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Honors Student Board

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January 2012 Minutes

The Honors Student Board was established in 2002 with the purpose of enhancing student participation in the Honors Program and promoting student interaction with the Honors Director. The Honors Student Board advises the Program Director on the Honors curriculum, voices student views about the structure of the program, suggests Honors social activities, and works to draw prospective students.

Honors Student Board Selection Process

Students interested in becoming members of the Honors Student Board will be required to submit an application at a designated time during a given semester. The pool of applicants shall be reviewed by members of the board who are senior representatives. The strongest applicants will be invited to become members of the Honors Student Board. Current board members may apply at the end of the spring semester if they wish to continue on the Honors Student Board. Returning members are not guaranteed their seat on the board.

A senior representative shall be elected to the role of facilitator or Chair. The election will take place during the first half of the spring semester prior to the Chair’s year-long term. Two other representatives shall be elected Secretary and Historian at the last meeting of the spring term.

Board Members

-3 members from each class level (selected by senior class members in the program, by application)

-1 representative to Honors Program Faculty Committee (selected from Board by Honors Program Director)

-1 representative of the Honors Student Newsletter, Honoring the News (selected from Board by Chair)

-1 Secretary (elected by Board)

-1 Historian (elected by Board)

HSB Committees

Social Committee: provides suggestions for potential Honors Program social activities.

Ambassador Committee: responsible for being the “face” of the Honors Program for prospective students at events such as the Honors Freshmen Luncheon, Alcala Bazaar, Admissions Open Houses and Panels, and HSB recruitment.

Curriculum Committee: reviews potential class curriculum; provides feedback to the student faculty representative, which will be communicated to the Honors Program Faculty Committee (note: the student representative to the Honors Program Faculty Committee must be a member of this committee).

Meetings

The Honors Student Board meets once monthly. All Honors students are invited to attend and participate in meetings, but they shall not have a vote. All members shall have one vote in an instance where a vote is needed and majority rules.