Honors Seminar Outline [THIS CLASS IS FACE-TO-FACE]
Edward P. Kardas
Fall 2022

Modified: 2022-08-16 (8:08 pm CST)

• HC 1013. Honors Seminar. Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors College. Required of all students entering the Honors College within the first two semesters of enrollment. The Honors Seminar is an introduction to the academic experience, the Honors College, critical thinking, diversity issues, and other aspects of the academic life and the academic community. Fall semester.
  • Your mentors are:David Cheng & Olivia Reeves
  • Click HERE to see your classmates
    • If you have not yet done so, send me one or two sentences for the "About Me" section of the classmates page.
    • If your picture does not appear on that page, send me a headshot too.
  • I will cover topics with my name next to them. You will select two topics and e-mail them to me. ONLY TWO PEOPLE PER GROUP. FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE. Then your will create a teaching presentation for the topic. Be creative in how you present the topics. You may use Voice Thread (part of BlackBoard), PowerPoint, Prezi, Word, html, or other media (e.g., YouTube, Facebook, etc.). You must consult with me prior to making your presentation. We will present topics in the order shown below. I'll add dates later.
• General Knowledge Quiz: Take the quiz (not for a grade or anything) and send me your score. (I got 95% and David got 87%)
• Doonesbury makes fun of college seminars
• ZITS discusses volunteering
• Arkansas 6-year graduation rates US rate is 48.3%
• Student Support Services form (All students must complete, even if done before)

• Bystander Video This link is required viewing because of SAU having a grant with the Office of Violence Against Women. I will monitor whether you watched it.
• Bucket List Assignment ( Due 1 October 2021 by 11:59pm)
  • Bucket List Data 2010 to 2016
• Essay Writing Hints
• Resumes You will turn in a resume by the end of this class. We will keep it on file.
• Catalog Test Hints (watch for link here)
• News and Announcements
• MATRICULATION 2019 Kara O'Neal was our speaker
• MATRICULATION 2020 Chris Harris will be our online speaker
• MATRICULATION 2021 Cheyenne Meyer (online)
  
  

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  The link to Creating a Culture of Caring Resource:

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• All face-to-face class meetings will use assigned seats and attendance will be taken each time.  Once your seat has been assigned, please use that seat for all subsequent class meetings.  Do not sit in any seats that are marked off with tape, rope, or signs.
• Southern Arkansas University affirms its commitment to academic integrity and expects all members of the University community to accept shared responsibility for maintaining academic integrity. Students in this course are subject to the provisions of the University’s Academic Integrity Policy, approved by the president and published in the Student Handbook. Penalties for academic misconduct in this course may include a failing grade on an assignment, a failing grade in the course, or any other course-related sanction the instructor determines to be appropriate. Continued enrollment in this course affirms a student’s acceptance of this University policy. https://web.saumag.edu/academics/dishonesty-and-integrity/
  

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