasaboutimprovingtheir placeof residence.

HON 301 HonorsColloquium(3 creditseach:optional)
Sophomoresin ManoaHonorsCollegewill be eneouragedto takea 300-levelHonors

Colloquiumthat focuseson disciplinaryhistoriesandmethodologiesfor a broadrangeof
prospectivefields of study. Researchwill be anessentiapl art of thesecourses,sothat
studentswill directly encountertheproblemsandadvantagesof a particularfield's
methodology.Theseassignmentsmaybe accomplishedby groupsor individuals. These
colloquiawill serveasbridgesbetweenthe first-yearFoundationcoursesandRON 393,
"ResearchMethodsfor SeniorProjects,"usuallytakenduringthejunior year. For
distinguishedvisiting faculty, faculty in the Schoolsof Law andMedicine,andfor faculty in
Researchunits,thesecourseswill offer anopportunityto teachexceptionalundergraduates.

HON 301A: HonorsColloquiumin FineArts
HON 301B: HonorsColloquiumin Business
HON 30lH: HonorsColloquiumin Humanities
HON 301L: HonorsColloquiumin Law
HON 301M: HonorsColloquiumin MedicineandHealthSciences
HON 30IN: HonorsColloquiumin Natural SciencesandEngineering
HON 301S: HonorsColloquiumin BehavioralandSocialSciences

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HON 199HonorsTutorial (I credit,repeatable)
The HonorsTutorial allowsa studentto turn a standardcourseinto onethat counts

towardthe ManoaHonorsProgramrequirements Somedepartmentswill useHON 199
regularly-for example,to provideanextralabperiod. In otherinstancest,hetutorial
would result from an individual studentrequest.Departmentswill supplysyllabi for
thesetutorials beforeenrollment,or studentswill submitsyllabi workedout with the
individual instructorin advance.TheHonorsTutorial offers flexibility: departmentscan
offer anHonorsoptionto studentswithout committinganentiresection;studentscan
initiate their own tutorials. In eithercase,the tutorial is a way to intensify studyin a
subjectfor a semester.

HonorsContracts(1 credit,repeatable)
The HonorsContractallowsstudentsto convertstandardcoursesto Honors

coursesevenif no HonorsTutorial syllabusis available. With the instructor'spennission
andguidance,a studentproposesa plan for extracoursework that will justify extra
credit.

ADVISING AND MAINTAINING HONORSSTANDING

Every semesterH, onorsCollegestudentswill receiveindividual advisingfrom the
DistinguishedHonorsFacultyandthe Collegeadvisers.This sessionwill not only insure
that studentsaremakingprogresstowarda degree,andhaveselectedcoursesfor the

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upcomingsemesterb, ut alsoserveasanopportunityto assessthe students'experiencein
theHonorsCollege,andto challengethemto continuechallengingthemselvesin their
undergraduateprogram. Advising will be directedtowardmakingsurethat students
understandandact on the differencebetweenaccumulatingcreditsandpursuingan
education.Ratherthanmeetinga gradepoint requirement,then,maintaininggood
standingin the HonorsCollegewill dependon how well studentsarefulfilling the goals
of theprogram.

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Mlnoa Honors CollegeCurriculum

Upper Division
Upper-divisionHonorscoursescomplementmajorrequirements.They also

out of academia.Studentsmustcompleteat least12creditsof upper-divisionHonors
courses,with at least3 creditsrepresentinga seminar,practicum,peermentoring,Study
Abroad,or National StudentExchangeexperiences.Transferstudentswho have
completedtheir generaleducationcourseswill enterManoaHonorsCollegewith the
expectationof taking these12credits-the sameasstudentswho havebeenin the
Collegesincetheir first year.

Upper-divisionHonorsstudentswill haveopportunitiesto work in the community

studentsto exploreideasoutsideof the students'majorrequirementsa, ndthe "Capstone
Experience"allows studentsto developanindependenrtesearchproject.

ManoaHonorsstudentsmaychooseoneoption from the following: service
learning,internships,or practicumcourses.All provideopportunitiesfor extra-classroom
learningexperience;studentswill bepairedwith mentors.

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RON 360Internship:Studentsjoin theworkforcefor a time asapprentices.Possible
fields might includeagriculture,aquaculturem, arinesciencesi,nformationandcomputer
science,biotechnology,film, broadcasmt edia,journalism,andlegislativework.

HON 371Practicumin ServiceLearning:Studentsperform andreporton
communityservicefor Honorscredit.Manoa'sServiceLearningOffice cansupplylists
of possibilities,andwill coordinatewith cooperatingagencies.

RON 372Practicumin BusinessAffairs: Currentbusinessproblems/initiativesare
the subjectfor researchby oneor moreHonorsstudentsp, ossiblysupervisedby a
communitymentor. Theresultingtermprojectis givento relevantbusinesses.Possible
subjectareas:internationalbusinesst,ropical agriculture,aquaculturea, ndtourism.

HON 373Practicumin Civic Affairs: Currentcivic mattersarethe subjectfor
researchby oneor moreHonorsstudentsp, ossiblysupervisedby a communitymentor.
A report,including recommendationsis, thetenn project. Topicsmight includeGeneral
Public Policy, UrbanPlanning,Art/Architecturefor Public SpacesE, ducationalPolicy~
GovernmentandPolitics, Eco-Tourism,HawaiianCommunity/Culture,andLocal
Community/Culture.

HON 380PeerMentoring (variablecredit,canberepeated)
JuniorandseniorHonorsstudentsmayearncredit for mentoringfreshmen.

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HON 391InterdisciplinaryJuniorSeminarI (3 credits)
Thesegraduate-formact lassesmeetin small groups(twelvemaximum)onceaweek
to investigateanddiscussa topic presentedin aninterdisciplinarymanner.Thesecourses
challengestudentsby introducingthemto the differentwaysotherfields of studyapproach
a problem. The emphasisis on participation,on writing andspeakingto thepoint, on
critical analysis,andon intellectualgrowth Thetopicsvary from semestetro semester.

RON 392InterdisciplinaryJuniorSeminarn (3 credits)
A secondseminar,for Honorsstudentswho do not requirethe Introductionto

Researchcoursebecausetheir majoralreadyhasa researchcourserequirement.

CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE

RON 393Introductionto Research(3 credits)
In this course,studentsdevelopandhoneresearchskills in preparationfor

embarkingon their SeniorHonorsProject. After introductoryclassmeetingsasa single
group,sectionsfor different disciplinarycategoriesmeetseparatelyfor nearlythe first
two-thirds of the semestewr ith a faculty memberin thatdiscipline. In the final third, the
sectionsreunite,sothat studentscanpracticeoral presentationsfor apeeraudience.
Studentswill attendfaculty andgraduatestudentpresentationsand/orlectureserieson
andoff campusaswell:

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HON 393A: Fine Arts
HON 393B:Humanities
HON 393C:Natural Sciences
RON 393D:BehaviorallSocialSciences.

HON 495 Senior Honors Project: Plan A (3 credits, repeatableonce)
In their senior year, under the supervision of a faculty adviser they have selected,

studentsresearcha project on a topic in their major field. The Senior Honors Project
allows undergraduatesto explore extensively a subject of their own choosing. Fine art
majors and creative writers will supply a brief analytical introduction with their artistic
work. Other majors may have special departmentalrequirements for the project.
Studentsshould be working on their projects for at least two semesters.

HON 496 Senior Honors Project: Plan B (2 credits, repeatableonce)
This plan is for studentswith a significant project already required in their major

(Biosystems, Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineers), or with significant field-work

outlines what will be accomplished beyond the major requirement to qualify for Honors
consideration. Studentsshould work on theseprojects for two semesters.

This two-semester capstoneexperiencedraws on UH Manoa's extensive resources
as a ResearchI institution to allow studentsthe chanceto conduct researchin their major

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fields of study. While selecting and exploring a topic, conducting fieldwork, presenting
artwork or performing are all good preparation for graduatework, the experience gained
from executing such complex projects will be useful for all careers.

Mainland Study or Study Abroad
Studentswho participate in the National StudentExchange Program during their

sophomore or junior year can take Honors coursesthat can substitute for UH Manoa
Honors Program courses.Studentsin the Study Abroad Program may arrangeto receive
Honors credits for their coursework. Careful advising will integrate theseexperiences
with UHM's Honors curriculum; opportunities for travel grants will be available for any
Manoa Honors student who wishes to pursue them,

Honors Symposium and Exhibit for UndergraduateResearch
Each spring, the University ofHawai'i at Manoa Honors College hosts a

Symposium and Exhibit for UndergraduateResearch. Organized along the lines of an
academic conference,this open-to-the-public program featurespanels of Manoa Honors
studentspresenting their work on Senior Honors Projects in a format that allows for
questions from the audience. Manoa Honors studentswill presenttheir work on two
occasions: once aspart of their requirements for HON 393, and once during the semester
that they graduate.

Though designed for UH Manoa Honors students,since Spring 2001 the
Symposium and Exhibit for UndergraduateResearchhas been open to any UH

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undergraduateparticipating in or developing a researchproject. Co-sponsoredby the
SpaceGrant, SeaGrant, and Marine Option Programs aswell asthe College of Tropical
Agriculture and Human Resources,thesestudentsmay make an oral presentation or
display a poster of their work in the general exhibit.

Graduation with Honors
Honors Studentswho complete the required 12 credits of upper-division course

work will be eligible to graduatewith "Honors," "High Honors," or "Highest Honors."
These designations are awardedby the Honors Council. Candidatesfor graduation will
submit a dossier containing information on gradepoint average;written evaluations from
course instructors; and a written evaluation of the Senior Honors Project by a committee
of faculty, including the student's adviser.

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Faculty in Manoa Honors College

The Honors College will only be as good as its studentsand its faculty. Although
compensation to departmentsand sometimesto individual faculty members will be
necessary,the primary motivation for teaching in the Honors College will be the desire to
work with bright, infonned, and highly-motivated students.

The need for faculty will be commensuratewith the size of college enrollment.
There will be two phases. In the fIrst phase,enrollment should be between 75 and 100
each year. At the end of four years,total enrollment will be between 300 and 400
students. The secondphasewill aim to double this enrollment.

Manoa faculty will participate in the Honors College at different levels. Except
for the Dean, Associate Dean, and Assistant Dean positions planned for the secondphase,
thenorm for faculty will not automaticallybe 100%of FTE dedicatedto the college.

Instead,it is assumedthat faculty will split their time betweenongoingdutiesin their
departmentsor researchunits anddutiesfor theHonorsCollege,thoughindividual faculty
membersmay chooseto commit 100%of their FTE if the Collegeagrees.The specific
divisionsof laborwill benegotiatedamongtheHonorsCollege,the individual faculty
member,andthe faculty member'sdepartment.A faculty member'sparticipationin
HonorsCollegeshouldnot disadvantagedepartmentsby removinga particularfaculty
memberfrom departmentadl utiescompletelyunlessa satisfactorysubstitutecanbe found.

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TheDean,AssociateDean,andAssistantDeanwill all haveregularteaching
duties TheDeanandAssociateDeanshouldbepart of the fIrStphase.TheAssistant
Dean'sposition shouldbe addedfor the secondphase.

The coreof the HonorsCollegefaculty for bothphaseswill be designatedas
"DistinguishedHonorsFaculty," six faculty who asa groupwill beresponsiblefor
teachingthe fIrst-yearfoundationcoursesplus at leastoneSophomoreSeminara year,
andfor advisingHonorsstudents.This groupwill alsoform the coreof theHonors
Council,which selectsthe coursessubmittedby otherfaculty for part of eachyear~s
curriculum;helpswith the admissionsprocess;andservesasmentors. "Distinguished
HonorsFaculty" will committo the Collegefor durationsof from threeto six semesters.
Ideally, these"terms of duration"would bevariable,to insurethat someindividuals
experiencedwith the college'scurriculumandproceduresarealwayson staff.

To compensatethe departmentsfor their faculty member'sextendedcommitment
to the College,six eleven-monthFTE will be available. TheelevenmonthFTE
acknowledgesthe substantialadvisingandcurricularresponsibilities,andat leastfor the
fIrst few years,the extensiverecruiting,admissionsa, ndoversightdutiesleadingup to
orientation,andbeyond.) The"DistinguishedHonorsFaculty" will occupytheseeleven-
monthpositionsduring their time with the college,leavingthe nine~monthpositionsin
their departmentsa, vailablefor their replacements.

In the first phase,other Manoa faculty will participate on a semester-by-semester
basis. Faculty teaching a single coursefor Honors will be listed as an "Associate Honors
Faculty" in all relevant Manoa Honors College materials. Faculty other than the

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"Distinguished Honors Faculty" will primarily teachthe various H-Sections offered by
the College.

In the secondphase,the six "Distinguished Honors Faculty" will continue to form
the nucleus of the College's faculty, supplying continuity aspolicy and curriculum evolve.

Another level of faculty, "Honors Faculty," will alsoappear.Lying between
"DistinguishedHonorsFaculty" and"AssociateHonorsFaculty," "Honors Faculty"
memberswould commit a significantportionof their individual FTE to the Collegefor two
semestersa, ndteachHonorsalphacoursesotherthanthe foundationcourses.To recruit
"HonorsFaculty" andcompensatetheir departmentsd, uringthe secondphase,the Honors
Collegewould requiremoreFTE thanthe six "DistinguishedHonorsFaculty" positions.

By the secondphase,then,the "DistinguishedHonorsFaculty" andthe "Honors
Faculty" would be responsiblefor teachingall Honorsalphacoursesfor a given academic
year. Though" AssociateHonorsFaculty" canstill beusedto teachHonorsalpha
courses,for the mostpart theywill be instructorsfor the H-Sections.During the fIrst and
secondphases,moneybeyondthe budgetfor the specificFTEsfor the "Distinguished
HonorsFaculty" andthe "HonorsFaculty" will beneededto fund H-Sectioninstruction.

Finally, the HonorsCollegeshouldroutinely invite andfund prominentnon-Manoa
faculty to servefor a semesteor r yearas"DistinguishedVisiting HonorsFaculty.

Thetotal numberofFTE requiredfor the fIrst phasewould be eight: Dean,
AssociateDean,andthe "DistinguishedHonorsFaculty." (N.B. Sincethe currentHonors
Director hasa full-time position,thenewpositionswould numberseven.)This FTE

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countis basedon a maximum.enrollmentof 400,anda relatively smallnumberof Honors
alphacoursesafterthe first year.

For the secondphase,the FTE--counting Dean,AssociateandAssistantDean,
"DistinguishedHonorsFaculty" and"HonorsFaculty"- -would be in the range of 12to
14 The exactnumberwill dependon how manyof the coursesbeyondthe first-year
foundationcourseswill betaughtby the"DistinguishedHonorsFaculty," andon how

FTE in the secondphaseassumes90 to 120studentsenteringthe Collegeeachyear~and
a full slateof courses.It alsoassumesthat a significantnumberof Manoa'sstudentsnot
formally enrolledin the collegearetakingH-Sections By this phasetheHead
Adviser/AdmissionsDirectorpositionshouldbe filled, andthe fIrst APT positionwill
probablybe necessary.

Assumingfull fundingof theFTE requestsb, y the endof the secondphaseof
developmentw, ell over 1,000students--over10%of the currentundergraduate
population--could beparticipatingin theCollege:a three-foldincreaseoverthe current
HonorsProgram.

Administration and Staff

The Dean
TheHonorsCollegeDeanwill overseethe developmen~operations,andassess-

mentof the College. The Deansupervisescurriculaandfaculty developmenta, ndtheir
evaluation. As Chair of theHonorsCouncil,andof the Admissionssubcommitteeof the

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HonorsCouncil,theDeanalsois responsiblefor establishingrecruitmentpolicy working
with otheradministrativeentities,andcoordinatingfundraisingwith the UH Foundation.
In additionto theseduties,theHonorsCollegeDeanteachesonecoursea year.

AssociateDean
TheAssociateDeanis in chargeof campusoperationso, verseeinganddeveloping

the curriculumbeyondthe foundationscourses-the sophomoreseminarsj,unior
seminars,colloquia,andsectionsof Introductionto Research.TheAssociateDeanalso
works with DepartmentChairsto put togetherH-Sections,andteachesonecoursea year.

AssistantDean
The AssistantDeanis in chargeof off campusoperations:internships,practicums,

communityoutreach,servicelearning,studyabroad,exchangeprograms,summer
programs,andsummerprogramsfrom otherHonorsprogramsavailableto Manoa
students.TheAssistantDeanteachesonecoursea year.

HeadAdviser/AdmissionsDirector
This staff membersupervisesthe otheradvisers,who areresponsiblefor such

mattersasthe admissionsprocess;scholarshipsi,nternalandexternal;NSO andearly
admissions/earlyparticipationprograms;andLiberal Studiescoordination.

APT Position(s)
Duties for anAPT couldincludemaintainingthewebsiteandthe databaseon

studentsandalumni; coordinatingthe logisticsof the recruitmentcalendar;assistingwith

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the undergraduatesymposium;editingthenewsletter;coordinatingpublicity, including
updatingbrochures;maintainingalumni contact;coordinatingco-curricularevents;and
assistingwith assessmenret ports.

Ful/- Time Secretary
Fiscal officer
Student help

TheHonors CollegeCouncil andHonorsAdvisoryBoard
A transitionalcommitteeor council,perhapswith somecurrentHonorsCouncil

andHonorsTaskForcememberswill overseethetransitioninto the Collegestructure-
mostnotably,the hiring of the corefaculty. It will dissolveoncethe HonorsCollege
Council is operating. In the first phase,this Councilwill includethe Dean,the Associate
Dean,the DistinguishedHonorsFaculty,anda studentrepresentative.In the second
phase,otherteachingfaculty, andrepresentativeosf otherunits with stronginvolvement
in Honors-Liberal Studies,for example-could be added.

TheHonorsCollegewill alsohaveanAdvisory Board. Meetingtwo or threetimes
a year,it will consistof representativefsrom theDepartmentof Educationandthe Hawai'i
Associationof IndependentSchools,aswell asbusinessandcultural leaders,andalumni.
This Boardwill help with fundraising,generaloutreachto the community,andperiodic
assessment.

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Honors CollegeFacilities

Sincecreatinga studentcommunityis anessentiacl omponentof theproposed
HonorsCollege,andbecausethe Collegeshouldhaveresidentialsupport,thereshouldbe
facilities constructed especially for it.

The first-everHonorsresidentialprogrambeginsthis fall, with two floors of a
freshmandorm alreadyreservedfor incomingstudents.Thenext logical upgradewould
beto combineresidential,instructional,andsocialspacesin a singlefacility. Suchan
HonorsCollegeshouldhavemanygatheringspacese, xternalaswell asinternal,for
studentsandfaculty to congregate.

The proposedHonorsCollegewould requireresidential,instructional,and
administrativefacilities.

Residential
Rooms,in a variety of options,for 100students.For example,20 single

occupancyroomswith singlebaths;20 doubleoccupancyroomswith shared,dorm-style
bathrooms;20 doubleoccupancyroomswith a sharedbathperroom.

Thoughmealscouldbetakenat anyof the food servicelocationson campusor in
the dormitories,a meetingareawith a smallkitchensuitablefor dining, receptions,or
otherpurposesshouldbepart of the Collegefacilities. Studentscould eatin this area,
andat all timesthis spacecouldbe aninformal meetingplace.

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Instructional
A small library/readingroom
A smallcomputerroom
Classrooms/ SeminarRooms
Lockersfor non-residentiasl tudents

Administrative
Main Office (SecretaryandSupportStaff)
Offices for the Dean,the AssociateDean,theAssistantDean,andAdvisors

Finally, a lobby/receptionarea,largeenoughto accommodatelargermeetingsand
events,andideally connectedto anexteriorspacesothat eventscouldbeheld indoors
andout, shouldserveasthe commonspacefor the College.

The entireHonorsCollegefacility shouldbedesignedto serveasa modelof
sustainabilityfor the campus.

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Appendix I
Calculations for FTE and Required CourseOfferings

FIRST PHASE

Assuming75 to 100enteringstudentsa year.Classsizefrom 15to 20 asa normalrange.

2FTE - 2 administrators 2 coursesa year

6FTE = 6 DistinguishedHonorsFaculty = 18-24 coursesa year

OtherHonorsalphacoursesplusH-Sectionscoveredon a semester-by-semestbear sis.

SECONDPHASE

Assuming90 to 120enteringstudentsin eachyear. Classsizefrom 15to 20 asa normal

range.
Assumingthat 1.00FTE normally equals4 coursestaughta year,andthatthenorm for
"HonorsFaculty" will be 50%participation.

3FTE = .3 administrators - 3 coursesa year
- 18-24 coursesa year
6FTE 6 DistinguishedHonorsFaculty

3-5 FfE 6 - 10 Honors Faculty ~ 12-20 coursesa year
semester] [seminars/otheer ach
@ .50 FTE

12-14 FTE 15-19 faculty ~ 33-47 coursesa year,
plus H-sections