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Table of Contents

I The Honors College A. HonorsCollegeAdministration 1. Staff 4 2. Honors Council 5 3. EducationalPolicyCommittee 5 B. HonorsCollegeFacilities,Location,andHour 1. First Floor 6 2. LowerLevel 6 3. Second Floor 7 C. HonorsCollegePublications 1. Webpage 7 2. The Ampersand 7

II Curriculum A. AnOverviewofHonorsCurriculum 1. Curriculum Requirements 8 2. AYear-by-YearRegistrationSequence 8 3. GPARequirements 8 4. AcademicAdvisingattheHonorsCollege 8 B. HonorsActivities(HON222) 1. For First-Year Students a. First-YearExperienceSeminar 9 b. CoreCourses 9 2. ForUpperclassmen a. Course-RelatedHonorsActivities 9 b. Research-RelatedHonorsActivities 11 c. StudentServiceActivities 12 3. SummerHonorsActivities 14 4. Paperwork:AgreementandCompletionForms 14 C. CapstoneProject(HON322) 1. PurposeandRequirements 15 2. RelationshiptoCollegeorDepartmentalCapstoneRequirements 15 3. RequiredComponentsoftheCapstone 16 4. TheRoleofProjectSupervisorandFacultyFellow 17 5. TimingandSequenceforCompletingCapstone 18 6. EnrollmentandPaperwork 19 D. GradesandProbation/DropRules 20 E. UseofHonorsCollegePetition 21 F. HonorsCollegeCodeofConduct 1. CodeofConduct 22 2. AcademicDishonesty 22 3. StudentDisciplinaryMatters 22

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Mission Statement 3 Message from the Dean 3

III Honors College Fellows A. TheRoleofFellows 23 B. Student/FacultyLuncheons 24 C. ListofHonorsCollegeFellows2010-2011 25

IV Student Matters A. SupportandResources 1. IdentificationStickerandEmailListserv 46 2. StudentswithDisabilities 46 3. LibraryPrivileges 46 4. Facilities 46 B. StudentGroups 1. HonorsCollegeAdvisoryBoard(HCAB) 46 2. SocietyofFuturePhysicians 47 3. AlternativeSpringBreak(ASB) 47 4. HonorsAmbassadors 48 5. HonorsCollegeStringEnsemble(HCSE) 48 6. DonatebyDesign 48 7. UICMockTrialTeam 48 C. StudentPublications 1. Red Shoes Review 48 2. Journal for Pre-Health Affiliated Students(JPHAS) 48 3. UIC OneWorld 48

V Special Opportunities A. AwardsandScholarships 49 B. OfficeofSpecialScholarshipPrograms 50 C. HonorarySocieties 50

VI Activities/Events and Additional Insights A. Honors College Annual Ball 52 B. HonorsCollegeTutoringService 52 C. HonorsCollegeConvocation 52 D. AdditionalInsight 1. TipsforSucceedingattheHonorsCollege 52 2. PlanningforGraduateStudies 54

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Mission Statement

TheUICHonorsCollegeenhancesopportunitiesforintellectualchallengeandleadershipbyfosteringacommunityofacademicexcellence,connectingstudentswithpremierfacultymentorsandpromotingcivicengagement.Bybringingtogetherexceptionalstudents,faculty,andstaff,theHonorsCollegeisadestinationforadvancedintellec-tualgrowthandafoundationforlife-longlearning.

Message from the Dean

DearStudent:

WelcometotheHonorsCollege!AsastudentintheHonorsCollege,youhaveaccesstoawidearrayofimportantbenefits.Directcontactwithfacultymentors,individualadvising,scholarships,dedicatedhigh-qualitycomputerandstudyfacilities,leadershipandcommunityengagementopportunities,smallseminarsonspecialinteresttopics–thesearejustafewexamplesofwhatawaitsyou.

ThisHonorsCollegeHandbookisavaluableresourceforyou.Pleasetakethetimetoreadit,thenkeepithandy.TheHandbookexplainsingreatdetailHonorsCollegeopportunities,benefits,policies,andotheressentialinformation.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedanyclarifications,pleaseseeanHonorsCollegeadvisor.Theadvisorsareheretohelpforissueslargeandsmall–comeseethemoften!

Youarealreadyahighlyaccomplishedscholar.Now,becomemore!TakeadvantageofeverythingthatUICandtheHonorsCollegehavetooffer.Becomeafullyengaged,activeparticipantinyourundergraduateeducation.Youarelayingthefoundationfortherestofyourlife–makeitafirmfoundation,supportiveofanintellectuallystimulating,creative,andpersonallyfulfillinglife.

OnbehalfoftheentireHonorsCollegecommunity,Iamdelightedthatyouhavejoinedus,andIwishyouallthebestasyouembarkonthisimportantphaseoflifelongintellectualgrowth.MystaffandIlookforwardtohelpingyouachieveacademicsuccess!

Bestwishes,

DeanBetteL.Bottoms

AllHonorsCollegestudentsareresponsibleforknowingandunderstandingallthematerialcontainedinthishand-book.ThispublicationandotherprintedmaterialsareavailableinalternativeformatsforpersonswithdisabilitiesbycontactingtheHonorsCollegeortheOfficeofDisabilityServicesat(312)996-8332.

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I. The Honors College

HonorsCollegeLobby hcollege@uic.edu 312-413-2260

Honors College Administration

StaffBetteL.Bottoms,Dean bbottoms@uic.edu 312-996-5153

Hui-ChingChang,AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs huiching@uic.edu 312-413-8661

StacieL.Williams,AssistantDeanforStudentServices andDirectorofAdmissions smccloud@uic.edu 312-413-2266 LisaA.Domkowski,DirectorofAdvancement ldomkows@uic.edu 312-355-0314

MarthaE.Duran,AssistanttotheDean mduran3@uic.edu 312-355-1304

SarahGardiner,AssistanttotheDean sarahg1@uic.edu 312-413-8013

ElizaYcas,AssistanttotheDean eycas@uic.edu 312-413-5987

JanetI.Madia,ExecutiveAssociateDean jmadia@uic.edu 312-413-2260

ElizabethLoentz,AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs loentz@uic.edu 312-413-1301

GerardoJimenez,DirectorofResources Management&Planning gjimenez@uic.edu 312-355-0006

SigmundW.Burdin,SeniorResource& PolicyAnalyst sigmund@uic.edu 312-413-2260

BrianWard,AssistantDirectorofAdmissions baward@uic.edu 312-413-2260

FionaO’Connor,AssistanttotheDean foconnor@uic.edu 312-413-2260

ChristinaRuiz,AssistanttotheDeanand AssistanttotheViceProvostfor UndergraduateAffairs cruiz2@uic.edu 312-996-5153

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Honors Council

2010-2012 TermStephanieCrawford,Pharmacy,AssociateProfessor,PharmacyAdministrationMarkGrabiner,AppliedHealthSciences,Professor,KinesiologyandNutritionGeraldineGorman,Nursing,AssistantProfessor,HealthSystemsScienceFaithBonecutter,SocialWork,AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs,ClinicalAssociateProfessorTeresaOrenic,LiberalArtsandSciences,AssociateProfessor,BiologicalSciencesSharFadavi,Dentistry,Professor,PediatricDentistryDannyMartin,Education,AssociateProfessor,MathStatisticsandComputerScienceStewartShankman,LiberalArtsandScience,AssociateProfessor,PsychologyDavidPerry,UrbanPlanningandPublicAffairs,DirectorandProfessor,GreatCitiesInstituteRalphKeen,LiberalArtsandSciences,Professor,History

2009-2011 TermJenniferAshton,LiberalArtsandSciences,AssociateProfessor/AssociateHead,EnglishScottShippy,LiberalArtsandSciences,AssociateProfessor,ChemistryMatthewLippman,LiberalArtsandSciences,Professor,Criminology,Law,andJusticeMatthewGaynor,ArtandArchitecture,AssociateProfessor,GraphicDesignLudwigNitsche,Engineering,AssociateProfessor,ChemicalEngineeringSandraSufian,CollegeofMedicine,AssistantProfessorofMedicalHistoryandHumanities,MedicalEducation

Members-At-LargeHonorsCollegeEPCChair:TBADean’sDesignate:TBA

Ex-Officio MembersBetteL.Bottoms,DeanJanetMadia,ExecutiveAssociateDean,HonorsCollegeHui-ChingChang,AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs,HonorsCollegeElizabethLoentz,AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs,HonorsCollegeStacieWilliams,AssistantDeanforStudentServices,HonorsCollegeMo-YinTam,ViceProvostforFacultyAffairsandProfessorofEconomicsBethPowers,Director,SpecialScholarshipProgramsJosephineVolpe,AssistantDirectorandGPPAUndergraduateCoordinator,SpecialScholarshipProgramsJoshKannankeril,President,HonorsCollegeAdvisoryBoard

Educational Policy Committee

2010-2012 TermToddDeStigter,LiberalArtsandSciences,EnglishDuncanWardrop,LiberalArtsandSciences,Chemistry

2009-2011 TermStevenFanning,LiberalArtsandSciences,HistoryChristianMessenger,LiberalArtsandSciences,English(forSpring2011)AmandaPallares,LiberalArtsandSciences,PoliticalScienceSandraSufian,CollegeofMedicine,MedicalEducation

Honors College Representatives JanetMadia,ExecutiveAssociateDeanHui-ChingChang,AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairsElizabethLoentz,AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs

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Honors College Facilities, Location, and Hours

Honors College Office:103BurnhamHall Phone:(312)413-2260828SouthHalstedStreet(M/C204) Fax:(312)413-1266Chicago,IL60607-7031 Webaddress:http://www.uic.edu/honors/

First Floor:Student Lounge: 109 BH Couches,tables,computers,andchairsareavailableforHonorsCol-legestudents’usetorelax,socialize,oreatlunch.Amicrowaveisavailableforstudentuse.Thisistheonlyareaofthecollegewherefoodisallowedandwherestudentsmayusecellphones.Studentsareexpectedtocleanupafterthemselves.Torespectthesensibilitiesofothers,studentsshouldbeawareoftheirnoiselevelanditsimpactonothers.

Conference Room: 114 BHAvailableforstudentmeetings.Pleasenotethatnofoodordrinkisallowedintheconferenceroom.

Pantry: 130 BHArefrigerator,microwave,andcoffeemakerareavailableforstudentuse.Studentsareexpectedtocleanupafterthem-selves.

Quiet Study Area/Library: 121 BH Duringregularofficehours,thisroomisavailableforquietstudyandstudentmeetings;theroomalsohasseveralPCsaswellasWIFI.Thisroomisquietallthetime.Studentsusingtheroomwhowishtoengageinconversationmustmoveelsewhere.Pleasenotethatnofoodordrinkisallowedinthequietstudyarea/library.

Copy Service: StudentshaveaccesstotheHonorsCollegecopymachinetouseforclassroom-relatedduplicating;cop-iesare$.05percopy.Studentsmustseethereceptionstafftomakecopies.Ifthemachinedoesnotfunctionproperly,studentsmustnotattempttofixitorreloadpaper;contactamemberofthereceptionstaffforassistance.

Lower Level:Student Computer Laboratory: B11 BHPCsandaprinterareavailableforHonorsCollegestudents’use.WirelessnetworkconnectionshavebeenaddedtoBurn-hamHallandassistanceisprovidedforstudentswhowishtoconnecttheirlaptopstothewirelessCampusLocalAreaNetwork.Additionally,acolorscannerisavailableforuseintheHonorsCollegecomputerlab.ToseeacompletelistingofsoftwareavailableintheHonorsCollegecomputerlab,goto:http://suggest.server.uic.edu/Software/-lookunderbhb11.

Computerlabusersareresponsibleforleavingtheirworkstationsclean.Nofoodordrinkispermitted.Theuseofcellphonesisnotpermitted.TheHonorscomputerlabisintendedforacademicwork;priorityisgiventousersdoingclass-

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Honors College student workers

Honors College HoursMain Office: Monday – Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Quiet Study Area/Library Area: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (after hours as arranged) Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Student Lounge: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. during fall and spring semesters Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Computer Lab: Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (fall and spring semesters) Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Inter-session and summer session)

work.Studentsusingcomputersforgames,sociale-mail,netsurfing,orothernonacademicworkwhenotherstudentsarewaitingtousethelabfortheirclassassignmentswillbeaskedtoleave.

OnlyHonorsCollegelabpersonnelcanmakemodificationsorchangestolabhardwareorsoftware,includingloadingorunloadingsoftware,pluggingorunpluggingperipherals,reconfiguringmachines,ormakinganymodificationstotheprinter,includingrefillingpaper.

TheHonorsCollegelabpersonnelarenotresponsibleforprivatecomputersownedbystudents.Hacking,excessivenoise,excessiveprinting,violationofcomputersoftwarecopyrightsorotherdisruptivebehaviorinthecomputerlabcanresultinsuspensionorrevocationofcomputerlabprivilegesorHonorsCollegestatus.ForfurtherinformationonUICcomputerusage,visittheAcademicComputing&CommunicationsCenter’sAcceptableUsePolicywebpage:http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/policies/uicpol.html. Student Activity Room: B16 BHThisroomhasbeendesignatedforusebyHonorsCollegestudentorganizations.Studentgroupshavecomputers,meet-ingspace,andotherresourcesavailablefortheiruse.

Second Floor:Honors College Tutoring Center: 220 BHHonorsCollegetutoringtakesplaceinthisroombetweenthehoursof9a.m.and4p.m.,Monday-Friday.Eachsemes-ter’stutoringscheduleispostedontheHonorsCollegewebpage:http://www.uic.edu/honors;additionally,hardcopiesofthescheduleareavailableintheliteraturerackacrossfromtheHonorsCollegereceptiondesk.Nofoodordrinkisallowed.Thisappliestotutorsaswellasthosebeingtutored.Tutorsmaynotbringfriendstotheirtutoringsessions.Tu-torswhohavenocurrentclientsshouldstudyquietlyandrefrainfromdistractingconversation.

EveningandWeekendStudySpace:Thetutoringcenterisavailableforafter-hoursstudyingaswell;studentsmustre-questswipeaccesstotheareabysigningupattheHonorsCollegefrontdesk.

Honors College Publications

Webpage - http://www.uic.edu/honorsStudentsshouldvisittheHonorsCollegeofficialwebpagefrequently.ItisupdatedregularlyandcontainsinformationaboutHonorsCollegeevents,deadlines,announcements,andcoursedetails.TherearealsophotographsofHonorsCol-legeeventsonthesite.

The AmpersandThe AmpersandistheHonorsCollegenewsletter,writtenbyHonorsCollegestudents.ItisavailableintheHonorsCol-legemainofficein103BHandonlineontheHonorsCollegewebpage.StudentsshouldreadTheAmpersandcarefully.Itoftencontainsinformationregardingregistration,newhonorscourses,scholarships,events,andisfrequentlythevehiclebywhichtheCollegeconveysimportantinformationtoitsstudents.CurrentandbackissuesofTheAmpersandcanbeviewedbyvisitingtheHonorsCollegewebsiteat:http://www.uic.edu/honors/life/ampersandhome.shtml.

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II. Curriculum

An Overview of Honors Curriculum

Curricular Requirements StudentsenteringtheHonorsCollegeasfreshmenarerequiredtotakea1-credithourfirst-yearseminar(HON101)andtwo3-credithourHonorsCoreCourses,oneforeachofthetwosemesters,foratotalof7credithours.Corecoursesareusuallytheme-basedcoursesspanninganacademicyear,andtheyfulfillgeneraleducationrequirements.

Intheirsophomoreandjunioryears,studentscompleteanhonorsactivityforeachsemestertheyareintheHonorsCollege(excludingthesummer),andregisterforHON222.Thiszero-hour“course”isthesymbolusedtonotestudents’honorsworkontranscriptsandgradereportsandtomonitorstudents’progress.Studentsreceivean‘SH’(satisfactory)inHON222uponHonorsCollegereceiptofthestudents’signedCompletionForms.

Intheirsenioryear,studentsundertakeaCapstoneproject(HON322),andtheyshouldregisterforeachofthetwose-mesters.Studentsmajoringindisciplineswhereaseniorthesisisrequiredtograduatewithdistinction(includingmanyofthehumanities,socialscience,andnaturalsciencedisciplinesinLAS)mayusesuchprojectstosatisfytheHonorsCollegeCapstonerequirement.CapstoneprojectsshouldbepursuedinthelastyearatUIC,sincethisisthetimewhenstudentshaveaccumulatedknowledgeandresearchskillstoundertakeanindependentresearchproject.Incaseswherestudentsareabletoinitiatetheprojectearlierandcompletetheprojectpriortotheirgraduationsemester,theyshouldcontinuetoregisterforanhonorsactivity(HON222)untiltheirgraduation.

TheworkoftheFellowsisattheheartoftheHonorsCollege.Beginningwiththesophomoreyear,studentsareas-signedtoFellowsin(orcloseto)theirdisciplinaryfieldofinterest.HonorsCollegestudentsworkcloselyundertheguidanceoftheirFacultyFellow.Specifically,studentspursuingtheCapstoneproject,inadditiontoseekingtheapprov-alofspecificprojectsupervisors,mustalsoseektheapprovaloftheirFacultyFellow.TheFacultyFellowisthestudent’smentorinhisorherpursuitofadvancedundergraduateexperiencesattheHonorsCollege.

A Year-by-Year Registration Sequence

Freshman Year FirstSemesterFirst-YearSeminar(HON101,1hour),1CoreCourse(3hours),HON222 SecondSemester1CoreCourse(3hours)andHON222

Sophomore Year FirstSemesterHonorsActivity(HON222) SecondSemesterHonorsActivity(HON222)

Junior Year FirstSemesterHonorsActivity(HON222) SecondSemesterHonorsActivity(HON222)

Senior Year FirstSemesterCapstoneProject(HON322) SecondSemesterCapstoneProject(HON322) GPA RequirementsAllHonorsCollegestudentsarerequiredtomaintainaminimum3.4cumulativegradepointaverageforallcourseworktakenatUIC.TransferstudentswhoapplytotheHonorsCollegeareadmittedbasedontheirgradepointaveragesearnedattheirtransferinstitutions;oncetheytakecoursesatUIC,theHonorsCollegeconsidersonlytheirUICgradepointaveragesindeterminingtheirstandingintheCollege.

Academic Advising at the Honors CollegeAdistinctivefeatureoftheHonorsCollegeistheavailabilityofpersonalizedadvising.Priortomatriculation,allenteringfreshmen(firstyearstudents)areadvisedbytheexperiencedstaffsoftheirdegreegrantingcollegesandbyadvisingstaffoftheHonorsCollege.Duringeachsemesteroftheirfirstyear,freshmenarerequiredtomeetwiththeirassignedHonorsCollegeadvisortodiscusscourseselectionandstrategiesforsuccess.Uponcompletionofthefirstyear,stu-

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dentsarestronglyurgedtocontinuetodiscusstheiracademicprogressandcourseschedulingwithoneoftheHonorsCollegeadvisors.Thetransitiontotheuniversitycanbechallengingforsomestudents;theHonorsCollegestaffisavail-abletohelpitsstudentsthroughthischange.

Honors Activities (HON 222)

For First-Year StudentsFirst-Year Experience SeminarHonorsCollegefirst-yearstudentswhoareenrolledinadegree-grantingcollegethatdoesnotincludeafreshmansemi-narrequirementarerequiredtoenrollinHON101,IntroductiontotheUICHonorsCollege,duringthefallsemesteroftheirfirstyear.ConsulttheUICScheduleofClassesforcoursesectionsandtimes.

Core CoursesEachHonorsCollegefreshmanisrequiredtoenrollinanhonorscoresequenceof2three-credithourcoursestaughtdur-ingthefallandspringsemesterofthefreshmanyear.Thesecoursesaredevelopedaroundanimportantthemeandaretaughtbyprofessorsfromdifferentdepartments.Becauseoftheinterdisciplinarynatureofthecorecourses,studentslearntointegrateimportantmaterialfromdifferentperspectives.Becausestudentsstayinasmallgroupthroughouttheacademicyear,theyhaveconsiderableopportunitytogettoknoweachotherintellectually.Enrollmentineachcoresequenceislimitedto25.Thecorecoursescanprovidecreditinanyofthefollowinggeneraleducationareas:ExploringWorldCultures,UnderstandingtheCreativeArts,UnderstandingtheIndividualandSociety,UnderstandingU.S.Society,UnderstandingthePast,orAnalyzingtheNaturalWorld(nolab).Theyarealsoconsideredasfirst-yearstudents’honorsactivities.

Followingareexamplesofthe2010-2011honorscorecourseofferings:BiographyandIdentity:ExistentialisminEurope-anandAmericanFiction,HistoryofIdeas:DifferingAspectsoftheSelfintheClassics;SocialandHistoricalContextsofArtandDesign:Art,Films,andDreams;EducationandSocialJustice:TheInfluenceofJohnDeweyonAmericanEducation;GenderandtheFamily:Men,WomenandtheChangingFamily;EvolutionandReligion:AddressingtheConflicts;Ethics:HumanNatureandtheBody;andDiversity:DiversityandCulturalIdentity.Thehonorsstatusofthecourseisnotedonthestudent’stranscriptbytheadditionontheletter“H”afterthelettergradegivenforthecourse.

TheHonorsCollegestaffprovidesacomprehensivelistingofallcourseseachsemester.CopiesareavailableintheHonorsCollegemainoffice(103BH)andontheHonorsCollegewebpage:http://www.uic.edu/honors/learning/courses2.shtml.

For Upperclassmen

Course-Related Honors ActivitiesAvarietyofhonorscoursesareavailableforstudentstoenrichtheirintellectualpursuits,offeredbothbytheHonorsCollegeandotherdepartments.Inadditiontotherequiredfreshmanseminarsandhonorscorecourses,therearealsohonorslecturesandseminarsandspecialhonorssectionsofcoursesofferedbyotherdepartments,whichmayfulfillhonorsactivitycredit.

A. Core CoursesAlthoughHonorsCoreCoursesaredesignedforfirst-yearstudents,upperclassmenwhostillneedtocompletegeneraleducationrequirementsareencouragedtotaketheseHonorscourses,asseatsareavailable.PleaseconsultwithanHon-orsCollegeadvisorwithquestionsorforregistrationassistance.

B. Honors Lectures (HON 200) and Honors Seminars (HON 201) TheHonorsLectures(HON200,0hour)andtheHonorsSeminars(HON201,1hour)providewaysforstudentstoextendtheirstudyofatopicofinterest.BothcoursesaregradedonaSatisfactory(S)/Unsatisfactory(U)basis.

Thelecturesandseminarsaregoodoptionsforstudentsintheirsophomoreandjunioryearsaftergeneraleducationprogramshavebeencompleted.PleasenotethatstudentsmaytakeonlyoneHonorsLecture(HON200)forhonorsactivitycredit,andmaytakeuptofourhonorsseminars(HON201)intotalforhonorsactivitycreditduringtheirtimeintheHonorsCollege.Studentsarelimitedtooneseminarpersemester.Thehonorsstatusofthecourseisnotedonthestudent’stranscriptbytheadditionontheletter“H”afterthelettergradegivenforthecourse.

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C. Honors Supplement to a Regular CourseTheHonorsSupplementisanhonorsprojectundertakeninanon-honorscoursewiththeapprovalofboththecourseinstructorandthestudent’sHonorsFellow.Supplementsshouldmeetthefollowingguidelines:

1. TheSupplementprovidesthestudentwithanopportunitytogomoredeeplyorbroadlyinto thesubjectofthecourse,orintoanarearelatedtothecourse,thanisspecifiedinthecourse requirements.Whereverpossible,theprojectgrowsoutofthestudent’sowninterests. 2. TheSupplementisnotoneofthestandardrequirementsforacourse,norisitsimplyan“extra” paper,experiment,orproblemset. 3. Althoughitdoesnotnecessarilyresultinagreaternumberofpages,experiments,orproblems thanisexpectedofnon-honorsstudents,theHonorsSupplementdoesprovidethehonors studentwithagreaterchallengethanthatpresentedtootherstudents. 4. KindsofSupplementsinclude,butarenotlimitedto: • Papersonmorechallengingtopicsthanthoserequiredofotherstudents • Moresophisticatedexperiments • Morecomplexproblems • Extraproblemsets/experimentsinanareatouchedonbutnotthoroughlycoveredinthe class • Leadingaclassdiscussiononatopicthoroughlystudiedbythestudent • Learningamoreadvancedcomputerlanguagethanthatrequiredinthecourseand writingacourse-relatedprogram • Inabasicforeignlanguagecourse,translatingashortworkintoEnglish • Inanengineeringcourse,buildingamodelofacourse-relateddevice • Meetingswiththeinstructortodiscussadditionalreadings.

TheworkrequiredofthestudentforaSupplementcannotbepreciselyquantifiedacrossalldisciplinesandcourses.Boththecourseinstructorandthestudent’sFellow,asindicatedbytheirsignaturesontheAgreementForm,mustapprovetheproposedHonorsSupplement.TheFellowisthejudgeofwhethertheprojectsatisfiestheguidelines;HonorsCollegestaffwillbehappytoadvise.

TheHonorsSupplementmustbedescribedbythestudentinasmuchdetailaspossibleonbothAgreementandComple-tionForms.Thecollegewillnotacceptformswithoutsuchdescriptions.Thehonorsstatusofthecourseisnotedonthestudent’stranscript.UponcompletionoftheHonorssupplement,thestudentwillbeawardedanHonorsgrade(H),inadditiontotheregularlettergradegivenforthecourseinwhichthesupplementwascompleted.

Sample of an Honors Supplement: “AsanHonorsSupplementtoPoliticalScience216,Iwilldoadditionalresearchonthesubjectofbringingaboutpoliticalawarenessandchangethroughtheinternalmanipulationofradio.Essentially,Iwillexaminethestrategiesthatareusedataradiostationdedicatedtopoliticalchange.Iwillbasemyresearchonpersonalexperience,staffinterviews,andad-ditionalreadings.Iwillwriteapaperofaminimumof10to15pages.”

D. Honors Sections of Regular CoursesSomedepartmentsofferspecialdiscretehonorssectionsofcoursesinsuchdisciplinesaschemistry,economics,calculus,andphysics,amongothers.Othersprovideanumberofhonorsseatswithinaregularcourse;studentsgenerallyregisterforaseparatehonorscoursereferencenumber(CRN)andaresubjecttoadditionalcourserequirementsasdeemedap-propriatebythecourseinstructor.Inbothcases,thehonorsstatusofthecourseisnotedonthestudent’stranscriptbytheadditionontheletter“H”afterthelettergradegivenforthecourse.

Asrequiredforallcourses,studentsshouldconsulttheprerequisitesforhonorssectionsbeforeenrollinginthem.Thus,somefirst-yearstudentsmaybeeligibletotakehonorssections,butshouldkeepinmindthattheydonotsatisfytheirhonorsactivityrequirements,astakinganHonorsCoreSequenceistheonlywayforfirstyearstudentstosatisfythehonorsactivityrequirement.

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E. Advanced Coursework Outside the MajorStudentsmaytakeadvancedcourses(400-levelorabove)thatarenotpartoftheiracademicprogramrequirementsforhonorsactivitycredit

Research-Related Honors ActivitiesA. Independent Study/Research Asstudentsentermoreadvancedcourseworkintheirmajor,theymayconsiderindependentstudyinanareanotcov-eredinstandardcoursesunderthesupervisionofafacultymember.Inplanningsuchprojects,studentsshouldconsultthedepartmentalpoliciesandprocedurestowhichtheyaresubject,aswellasobtainingtheirHonorsCollegeFellows’approvals.Studentsmayalsochoosetoengageinsupervisedworkinfacultyresearchlaboratoriesoronotherresearchprojects,againwiththeirFellows’approvals.

Sometimestheseprojectsprovidecoursecredit,inwhichcasestudentsenrollinacoursenumberdesignatedforsuchwork.WiththeapprovaloftheirFellows,somestudentsmaydoindependentworkwithoutcoursecreditthatstillfulfillsthehonorsactivityrequirement.

Samples of Independent Research: “IamstudyingpinewoodnematodesamplingmethodsattheMortonArboretumanddeterminingthedistributionwithinthetree.”(Fellow’scomment:“XXXdiscussedtheprojectwithmeatthebeginningofthetermandaddedsomeoftheprinciplesofecologytoherstudy.SheisseniorauthorofapostersessiontobepresentedthisJuneatthenationalPhy-topathologymeetings.Shehasmostcertainlydoneworkofhonorscaliber.”)

“Ihaveafullloadofrequiredcoursesinbioengineeringthisterm.HavingcompletedBIOE354lastterm,Ibecameawareofelectricalsafetyissuesinhospitals.Iplanonresearchingthenumerouselectricalcodesforhospitalsafety,andthenexaminingtheactualapplication,ormisapplication,ofthevariousregulationsinahospitalsetting,whereIvolunteerintheengineeringdepartment.Iplanoncreatingafileonelectricalsafetyforfuturereferencewhenemployed.”

“Thisindependentstudyprojectwillinvolveresearchconcerningthephenomenonofritualfirewalking(particularlyinsouthernIndia)andparticipants’immunitytoinjury.Inadditiontoinformationfromvarioussources,Iwillhavetheop-portunitytostudythepersonalfieldresearchofmyinstructor.Afterresearchandcontemplation,Iwillpresentmyfind-ingsandattempttoprovideaplausibleexplanation(s)fortheapparentimmunitytothefire.”

B. Undergraduate Research Experience Program (URE)HonorsCollegestudentsparticipatinginfacultyresearchmayrequesttobeenrolledintheUndergraduateResearchEx-perienceProgram.StudentsmayparticipateintheUREprogramwithanyUICfacultymember.CompleteinformationontheUREprogramisavailableat:http://www.ure.uic.edu.

Researchassistantsareexpectedtoputinatleastsixhoursaweekonaprojectthatispartof,orrelevantto,thefacultymember’sresearch.Thefacultymemberwillexplainhowtheworkdonebythestudentfitsintothelargerproject,andwillassurethattheactivity,whateveritis,haseducationalbenefitforthestudent.

Studentsandfacultyareencouragedtoworktogetherforseveralsemesters.EachyearstudentscanapplyforHCre-searchawardstocontinueworkasaresearchassistantandhelpsubsetassociatedcosts.

To enroll in the UIC URE program (HON 225): 1. IfyouneedassistanceinarrangingaUREforthecurrentorfuturesemester:ConsulttheURE directoryonline. 2. Onceyouhavemadearrangementstoworkonaresearchproject,completeandsubmitanAgreement formthatincludesanabstractoftheresearchprojectandyourroleintheresearchproject.Agreement formsareduebytheendofthethirdweekoftheterm. 3. RegisterforHON225:HonorsResearch,inadditiontoHON222(orHON322). 4. Attheendofthesemester,turnintheUREcompletionform.

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Student Service ActivitiesProvidingvolunteerservicetothecampusorcommunityisarewardingactivitythatcansubstantiallyenrichastudent’slife.Serviceactivitiesprovideanoutstandingwayforastudenttoexplorehisorhermajororareaofinterest.Serviceac-tivitiesdonotneedtobetiedtothestudent’smajorbutcanprovideameanstoexplorenewareasandissues.Activitiescanbeperformedeitheron-campusoroff-campus.

ThemaximumnumberofserviceactivitiesthatcanreceivecreditforHON222ashonorsactivitiesislimitedtotwoacrossallyearsintheHonorsCollege,andthosetwoactivitiesmustbefromtwodifferentservicecategories,asout-linedbelow.Ofcourse,weencouragestudentstocontinueparticipatingintheseactivitiesastheirtimepermits.Underextraordinarycircumstances,studentsmaypetitionforanexceptiontothispolicy.Forexample,inrarecases,approvalmaybegivenforathirdsemesterofservicetocountasanhonorsactivityifthatserviceactivityalsoincludesasubstan-tialnewacademiccomponent,suchasafaculty-supervisedprogramevaluationofaserviceorganizationthestudenthasworkedforpreviously.

AllserviceexperiencesneedtobeapprovedbytheFacultyFellow,sostudentsareencouragedtoplanaheadtoensurethataserviceactivitywillbedeemedappropriate.Notethatstudentsmusthavesomeoneinanofficialcapacitysignoffasactivitysupervisor;iftheserviceperformedisrelatedtomembershipinastudentorganization,theorganization’sfacultyadvisormustsignoffonAgreementandCompletionForms.Studentscannotserveasapproversofhonorsactivitycreditforotherstudents.

Inallcases,studentsmustspendatleastthreehoursperweek,or45hourspersemester,involvedintheactivityforittobedeemedworthyofhonorsactivitycredit.Notethatduetothenatureofsomeactivities,althoughthebulkofthehourswillbespentinthesemesterthestudentisregistered,someofthehoursmayspilloverintoasubsequentsemes-ter.Inthatcase,thestudentwillgetcreditforonesemesterofactivitycreditaslongasthehoursareeventuallycom-pleted,butthestudentstillmustcompleteanotheractivityinthesubsequentsemester.

Category A: Tutoring/Teaching/MentoringTutoringandotherformsofteachingandmentoringactivitieshavelongbeenrecognizedbytheHonorsCollegeaswor-thyhonorsactivities.Tutoringbenefitsboththestudentsreceivingtutoringandthetutors,whosesubjectknowledgeisreinforcedbytutoring.Italsobuildscommunitybycreatingmoreacademicopportunitiesforstudentstointeractoutsidetheclassroom.Servingasanundergraduateteachingassistantisalsoanappropriatehonorsactivity,especiallyforstu-dentswhointendtopursuecareersinteaching.

Examples: HelpingstudentsthroughtheHomeworkHotline HonorsCollegetutoringprogram TutoringatthePortAthleticCenter TutoringattheWritingCenter TutoringattheMathLearningCenter TutoringattheScienceLearningCenter NewLifeVolunteeringSocietyCPStutoringprogram UndergraduateTeachingAssistants HonorsCollege/CPSMentoringprogram Mentoringatlocalhighschool ServingasateachingassistantforaFirst-YearExperiencecourse,suchasHON101,BA100,or ENGR100

Category B: Civic Engagement and Service-LearningGivenitsChicagolocation,thereareaplethoraofvolunteerandserviceopportunitiesforHonorsCollegestudents.TheorganizationsthroughwhichHonorsCollegestudentsperformoutstandinginternational,national,andlocalcommunityserviceincludecampusgroups,localchaptersofnationalorganizations,neighborhoodorganizations,andspecialpro-gramsandprojects.Theseserviceexperiencesoftenenhancethedevelopmentofgoodcitizenshipandleadershipquali-tiesthatservestudentswellintheirfuturecareers,andsomaybeapprovedashonorsactivities.

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Examples: Attendingaweek-longtripwithAlternativeSpringBreak(ASB) TeachinghealtheducationatChicago-AreahighschoolsthroughPeerHealth Exchange Teachingscienceconceptstounderprivilegedchildrenatareahomelessshelters throughProjectESTEEM Workingwithchildrenandteenslivinginthird-worldcountriestodocument theirliveswithProjectFOCUS Translatingdocumentsfornon-Englishspeakersatacommunitycenterin Chinatown

Category C: VolunteeringStudentsplanningtoapplytomedical,dental,pharmacy,physicaltherapy,occupa-tionaltherapy,nutritionanddietetics,veterinaryandotherhealthrelatedprofes-sionalprogramsareencouraged(andsometimesrequired)toengageinvolunteeractivitiesthateducatethemabouttheprofessiontheyhopetoenter.Studentsinter-estedinothercareerssuchaslaw,criminaljustice,psychology,anthropology,etc.,mayalsovolunteerinactivitiesrelevanttotheirfuturecareers,includinglawoffices,schoolsandothereducationalsettings,museums,freetax-preparationservices,etc.

Thechallengeofvolunteeringismakingitanacademicallystimulatingactivity.Studentsmustdescribetheirplannedcontributionintheorganizationwhentheyproposethisactivityanddocument45hoursofparticipation,whichwillbefiledwiththeircompletionforms.

Dailyorweeklywrittenreflectiononthevolunteerexperiencemayprovideenoughevidenceoftheacademiccompo-nentsoftheactivity.

Examples: Shadowingahealthcareprofessionalinahospitalorclinic Volunteeringasahealthcareaideinanursinghome Shadowingatherapistinaphysicaloroccupationaltherapyclinicorrehabcenter Volunteeringasaanimalcaretechnicianinaveterinaryclinic Volunteeringasaneducatorordocentinamuseumorzoo Volunteeringtopreparetaxreturnsforataxpreparationservice VolunteeringasarapecrisiscounselorwithRapeVictimAdvocates VolunteeringasaconflictmediatorattheCenterforConflictResolution

Category D: Student Organization LeadershipHonorsCollegestudentsserveinleadershiprolesformanyUICstudentorganizations.Throughsuchengagement,studentsemployleadershipskillstobenefittheUICcommunityatlarge,andsotheseexperiencesmaybeapprovedashonorsactivities.Leadershiprolescanbeformallyrecognized,suchasboardmembership,orinformal,suchasaneventvolunteer.Notethatmembershipaloneinastudentorganizationisnotenoughtobeconsideredanhonorsactivity.Studentsmustdescribetheirplannedcontributionintheorganizationwhentheyproposethisactivityanddocument45hoursofparticipation,whichtheywillfilewiththeircompletionforms.

Examples: PlanningtheHonorsCollegeBallwiththeHonorsCollegeAdvisoryBoard(HCAB) MentoringincomingstudentsasamemberoftheHonorsCollegeAmbassadors OrganizingtheAnnualResearchForumthroughtheUndergraduate ResearchSteeringCommittee PlanningeventssponsoredbyUIC’sculturalcentersforUnifying Diversity ServingastheUICStudentTrustee PlanningRelayforLifeforCollegesAgainstCancer ServingontheExecutiveBoardofPsiChiorotherhonorssocieties

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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan spoke to Honors College

students in February of 2010

Category E: Student PublicationsHonorsCollegestudentscurrentlypublishonenewsletter(Ampersand)andthreejour-nals:Red Shoes Review,aliteraryjournalfeaturingprose,poetry,andart;theJournal for Pre-Health Affiliated Students(JPHAS)thataddressesissuesinhealthcare;andUIC OneWorld,coveringglobalissuesofinternationalconcern.Studentsmustspend45hoursonanyoftheeditorialboardsofanyoneofthejournalsforthisserviceactivitytocountforonesemesterofhonorsactivitycredit.

Summer Honors ActivitiesAlthoughHonorsCollegestudentsarenotrequiredtoengageinanhonorsactivitydur-ingthesummersemester,theymaytakeadvantageoftheopportunitytodoso.Theproceduresarethesameforsummerhonorsactivities,i.e.,studentsshouldregisterforHON222,consulttheirHonorsCollegeFellow,andsubmitAgreementandCompletionForms.

Studentsmayuseasummerhonorsactivitytosubstituteforafallorspringhonorsactivity.AgreementandCompletionformsfortherespectivefallorspringsemestershouldincludethenotation“completedduringsummer20XX,”andtheAgreementFormshouldincludetheHonorsCollegeFellow’sapprovalandsignature.

Paperwork: Agreement and Completion FormsEveryHonorsCollegestudentisrequiredtosubmitanAgreementFormandaCompletionFormeveryfallandspringsemester:http://www.uic.edu/honors/forms/.

Agreementformsaredueattheendofthethirdweekofthesemester.AllareasoftheformshouldbecompletedbeforeitissubmittedtotheHonorsCollege.Note:Signaturesofboththecourseinstructor/activitysupervisorandthestudent’sfellowforsophomoresandabovearerequired.FreshmenneedonlyacquirethesignatureoftheirHonorsCoreinstructorontheirAgreementForms.IfastudentistakinganhonorscourseordoinganHonorsSupplementinaregularcourse,ordoingindependentstudyworkforhonorscredit,thecourseinstructor’ssignatureisrequiredatthebottomoftheform.Forotherhonorsactivities,thesupervisingfacultyorstafffortheactivityshouldsignoffontheform.TheHon-orsCollegeFellow’ssignatureisalsorequired(forsecond,third,andfourthyearstudents),reflectinghisorherapprovalofthehonorsactivity.StudentsshoulddiscusstheirplannedactivitieswiththeirFellowspriortorequestingsignatures.

CompletionFormsaresubmittedattheendofthesemester,whenstudents’honorsworkiscompleted.Studentsen-rolledinhonorscoursesandthosewhohavecompletedhonorssupplementsarerequiredtoobtainthesignatureofthecourseinstructorontheCompletionForm.Forotherhonorsactivities,studentsarerequiredtoobtainthesignatureoftheindividualswhohavebeendirectlysupervisingtheirhonorsactivities.TheHonorsCollegeFellow’ssignatureisNOTrequiredontheCompletionFormunlessheorshehasbeendirectlysupervisingthestudent’shonorsactivity(whetheritisasthecourseinstructorinwhichthehonorsworkwasdone,orinanothersupervisoryrole).

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Capstone Project (HON 322)

StudentsenteringtheHonorsCollegeinFallSemester2006orthereaftermustcompleteanHonorsCapstoneprojectbeforegraduation.TheHonorsCapstoneprojectentailsanindependent,in-depthexaminationofatopic.AllCapstoneprojectsmustincludebothawrittenandapublicpresentationportion.TheCapstoneisguidedbyaprojectsupervisorchosenbythestudentinconsultationwithhisorherHonorsCollegeFellow.Thisislikelytobethemostchallengingandrewardingacademicprojectstudentswillhaveundertakentodate.Typically,theprojectwillbecompletedduringthelasttwosemestersatUIC,althoughstudentsmaybegintheCapstoneprojectasearlyastheirjunioryearandcompleteitbeforetheirlastsemester.AllstudentsengagingintheirHonorsCapstoneworkshouldregisterforHON322.

Purpose and RequirementsTheHonorsCapstonerequirementisintendedtoprovidethestudentwithascholarlyexperiencethatincorporatesconceptsandtechniqueslearnedduringhisorherundergraduatecareer,aswellasallowingtheproductionofanoriginalscholarlycontributiontoadiscipline.TheCapstoneprojectmustfocusonaresearchproblem,theoreticalissue,newcreativework,orinnovativeareaofapplication(i.e.designortechnologicalinnovation).Morespecifically,

A. TheHonorsCapstoneiscommensuratewiththeexpectationsoftraditionaldepartmentalhonorstheses, seniordesignprojectsinmanydisciplines,andotherseniorresearchprojectsintendedtoprepare studentsfortherigorsofresearch,writing,andscholarlypresentationassociatedwithpost-graduate professionalprogramsandgraduateprograms.Itismorein-depthanddemandingthanatypical upper-classundergraduatepaper.Itinvolvescreationofnewknowledgeorinsightsratherthansimply asummaryorsynthesisofknown“facts”orpastworkinthechosenareaofstudy.

Tosuccessfullycarryoutaproject,thestudentmustcompletesuchstepsasreviewingthetheoretical andmethodologicalbackgroundliterature,conductingresearchandcollectingdata,designorcreative work,writingapaperontheproject,andpresentingtheprojectinapublicacademicforum.Inaddition tomaintaininghighqualityscholarship,studentsareexpectedtostriveforwell-writtenpapers,touse goodcitationpractices,andtopresenttheirworkinaprofessionalmanner.Theprojectmayserveasa bridgetoevenmorechallengingresearchandinnovationintheirpostgraduatecareers.

B. Becauseeachdisciplineisdifferentintermsofwhatconstitutesthescholarly“product”ofitsendeavors, thelengthandformatofboththewrittenandpublicpresentationportionsoftheCapstoneareexpected tovaryaccordingtotheconventionsofdifferentdisciplines.StudentsshouldconsultwiththeirFaculty FellowandProjectSupervisortodeterminetheappropriateresearchproductfortheirparticular discipline.

Forexample,forsomeengineeringstudents,theCapstoneiscommensuratewiththeirSeniorDesign Projectandtheresultingproductwillbethedesignprototypealongwithawrittenpaperand presentationontheresearchissueaddressedandmethodologyofthedesign.Foramusicstudent,the Capstonemaybeaperformance,musicalcomposition,orscholarlytreatmentofathemerelatedto musichistoryorproduction,againwithbothwrittenandpublicpresentationcomponents.

C. Itisexpectedthatmoststudentswillchooseaprojectrelatedtotheirmajor,buttheymayalsocomplete aprojectinanotherdisciplineinwhichtheyhavesufficientcourseworkandsupervision.Forexample, abiologystudentinterestedinthedevelopmentofthehominidbrainmightpursueaCapstone projectsupervisedbyaprofessorofneuroscience,psychology,orbiologicalanthropologywithwhom theyhavepreviouslyworked.Similarly,astudentwhohaspursuedtrainingandcourseworkintheater, art,ormusicinadditiontoamajorinhistorycoulduseanoriginalcompositionwithinaparticular historicalgenreasCapstoneexperience.

Relationship to College or Departmental Capstone RequirementsTheHonorsCollegeencouragesstudentstocompleteaCapstoneprojectthatwillsimultaneouslyfulfilldepartmentalorcollegerequirementsoroptionalopportunitiesforadvancedundergraduateresearchandprofessionalpresentation.

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A. Studentsinprogramsthatrequireaculminatingseniorprojectorresearchexperience(suchas Engineering,Nursing,orArchitecture)andstudentsmajoringindisciplineswhereaseniorthesisis requiredtograduatewithdistinction(includingmanyofthehumanities,socialscience,andnatural sciencedisciplinesinLAS)mayusesuchprojectstosatisfytheHonorsCollegeCapstonerequirement, providedtheymeettheacademicrequirementsoftheHonorsCapstone.

B. StudentsshouldconsulttheirdepartmentprogramdescriptionintheUndergraduateCatalog,their HonorsCollegeFacultyFellow,departmentorcollegeacademicadvisors,theDirectorofUndergraduate Studiesintheirdepartmentorprogram,and/orHonorsCollegestafftodeterminewhichtypesof disciplinarycapstones,seniordesignprojects,orhonorsthesisoptionsareavailableintheirmajor.Use oftheseprojectsastheHonorsCapstoneissubjecttotheapprovalofthestudent’sFacultyFellow.

Required Components of the CapstoneTheCapstonebuildsonstudents’trainingintheartofresearchandindependentscholarshipandpreparesthemforthetypesofscholarlyactivitiesexpectedofprofessionalandgraduatestudents(researchpublications,paperandposterpre-sentationsatconferences,lecturesontheirresearch,etc.).Specifically,studentsarerequiredtopresenttheirworkbothinwrittenformatandinapublicacademicforum.

Writtenpresentationoftheresearchintheformofaresearchpaper,undergraduatethesis,orwriteupofadesignproj-ectorperformance.

A. TheProjectSupervisorandHonorsCollegeFacultyFellowarecrucialindeterminingtheappropriate content,style,formandlengthforthewrittenpresentationaccordingtotheparticulardisciplineand typeofproject.Althoughitusuallyinvolvesawrittenthesis,theprojectmaytakeotherformsaccording tothenormsofthespecificdiscipline(suchasaperformance,artwork,creativewritingproduct,applied designproject,orsoftware,amongothers).Insuchcases,theremustbeacorrespondingwritten discussionoranalysisoftheproject.

B. Instandardsocialscientificorhumanitiesprojects,thewrittenpresentationtypicallyincludes:(a)a statementoftheresearchproblembeingaddressed;(b)backgroundofthetheoreticalissueandpast scholarship;(c)discussionofthemethodologyusedintacklingtheresearchproblem;(d)presentation oftheresearchresults;and(e)conclusionsoftheresearch.TheCapstoneisnotsimplyasynthesisof previousworkonatopic.

C. Studentsworkingoncreativeordesignprojectsinfieldssuchasengineering,computerscience,musical composition,art,creativewriting,architecture,andtheaterareexpectedtoproduceasomewhat differentwrittenproduct.

Thewrittenpresentationinsuchcasestypicallyincludes:(a)aclearstatementofthedesignissueor creativeissuethatthestudentisattemptingtotacklethroughanoriginalartpiece,amusical performanceorcomposition,atheaterrole,aplayorshortstory,anarchitecturaldesign,oran engineeringinnovation;(b)backgroundontheartisticgenreortechnologicalareainwhichthestudent isattemptingtomakeacontribution(i.e.whathasbeendoneinthisareaofcreativeartsor technologicaldesigninthepast,andhowthisframesthestudent’sapproach);(c)discussionofhowthe design,technologicalorartisticproductwasconceived;(d)presentationoftheresults;and(e)an evaluationofitscontributiontotheareaofstudywithinthediscipline.

D. Studentsworkingon“team”projects,suchasthosethatarepartofamultiplestudentdesignteamon anEngineeringSeniorDesignProject,mayworktogether,butstudentsmustwritetheirownCapstone papersemphasizingtheirparticularroleintheproject.Insuchcases,backgroundresearchand theoreticaldiscussionmayoverlapandbequitesimilaramongthestudentmembersoftheteam.

Studentsworkingonprojectsinvolvingfaculty,graduatestudents,andotherundergraduatesinvarious rolesshouldconsultwiththeprimaryfacultysupervisoroftheprojectaboutwhatdatacanbeincluded intheirwrittenCapstoneandhowtheworkofthelargerresearchgroupshouldberepresented.Because

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thismayinvolveissuesofboth“intellectualproperty”andappropriatecitation,itisimportantforstu- dentstoclarifytheirroleintheresearchandhowtheircontributionandthecontributionsofotherscan berecordedandpubliclypresented.

Publicpresentationoftheresearchintheformofalectureororalpresentation(includingPowerPointaidedtalks),aposterpresentation,areadingor“unveiling”ofacreativework,aconcertorothertypeofperformance,ora“defense”oftheundergraduatethesis,preferablywiththeopportunityforquestions,comments,andevaluationbytheaudience.

A. Thepublicpresentationmaytakeplace(1)atanacademicsymposiumoutsidetheuniversity(e.g.,a nationalorregionalscholarlyconferenceforaparticulardiscipline);(2)atalargeuniversitywideevent (e.g.,theannualStudentResearchForumheldatUICinSpringsemester);(3)attheHonorsCollege forum(usuallyheldinFallsemester);or(4)inaforumorsymposiumsponsoredbythedepartmentor college(e.g.,an“undergraduateresearchday”scheduledatthedepartmentorcollegelevel).

B. TheProjectSupervisorandtheHonorsCollegeFellowmustapprovethepublicpresentationeventasan academicallyappropriatevenue.TheProjectSupervisorshouldattendthepublicpresentationifpossible or,ifthisisnotfeasible,verifythatthepresentationwascompletedinaprofessionalmanner.Honors CollegeFellowsareencouragedtoattendthepresentationwheneverfeasible.

C. Studentsinvolvedin“teamprojects”(suchasatheatricalpresentation,anengineeringdesignproject,or acollaborativeteamprojectinthelaboratorysciences)maypresenttheirworkingroups,butthe studentmustbepresentforthepresentationandforquestionsandevaluationfromattendees.

The Role of the Project Supervisor and Faculty FellowAlthoughstudentspursuingtheCapstoneworkundertheguidanceoftheirProjectSupervisorsinconsultationwiththeirHonorsCollegeFellows,thestudentisultimatelyresponsiblefordevelopingtheproject,locatingasupervisor,andcom-pletingtheprojectwithintheprescribedschedule.

A. TheProjectSupervisorisascholarwhoisknowledgeableinhisorherareaofresearchandisaresource forthestudent. 1. StudentsshouldchoosetheirProjectSupervisorscarefully.Inparticular,studentsneedto ascertainthatthesupervisorhasexpertiseintheareaofstudyandiswillingandabletodevote thetimerequiredtosupervisetheprojecteffectively. 2. TheProjectSupervisorisexpectedtoguidethestudentthroughouttheproject,fromidentifying appropriateresearchmethodsandobtainingbackgroundreadingmaterials,toreadingand critiquingdraftsonatimelybasis,toconsultingwiththestudentregularlyonthescopeand methodologyoftheproject.AProjectSupervisorisalsoexpectedtohelpthestudentfind appropriatepublicpresentationvenuesandformsofpresentation. 3. TheProjectSupervisorwillreadandassessthewrittencomponentofthework.Heor sheshouldalsoattendthepublicpresentationofthework.

B. TheHonorsCollegeFellowoverseesandensuresthatthequalityoftheiradvisees’Capstone projectsmeettheHonorsCollegerequirements.Morespecifically, 1. TheFacultyFellowmayassistthestudentinfindinganappropriateProjectSupervisor. 2. TheFacultyFellowmayperiodicallycheckwiththestudenttoensurethatthestudentis interactingappropriatelywiththeProjectSupervisorandthattheprojectisprogressing accordingtoschedule. 3. WhileitisprimarilytheresponsibilityoftheProjectSupervisortoevaluateboththewrittenand publicpresentationportionsoftheCapstone,theHonorsCollegeFacultyFellowisencouraged tobothattendthestudent’spublicpresentationandreadthewrittenportionoftheCapstone projectalongwiththeProjectSupervisor. 4. WhilesomeFacultyFellowswillelecttoworkasProjectSupervisorswithoneormorestudents undertheirmentorship,theHonorsCollegeFacultyFellowisundernoobligationtoserveasa ProjectSupervisorforanyHonorsCollegestudentundertheirmentorship.

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C. TheProjectSupervisorandHonorsCollegeFellowplaycomplementaryrolesinthefinalassessmentof theproject.TheProjectSupervisorevaluatestheprojecttoascertainthatitmeetsacademicstandards anddisciplinaryrequirements.TheFellowcertifiesthattheprojectmeetstheHonorsCollegeCapstone requirementsandisexpectedtoalsocommentonthequalityofthework.

Timing and Sequence for Completing the CapstoneStudentsfollowingafour-yeargraduationschedulewilltypicallycompletetheprojectduringthefirstandsecondsemes-tersoftheirsenioryear.ThestudentshouldhaveselectedatopicandafacultysupervisorbytheendofthesemesterprecedingtheformalinitiationoftheirCapstoneproject.

StudentsmayalsoelecttobegintheCapstoneasearlyastheirjunioryearandtocompleteitpriortotheirlastsemes-terofgraduation.Thismaybeparticularlydesirableifstudentsplanastudyabroadsemesterintheirsenioryear,iftheprojecttheywanttopursuehasatimeframerequiringearliercompletionoftheresearch,oriftheywishtohaveacom-pletedprojectaspartofaportfolioforprofessionalorgraduateschooladmission.

Exceptunderunusualcircumstances(suchasanacceleratedgraduationdateorstudyabroadduringthesenioryear),studentsshouldcompletetheirprojectovertwosemesters.ThiswillallowstudentstoincorporatetheCapstonere-searchintotheiracademicloadwithlessstressandprovidemoretimeforclosementorshipbytheirProjectSupervisorandHonorsCollegeFacultyFellow.Thefollowingisastepbystepguideforstudents:

Step 1: Choosing Topic and Selecting Project SupervisorTwoofthemostcriticalelementsofasuccessfulprojectareacleardefinitionofthetopicandthechoiceofanappropri-atefacultysupervisor.BeforetheendofthesemesterprecedingtheformalinitiationoftheCapstoneproject(i.e.,thesecondsemesterofthejunioryearundermostcircumstances),studentsshouldbeginthediscussionofpossibletopicsandpotentialprojectsupervisorswiththeirFacultyFellow.Studentsshouldthenmeetwithpotentialprojectsupervi-sorstodiscusspossibleprojects,toevaluatethefeasibilityoftheirproposedproject,andtoobtainadviceonpreliminarybackgroundresearch.

ForsomestudentsCapstoneprojectsmaybeacontinuationofresearchandmentorshipbyafacultymemberthatbeganearlierintheirundergraduatecareeraspartofoneormoreHonorsActivities.Forothers,theHonorsCapstonemayin-volvenewresearchwithaprojectsupervisorwithwhomtheyhavenotworkedbefore.Regardlessofthetypeofplannedresearch,studentsmayhaveonlyaroughideaoftheresearchprobleminwhichtheyareinterested,sotheseinitialdiscussionsaregoodopportunitiestobetterdefinetheprojectandtonarrowitsfocussothatthescopeisonethatcanberealisticallyaddressedintwosemesters.

Oncethestudenthasdecidedonatopic,andafacultymemberhasagreedtoserveassupervisor,thestudentshouldinformallynotifytheHonorsCollegeFellowofthechoices.Althoughofficialapprovaloftheprojectwillnotbemadeuntilaftertheformalproposalissubmitted,theFacultyFellowwillbeabletodiscussanypotentialproblems.

Step 2: Developing a Project ProposalTheprospectiveCapstonesupervisorwillpointthestudenttowardtheappropriatebackgroundreadingtoprepareforwritingtheformalproposal.Thegoalisto“hitthegroundrunning”whenthestudentformallybeginsthefirstsemesteroftheirCapstoneresearch.

Duringtheprocessofexploringrelevantbackgroundliteraturethestudentwillcontinuetorefinehisorherresearchquestionsanddevelopaprojectproposalwiththefollowingelements: 1. Title-Thecompletetitlefortheproject. 2. PurposeandGoaloftheResearch-Abriefsummaryoftheissuestobeaddressedand/orquestionsto beinvestigated.Theissuesdescribedshouldbeasspecificaspossible,andthestudentmaywishto includeasummaryofpreliminarybackgroundresearch. 3. MethodologyandData/MaterialCollection-Anexplanationofwhatdataorothermaterialsaretobe collectedtoanswertheresearchquestion(s)andhow. 4. AnalysisandAnticipatedResults-Anexplanationofhowthedatawillbeanalyzedandthepotential contributionoftheresultsfromthestudy.

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5. PreliminarySchedule-Atentativescheduleforcompletingabovestepsintwosemesters,includingplans forwritingandconductingthepublicpresentation.Forexample,studentswilllikelycarryoutthe necessarybackgroundliteraturereviewandconductthebulkoftheirresearchduringthefirstsemester oftheCapstoneandthendevotethesecondsemestertowritinguptheirresearchandpreparinga poster,aPowerPointpresentation,and/oralectureforpublicpresentation.

Thestudent,SupervisorandHonorsCollegeFellowshouldallagreeonthecontentsthatwillconstitutesuccessfulcompletionoftheproject.Assoonastheseareestablished,thestudentisreadytosubmittheCapstoneRegistrationandProposalForm(seebelow)andwillbeabletobeginresearchatthestartofthesemester.

Step 3: Registering for HON 322 and Submitting Capstone Agreemen FormConcurrentwithregisteringforHON322,thestudentshouldsubmittheCapstoneAgreementFormtotheFacultySuper-visorandHonorsCollegeFellowbytheendofthethirdweekofthesemesterwhentheHonorsCollegeCapstoneprojectcommences.TheFormmustbefilledoutproperlyandcompletelyandthestudentmustobtainallnecessarysignatures.ItisusefulforstudentstoprovidethefacultysupervisorandHonorsCollegeFellowwithearlierdraftssothattheyareabletoaddresstheirconcernspriortosubmittingtheproposalformally.

AfterthesupervisorandtheHonorsCollegeFacultyFellowhaveapprovedtheproposal,thestudentshouldfilethepro-posal,includingattachments,withtheHonorsCollege.

Step 4: Completing the ProjectFormoststudents,theprojectwillbecompletedinthesenioryear.Duringthistime,studentsshouldmeetregularlywiththeirsupervisorstoassuretheyareprogressingadequately.Thefacultysupervisorandthestudentshouldsetintermedi-ategoalsthroughoutthedurationoftheprojectandusetheperiodicmeetingsbothtoassesswherethestudentisontheprojectandtoestablishthenextgoals.

Neartheendofthesenioryear,studentswillpresenttheirprojectsinappropriateacademicforums.Fortraditionalresearchpapers,theforumcouldbeaworkshoppresentationtothefacultyandinterestedstudentsintheircollege/departmentortheHonorsCollege.Forothertypesofprojects,thefacultysupervisorandthestudentshouldagreeonanappropriateformandoutletforthepresentation.ThesemayincludepresentationsattheannualUICUndergraduateResearchForumororalorposterpresentationsatalocalornationalscholarlyconference.

Step 5: Filing Your Completed Project with the Honors CollegeThestudentisresponsibleforsubmittingacopyofthecompletedprojectforarchivingintheHonorsCollege.TheHonorsCollegedatabasefortheCapstoneprojectwilllikelybearchivedprimarilyindigitalform,sodigitizedformats(i.e.thefinalwrittenproductasaPDF)areacceptable.StudentsshouldconsulttheirCapstoneSupervisorsandHonorsCollegeFellowsregardingwhethertheyprefertoreceivetheprojectinpaperordigitizedformat.Insomecircumstances,itwillnotbefeasibletocopytheentireproject,asinthecaseofartworkoratechnologicalprototypeaccompanyingawrittenpresentation.Inthosecases,onlytheportionsoftheprojectthatcanreasonablybereproducedneedtobesubmitted.However,iffeasible,photographsofsuchpartsoftheprojectshouldbeincluded.

Enrollment and Paperwork A. StudentsmustbeenrolledinHON322andcompleteaCapstoneAgreementFormforeach ofthesemestersinwhichtheyareworkingontheirCapstoneproject.HON322replacesHON222as therequiredHonorsCollegeactivity.Thatis,studentsshouldnotenrollinHON222forthesemestersin whichtheyareenrolledinHON322.IfastudentcompletesaCapstonepriortotheirlastsemesterinthe HonorsCollegeandatUIC,he/sheshouldagainenrollinHON222andresumeHonorsActivitiesuntil graduation.

B. StudentsmustalsocompleteaCapstoneAgreementFormatthebeginningandaCapstone ProgressReportorCompletionFormattheendofeachofthesemestersinwhichtheyareworkingon theirCapstoneproject.InthesecondsemesteroftheCapstone,theymayrevisetheirproposalonthe CapstoneAgreementFormtoreflectchangesintheirresearchobjectives,methods,or intendedresults.Similarly,theymayrevisetheirplanstofulfillthewrittenorpublicpresentation

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requirementsoftheCapstoneaswarrantedbychangessuggestedbytheiradvisorsastheirresearch progresses,orasnewopportunitiesforpresentingtheirworkatconferencesemerge,etc.Attheend ofthefirstsemesterofworkontheCapstoneproject,studentmustcompleteaCapstoneProgress Report.AttheendofthesecondsemesterofCapstonework(uponcompletionoftheproject),students mustsubmitaCapstoneCompletionForm.

C. NotethatnoformalgradewillbegivenbytheHonorsCollegeoneitherthepaperorthepublic presentationoftheproject.However,theCapstoneSupervisormustindicatethattheprojectis acceptable,andtheHonorsCollegeFellowmustalsocertifythattheprojectmeetstherequirementsfor aCapstoneproject,bysigningtheCapstoneProgressReportorCompletionForm.

D. Studentsareencouragedtoenrollinresearchorindependentstudycreditsinthedepartmenthousing thedisciplineinwhichtheyarepursuingaCapstoneduringtheperiodoftheirworkontheproject.Since theCapstoneresearchmayrequireasignificantamountofthestudent’stimeduringthesemester,itis oftenadvisableforstudentstosubstituteanindependentresearchcourseforoneoftheirmajorcourses duringoneorbothsemestersofintensiveworkontheirCapstoneproject.HonorsCollegeFellows,the student’sProjectSupervisor,andHonorsCollegestaffcanhelptoidentifycoursesthatmightbe appropriateforsimultaneousenrollment,particularlythosecoursesorcoursesequencesthatinclude instructioninresearchtechniquesand/orresultinaresearchproductconsistentwiththeHonors CollegeCapstone.NotethatstudentsmustalsoberegisteredforHON322foreachsemesterthatthey areworkingontheirCapstoneregardlessofwhethertheyregisterfordepartmentalresearchor independentstudiescredits.

Somedepartmentsorschoolswithalargenumberofmajorsorestablishedprofessionaltrajectories,suchasbiol-ogy,psychology,andnursing,alreadyhaveinplaceastructuredcourseorcoursesequencetofacilitateundergraduateresearchandtoteachthebasicsofresearchpresentationandwriting,withmanyofthesecoursesalreadyrequiredforundergraduatesintheirjuniororsenioryear.

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Grades and Probation/Drop Rules

Honors GradesHonorsworkisdesignatedonastudent’stranscriptinthefollowingmanner: • AllHonorscourses,departmentalhonorssections,honorscoresandhonorsseminars:students whoreceiveanAorBorSwillseean“H”afterthelettergradeontheirtranscripts • Honorssupplements:studentswhoreceiveanAorBwillseean“H”afterthelettergradeon theirtranscripts An“A”or“B”mustbeearnedinhonorscoursesandsupplementsinordertosatisfythehonorsactivityrequirement.

Whenthehonorsworkhasbeensuccessfullycompletedandtheappropriateformshavebeensubmitted,studentsreceivean“S”ontheirgradereportforHON222.StudentswhodonotsubmitaCompletionFormbytheendoffinalsweekwillreceiveadeferredgrade(DFR)forHON222.Ifnoworkisdone,orifthestudentreceivesagradeofCorbelowinanhonorscourse,thegradeforHON222is“U.”

Probation and Drop RulesTherearetwowaysinwhichanHonorsCollegestudent’sgoodstandingintheCollegecanbeaffected:

Ifastudentfailstosatisfactorilycompleteanhonorsactivityasdescribed,heorsheisplacedonhonorsactivityproba-tionintheHonorsCollegeforonesemesterandmusthenceforthcompletehonorswork.

ThesecondrequirementforgoodstandingintheHonorsCollegeisthatstudentsmaintaina3.40orbettercumulativeGPAforworkdoneatUIC.AstudentwhoseUICGPAdropsbelow3.40butnotbelow3.15isplacedonHonorsCollegeacademicprobationwithonesemestertobringuptheGPAtotheminimum.Ifastudent’sGPAdropsbelow3.15,heorsheisdismissedfromtheCollege.

Use of Honors College Petition

AgenericHonorsCollegepetitionformisavailableontheHonorsCollegewebsite;copiesarealsoavailableinthelitera-tureracklocatedneartheHonorsCollegereceptionareainBurnhamHall.ThepetitionformmaybeusedbystudentswhohaveunusualorextenuatingcircumstancestoaskforanexceptiontoanHonorsCollegepolicyorprocedure.Peti-tionformscannotbeusedtoobtainapprovalforhonorsactivitiesthatwouldnormallybeapprovedbythestudent’sHonorsCollegeFellow;forexample,ifastudentplanstocompleteanhonorsactivityoverthesummertosubstituteforaspringorfallactivity,AgreementandCompletionFormsfortherespectivetermmustbesubmitted,withthenotation“completedduringsummer20XX.”TheFellow’sapprovalandsignaturemuststillbeobtainedforsuchasubstitution.

Appropriateusageofthepetitionformsinclude: • Torequestanextensionorwaiverofanhonorsactivityduetoillnessorcatastrophicevent • TowithdrawfromtheHonorsCollege • Torequestadditionalprobationarytimeduetoextenuatingcircumstances • TorequestreadmissiontotheHonorsCollege(seebelow)

StudentswhohavebeendismissedfromtheHonorsCollegeorwhohaveleftUICandreturnedmayusethepetitionforreadmissiontotheCollege.Theyshouldindicatetheirreasonsforrequestingreadmission;theseinclude: • ImprovedGPA • Newcircumstancesthatpermitthemtocompleteanhonorsactivityeverysemester • ReenrolledatUICafterahiatus

StudentswhoareuncertainastotheappropriatenessoftheuseofapetitionformfortheirparticularcircumstancesareencouragedtoconsultanHonorsCollegeadvisorforfurtherclarification.

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Honors College Code of Conduct

Code of ConductTheHonorsCollegeiscommittedtoprovidinganenvironmentfreeofdiscriminationinanyform.AlthoughtheCollegedefendsfreespeechandfreedomofexpression,studentsmustrespecttheirhonorscolleagues.Theyshouldbeawarethatwhatmightnotbeoffensivetothemmaybeperceivedasoffensive,discriminatory,orharassingbyothers.Thiscanoccurbecauseofsuchdifferencesasgender,sexualorientation,culture,race,religion,age,class,andcommunicationstyle.AstheHonorsCollegeisamicrocosmofUICandadiversemulticulturalcommunity,itsmembersareexpectedtobesensitivetotheimpactoftheirwordsandactionsonothers.

Academic Dishonesty AnycaseofplagiarismoracademicmisconductwillresultinautomaticallyfailureoftheHonorsCollegecourseforwhichacademicdishonestywasfound,aswellasdismissalfromtheHonorsCollege.Additionally,anincidentreportorcom-plaintwillbesenttotheUICSenateCommitteeonStudentDiscipline.Plagiarismandacademicmisconductinvolvesbutisnotlimitedtothefollowing:(1)usingorattemptingtouseunauthorizedmaterials,information,people,orstudyaidsinanyacademicexercise,orextendingtoorreceivinganykindofunauthorizedassistanceonanyexaminationorassign-menttoorfromanotherperson;(2)deliveringspeechesorotherdocumentsthathavebeendeliveredbyothers,includ-ingfellowstudents;(3)usingresearchthathasbeenusedbysomeoneelse;(4)duplicatingworkdoneinanotherclass;(5)allowingotherstoborrowwork--whatevertheintention,studentsmaybeguiltyofacademicmisconductifanotherstudentcopiestheirmaterial;(6)alteringorfalsifyinganyinformationonanybibliography,orinformationpresentedinthework;(7)omittingasourcecitationbecausemuchoftheresearchmaterialhasbeenput“intoyourownwords”andisnotadirectquotation.

Student Disciplinary MattersStudentswhoviolatetheCodeofConductwillbesubjecttodisciplinaryaction,includingsuspensionorremovalfromtheCollege.ViolationsoftheCodeincludeanyintentionalmisuseorabuseofHonorsCollegeprivilegesorresources.StudentswhohavebeendismissedorsuspendedfromtheUniversityforviolationsofacademicintegritywillbeauto-maticallydroppedfromtheHonorsCollege;theDeanoftheHonorsCollegewillconsiderapplicationforreadmissiononacase-by-casebasis.AllHonorsCollegestudentswillbeheldtotheHonorsCollegeCodeofConduct,andareexpectedtoadheretoitspolicies.

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III. Honors College Fellows

The Role of Fellows

HonorsCollegeFellowscomefromdepartmentsinallcollegesacrosstheUICcampus.ThesefacultymembersapplyforappointmentasFellowstohavetheopportunitytoworkwithtalentedundergraduates,andtohelpsuchstudentsperformattheirhighestlevelofability.Busybothasscholarsandasteachers,theFellowsoftheHonorsCollegedeservethanksfromtheentireUICcommunityfortheirsupportofHonorsCollegestudents,whichleadsstudentstosuccessatUICandbeyond. TheHonorsCouncilhasadoptedaspolicythefollowingdescriptionoftheroleoftheHonorsCollegeFellow,alongwithsomepracticalstepstowardhelpingmakeitareality.

Asanhonorsadvisor,theFellow:

• Helpsthestudentdecideonhonorsactivitieseachsemester. • Servesasthestudent’sandtheHonorsCollege’sagentinthehomedepartment. • Providesguidanceforthestudent’sindependentstudyorresearch,workingwiththestudentdirectly orsuggestingotherappropriatefacultymemberswithwhomthestudentmightwork. • Encouragesandadvisesthestudentregardingthestudent’sHonorsCollegeCapstoneProject,which istypicallycompletedduringthelasttwosemestersbeforegraduation.TheFellowmightserveasthe facultyadvisorforthisproject,ormighthelpthestudentfindotherappropriatefacultyadvisors.The capstonegenerallyalsofulfillsrequirementsofdepartmentalhonorsprograms(researchprojects, seniorpapersortheses,etc.)leadingtograduationwithdepartmentalhonors.

Asamentorinamoregeneralsense,theFellow:

• Welcomesthestudentasamemberoftheacademiccommunity,encouragesthestudenttoidentify withthatcommunity,anddevelopsarelationshipwiththestudentthatfosterssuchidentification.In therelationshipwiththestudent,asinallUICfaculty-studentcontacts,theFellowissensitivetoall issuesasdescribedbytheuniversity’sNondiscriminationStatement. • Encouragesthestudenttopursueacademicexcellence • Servesasasourceofinformationaboutthedepartment,thecampus,graduateschool,andcareers • Helpstheuncertainorimmaturestudentdevelopacademicorprofessionalgoalsandstrategiesfor achievingthem • Servesasasponsorandadvocateforthestudent--encouragingthestudenttotakeadvantageof academicopportunities,callingdepartmentalcolleagues’attentiontothestudent’sabilities,writing lettersofrecommendation,etc. • Identifieshighlytalentedstudentsattheearliestpossiblestageandcallsthemtotheattentionofthe departmentandtheHonorsCollege • Encouragesoutstandingstudentstoapplyformajorawards(Fulbright,Marshall,Mellon,NSF,Rhodes, Truman,etc.)andhelpsthembecomecompetitiveforsuchawards • ServesasanambassadorfortheHonorsCollegeinhisorherhomedepartment,college,andacross thecampus • SupportstheHonorsCollegethroughoccasionalservice(e.g.,servingasaninterviewerduringcollege admissionsevents,servingonscholarshiporgrantselectioncommittees) • SupportstheHonorsCollegeandstudentadviseesbyattendingcollegeacademicandsocialeventsas timepermits

Clearlytheexerciseofthesefunctionswillvarywiththeparticularoccasion,thestageofthestudent’sacademiccareer,theamountoftimetheFellowhasavailable,andthepersonalitiesofbothstudentandFellow.TheseactivitieslistedconstitutewhatisexpectedfromtheFellowoftheHonorsCollege;theFellowmayfeeltheneedtoperformad-ditionalactionsaswell.

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Tohelpperformthisrole,theHonorsCouncilrecommendsthefollowingprocedures:

• Fellowandstudentwillmeet,face-to-face,earlyintheterm(thefirstorsecondweekofthesemester) todiscussthestudent’shonorsactivity,andtheFellowwillindicatehisorherapprovaloftheplanned honorsactivitybysigningtheAgreementForm. • AsawayofstrengtheningtheFellow-Studentrelationship,Fellowsarestronglyurgedtomeetasecond timeduringthetermwitheachoftheirhonorsadvisees--perhaps,whereappropriate,duringthe departmentaladvisingforthefollowingterm,orperhapsatatimewhennoparticularagendaor deadlinehangsinthebalanceandbothFellowandstudentcangettoknoweachotherbetter.

TheHonorsCollegewillencouragebothFellowsandstudentstoseeksuchmeetingsinavarietyofways:

• Theexpectationthatsuchmeetingswilltakeplaceandwillbepartoforientationinformationbothfor newfellowsandfornewstudents. • ThisexpectationwillbereinforcedthoughsuchstandardcommunicationsintheAmpersandandthe Handbook. • EachtermFellowswillbeaskedforthenamesofstudentswhohavenotrespondedtoinvitationsto meetingsorwhohaveotherwisemadenoefforttomeetwiththeFellow.Collegeadvisorswillfollow upwiththestudent. • StudentswillbestronglyurgedtoinvitetheirFellows,andFellowswillbestronglyencouragedtoinvite theirstudentadvisees,totheHonorsCollegeAdvisoryBoardstudent-facultylunchthatisheldeach term.Additionally,thetwopartiesshouldengagewitheachotheratHonorsCollegesponsoredevents.

Student/Faculty Luncheons

AsubcommitteeofHCABorganizesalunchforstudentsandfacultyeachyear.HonorsCollegestudentsareencouragedtoattendthesefunctionstomeetotherstudentsandfaculty,andtoinvitetheirFellowtoattendthelunchwiththem.

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Honors College Fellows 2010-2011

ThefollowingisalistofcurrentHonorsCollegeFellows.Afullandup-to-datelistingofallHonorsCollegeFellowscanbefoundontheHonorsCollegewebsiteathttp://www.uic.edu/honors/fellows/fellows.shtml.TheFellowscomefromalldepartmentsacrosstheUICcampusandassuchFellowsrepresentallofthecollegesatUIC.

COLLEGE OF APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCESBiomedical and Health Information Sciences KarenPatena,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (312)996-1444;patena@uic.edu http://healthinformatics.uic.edu/karen-patena/

Disability & Human Development FabricioBalcazar,Professor (312)413-1646;fabricio@uic.edu http://www.ahs.uic.edu/ahs/php/content.php?sitename=dhd&type=7&id=55

Human Nutrition & Dietetics GiamilaFantuzzi,AssociateProfessor (312)413-5398;giamila@uic.edu http://www.ahs.uic.edu/ahs/php/content.php?sitename=mvsc&type=7&id=310

Kinesiology MaryLouBareither,ClinicalAssociateProfessor (312)996-5559;mbareith@uic.edu http://www.ahs.uic.edu/ahs/php/content.php?sitename=mvsc&type=7&id=76

DanielCorcos,Professor (312)355-1708;dcorcos@uic.edu http://ccm.psych.uic.edu/People/Investigators/corcos.aspx

JohnCoumbe’Lilley,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (312)996-0152;jcoumb1@uic.edu http://www.ahs.uic.edu/ahs/php/content.php?sitename=mvsc&type=7&id=331

MarkGrabiner,Professor (312)996-2757;grabiner@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/ahs/biomechanics/people/Lab_frame_People_Grabiner.htm

ZiaulHasan,Professor (312)996-1504;zhasan@uic.edu http://www.ahs.uic.edu/ahs/php/content.php?sitename=mvsc&type=7&id=79

JaneMarone,ClinicalAssociateProfessor (312)355-0653;janem@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/ahs/biomechanics/people/Lab_frame_People_Marone.htm

KarenTroy,AssistantProfessor (312)413-5495;klreed@uic.edu http://www.ahs.uic.edu/ahs/php/content.php?sitename=mvsc&type=7&id=300

Occupational Therapy ReneeTaylor,Professor (312)996-3412;rtaylor@uic.edu http://www.ahs.uic.edu/ahs/php/content.php?sitename=ot&type=7&id=99

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Physical Therapy DemetraJohn,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (312)996-1505;demetra@uic.edu http://www.ahs.uic.edu/ahs/php/content.php?type=7&id=40

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE & THE ARTSArchitecture DavidBrown,AssociateProfessor (312)996-3335;dpb@uic.edu http://www.arch.uic.edu/faculty/brown.php

SarahDunn,AssociateProfessor (312)996-3335;sedunn@uic.edu http://www.arch.uic.edu/faculty/dunn.php

SharonHaar,AssociateProfessor (312)996-3335;haar@uic.edu http://www.arch.uic.edu/faculty/haar.php

Art & Design JoergBecker,AssistantProfessor (312)996-5699;jbecker1@uic.edu http://adweb.aa.uic.edu/web/people/index.php?id=2

LindaBracamontes-Roeger,AssistantProfessor (312)996-5699;lindabr@uic.edu http://adweb.aa.uic.edu/web/people/index.php?id=4

PhilipCBurton,Professor (312)996-5699;pcburton@uic.edu http://adweb.aa.uic.edu/web/people/faculty.php?id=8

MatthewGaynor,AssociateProfessor (312)996-5699;gaynormw@uic.edu http://adweb.aa.uic.edu/web/people/faculty.php?id=18

SilviaMalagrino,Professor (312)996-3337;libraes@uic.edu http://adweb.aa.uic.edu/web/people/faculty.php?id=28

JenniferReeder,AssistantProfessor (312)996-0767;jreeder@uic.edu http://adweb.aa.uic.edu/web/people/faculty.php?id=39

Art History HannahHiggins,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2089;higgins@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/arch/ah/facultyprofiles/higgins.shtml

RobertMunman,ProfessorEmeritus (312)996-5325;munman@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/arch/ah/facultyprofiles/munmans.shtml

Performing Arts LuigiSalerni,Professor (312)413-2198;luigi@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/adpa/facultybios/faculty-staff_salerni.htm

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONAccounting PeterChalos,Professor (312)996-2869;pchalos@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/accounting/Faculty_Profiles/FacultyChalos.html

SomnathDas,Professor (312)996-4482;sdas@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/accounting/Faculty_Profiles/FacultyDas.html

KeejaeHong,AssistantProfessor (312)996-0671;keejae@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/accounting/Faculty_Profiles/FacultyHong.html

MichaelKirschenheiter,AssociateProfessor (312)996-2284;mkirsche@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/accounting/Faculty_Profiles/FacultyKirschenheiter.html RamRamakrishnan,Professor (312)9963270;rramakri@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/accounting/Faculty_Profiles/FacultyRamakrishnan.html

Finance SankarAcharya,AssociateProfessor (312)413-9204;sacharya@uic.edu

GilbertWBassett,Professor (312)996-5777;gib@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~gib/

OlegPBondarenko,AssociateProfessor (312)996-2362;olegb@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~olegb/

MaryBrown,ClinicalAssociateProfessor (312)996-4552;mrb@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~mrb/ RobertChirinko,Professor (312)355-1262;chirinko@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/chirinko/index.html

XiaoqingHu,AssistantProfessor (312)355-4274;xiao@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~xiao/home/

DaleRosenthal,AssistantProfessor (312)996-7170;daler@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~daler/

Information & Decision Sciences SiddharthaBhattacharyya,AssociateProfessor (312)996-8794;sidb@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~sidb/

RichardPotter,AssistantProfessor (312)996-5360;rpotter@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/cbadepts/ids/facultyprofiles/rpotter.html

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ArkalgudRamaprasad,Professor (312)996-9260;prasad@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/cbadepts/ids/facultyprofiles/prasad.html Management BenetDeBerry-Spence,AssociateProfessor (312)996-4614;benet@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/cba-depts/ms/FacultyProfiles/deberryspence.html

JamesGillespie,AssistantProfessor (312)996-3679;jgillesp@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/cbadepts/ms/FacultyProfiles/gillespie.html

DavidKoehler,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (312)996-5349;dkoehler@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/cbadepts/ms/FacultyProfiles/Koehler.html

CherylNakata,Professor (312)355-1337;cnakat1@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/cbadepts/ms/FacultyProfiles/nakata.html

AnthonyPagano,AssociateProfessor (312)996-8063;amp@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~amp/

PeterThompson,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (312)996-4481;pthomp1@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cba/cbadepts/ms/FacultyProfiles/thompson.html

COLLEGE OF DENTISTRYDentistry Administation DarrylDPendleton,AssociateDeanforStudentandDiversityAffairs (312)355-1670;dpendle@uic.edu

Molecular Biology of Oral Diseases RhonnaCohen,AssociateProfessor (312)413-0892;rcohen@uic.edu http://dentistry.uic.edu/depts/research/faculty/Cohen_Rhonna.cfm

ChiayengWang,AssociateProfessor (312)996-4530;chiayeng@uic.edu http://dentistry.uic.edu/depts/research/faculty/Wang_Chiayeng.cfm

Pediatric Dentistry ShahrbanooFadavi,Professor (312)996-1985;sfadavi@uic.edu http://dentistry.uic.edu/depts/research/faculty/Fadavi_Shahrbanoo.cfm

FarhadFayz,ClinicalAssociateProfessor (312)355-4134;fayz@uic.edu

IndruCPunwani,Professor (312)996-7531,ipunwani@uic.edu http://dentistry.uic.edu/depts/research/faculty/Punwani_Indru.cfm

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONCurriculum and Instruction EleniKatsarou,ClinicalAssociateProfessor (312)996-5297;elenik@uic.edu http://education.uic.edu//directory/faculty_info.cfm?netid=elenik

DannyBernardMartin,AssociateProfessor (312)413-0304;dbmartin@uic.edu http://education.uic.edu//directory/faculty_info.cfm?netid=dbmartin

MariaVarelas,Professor (312)996-2454;mvarelas@uic.edu http://education.uic.edu//directory/faculty_info.cfm?netid=mvarelas

Special Education MarieTejeroHughes,AssociateProfessor (312)413-1623;marieth@uic.edu http://education.uic.edu//directory/faculty_info.cfm?netid=marieth

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Bioengineering DavidEddington,AssistantProfessor (312)355-3278;dte@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/labs/bml/people/people.htm

JohnHetling,AssociateProfessor (312)413-8721;jhetli1@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/labs/nevl/NEVL_files/page0009.htm

JieLiang,Professor (312)355-1789;jliang@uic.edu http://gila.bioengr.uic.edu/lab/

AndreasLinninger,Professor (312)413-7743;linninge@uic.edu http://vienna.bioengr.uic.edu/people/people.html

RichardMagin,Professor (312)413-5528;rmagin@uic.edu https://www.cs.uic.edu/pub/BIOE/BioeCore/magin_r_cv.pdf

Chemical Engineering SohailMurad,Professor (312)996-5593;murad@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/chme/professors/murad.htm LudwigCNitsche,AssociateProfessor (312)996-3469;lcn@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/chme/professors/nitsche.htm

LewisWedgewood,AssociateProfessor (312)996-5228;wedge@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/chme/prof/wedgewood.htm

Civil & Materials Engineering KrishnaRReddy,AssistantProfessor (312)996-4755;kreddy@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~kreddy/

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ThomasTheis,Professor (312)996-4081;theist@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/iesp/about/bios/theis.htm

Computer Science AndrewJohnson,AssociateProfessor (312)996-3002;ajohnson@uic.edu http://www.evl.uic.edu/aej/

AshfaqKhokhar,Professor (312)413-9460;ashfaq@uic.edu http://www.ece.uic.edu/Faculty/khokhar.html

JohnLillis,AssociateProfessor (312)355-1317;Lillis@uic.edu http://www.cs.uic.edu/~jlillis/

RobertHSloan,Professor (312)996-2369;sloan@uic.edu http://www.cs.uic.edu/Sloan

MitchellTheys,Lecturer (312)413-9267;mtheys@uic.edu http://www.cs.uic.edu/Theys Electrical and Computer Engineering ShantanuDutt,Professor (312)355-1314;dutt@uic.edu http://www.ece.uic.edu/Faculty/dutt.html

SharadRLaxpati,AssociateProfessor (312)996-5493;laxpati@uic.edu http://www.ece.uic.edu/Faculty/laxpati.html SudipMazumder,AssociateProfessor (312)355-1315;mazumder@uic.edu http://www.ece.uic.edu/Faculty/mazumder.html

MilosZefran,AssociateProfessor (312)996-6495;mzefran@uic.edu http://www.ece.uic.edu/Faculty/zefran.html

Industrial Engineering HoushangDarabi,AssociateProfessor (312)996-6593;hdarabi@uic.edu http://www.mie.uic.edu/bin/view/MIE/ProfileDarabi

ElodieGoodman,AssistantProfessor (312)996-8777;elodie@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~elodie/

Mechanical Engineering ConstantineMegaridis,Professor (312)996-3436;cmm@uic.edu http://www.mie.uic.edu/bin/view/MIE/ProfileMegaridis

ThomasRoyston,Professor (312)413-7951;troyston@uic.edu http://www.mie.uic.edu/bin/view/MIE/ProfileRoyston

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WilliamWorek,Professor (312)996-5610;wworek@uic.edu http://www.mie.uic.edu/bin/view/MIE/ProfileWorek

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCESAfrican-American Studies LynetteJackson,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2457;lajackso@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/wsweb/people/faculty/jackson/jackson.html

BethRichie,Professor (312)996-1573;brichie@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/cjus/faculty/richie.html

Anthropology MollyDoane,AssistantProfessor (312)413-0653;mdoane@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/anth/faculty/doane.html

LauraJunker,AssociateProfessor (312)9963116;ljunker@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/anth/faculty/junker.html

JoelPalka,AdjunctAssistantProfessor (312)413-0789;jpalka@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/anth/faculty/palka.html

AnnaRoosevelt,Professor (312)996-3046;amazonla@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/anth/faculty/roosevelt.html

SloanWilliams,AssociateProfessor (312)413-8051;sloanw@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/anth/faculty/swilliams.html

Asian-American Studies KevinKumashiro,Professor (312)996-8530;kevink@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/las/asam/kevin.shtml Biological Sciences AixaAlfonso,AssociateProfessor (312)355-0318;aalfonso@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/alfonso/alfonso.shtml SimonAlford,Professor (312)355-0328;sta@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/alford/alfords.shtml

LouiseAnderson,Professor (312)996-4547;louise@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/anderson/andersonl.shtml

HormozBassirirad,Professor (312)996-8674;hormoz@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/bassiriradh/bassiriradh.shtml

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JoelSBrown,Professor (312)996-4289;squirrel@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/brown/brownj.shtml

HowardEBuhse,Professor (312)996-2997;spasmin@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/buhseh/buhseh.shtml

RonaldRDubreuil,AssociateProfessor (312)413-7831;ron@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/dubreuil/dubreuil.shtml

DavidFeatherstone,AssociateProfessor (312)9968268;def@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/featherstone/featherstone_d.shtml

Liang-weiGong,AssistantProfessor (312)413-0089;lwgong@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/gong/gong.shtml

MiquelGonzalez-Meler,AssociateProfessor (312)355-3928;mmeler@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/gonzalez/gonzalez_melerm.shtml

HenryFHowe,Professor (312)996-0666;hfhowe@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/howe/hhowe2.shtml

BorisIgic,AssistantProfessor (312)996-6072;boris@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/igic/igicb.shtml

ConstanceJeffery,AssociateProfessor (312)996-5601;cjeffery@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/jeffery/jefferyc.shtml

LonSKaufman,Professor (312)996-5822;lkaufman@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/kaufman/kaufmanl.shtml

BrianKay,Professor (312)996-4249;bkay@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/kay/kayb.shtml

StephenRKelso,AssociateProfessorEmeritus (312)996-2787;skelso@uic.edu

JohnLeonard,Professor (312)996-4261;leonard@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/leonard/leonardj.shtml

SusanWLiebman,DistinguishedUniversityProfessor (312)996-4662;suel@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/liebman/liebmans.shtml

TerriLong,AssistantProfessor teanlo@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/long/longt.shtml

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RobertPaulMalchow,AssociateProfessor (312)413-1552;paulmalc@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/malchow/malchowr.shtml

SuzanneMccutcheon,ReseachAssistantProfessor (312)413-9027;suzanne@uic.edu

EmilyMinor,AssistantProfessor (312)355-0823;eminor@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/minor/minor.shtml

DonaldMorrison,Professor (312)996-6839;damorris@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/morrison/morrisond.shtml

A.DonMurphy,AssociateProfessor (312)996-8087;dmurphy@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/murphy/murphyd.shtml

PeterOkkema,Professor (312)413-7445;okkema@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/okkema/okkema.shtml

TeresaOrenic,AssociateProfessor (312)355-1452;torenic@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/orenic/orenict.shtml

ThomasPark,Professor (312)413-3020;tpark@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/park/parkt.shtml

EmanuelDPollack,SeniorAssociateDean,LAS (312)413-2532;epollack@uic.edu

JanetRichmond,Professor (312)413-2513;jer@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/richmond/richmondj.shtml

JenniferSchmidt,AssociateProfessor (312)996-5655;jvs@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/schmidt/schmidtj.shtml

DavidStone,AssociateProfessor (312)996-5710;dstone@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/stone/stone_d.shtml

Qun-tianWang,AssistantProfessor (312)413-2408;qtwang@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/wang/wangq.shtml

DavidWise,Professor (312)355-7055;dhwise@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/wise/wise.shtml

Chemistry LauraAnderson,AssistantProfessor (312)413-2676;lauralin@uic.edu http://www.chem.uic.edu/faculty_detail.php?fac_id=10

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WonhwaCho,Professor (312)996-4883;wcho@uic.edu http://www.chem.uic.edu/faculty_detail.php?fac_id=15

TomDriver,AssistantProfessor (312)996-9672;tgd@uic.edu http://www.chem.uic.edu/faculty_detail.php?fac_id=13

LeslieFung,Professor (312)355-5516;lfung@uic.edu http://www.chem.uic.edu/faculty_detail.php?fac_id=16

RichardJKassner,ProfessorEmeritus (312)996-5202;rkassner@uic.edu ScottShippy,AssociateProfessor (312)355-2426;sshippy@uic.edu http://www.chem.uic.edu/faculty_detail.php?fac_id=28

MikeStieff,AssistantProfessor (312)996-4348;mstieff@uic.edu http://www.chem.uic.edu/faculty_detail.php?fac_id=84

DuncanWardrop,AssociateProfessor (312)3551035;wardropd@uic.edu http://www.chem.uic.edu/faculty_detail.php?fac_id=9

DonaldJWink,Professor (312)413-7383;dwink@uic.edu http://www.chem.uic.edu/faculty_detail.php?fac_id=31

Classics AllanKershaw,ClinicalAssociateProfessor (312)996-5539;kershaw@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/las/clas/Allan%20kershaw.html

JohnRamsey,Professor (312)996-5530;j-ramsey@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/las/clas/john.html

Communication KevinBarnhurst,Professor (312)413-3231;kgbcomm@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/comm/people/faculty/barnhurst.shtml

Hui-chingChang,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2199;huiching@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/comm/people/faculty/chang.shtml

Criminology, Law and Justice LisaFrohmann,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2477;lfrohman@uic.edu http://criminology.las.uic.edu/people/faculty/lisa-frohmann

MatthewRLippman,Professor (312)413-2476;mlippman@uic.edu http://criminology.las.uic.edu/people/faculty/matthew-lippman

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GregMatoesian,Professor (312)996-7971;matoesia@uic.edu http://criminology.las.uic.edu/people/faculty/greg-matoesian

Earth & Environmental Sciences AndrewDombard,AssociateProfessor (312)996-9206;adombard@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/geos/people/a_dombard_research.html

D’arcyMeyer-Dombard,AssistantProfessor (312)996-2423;drmd@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/geos/people/d_dombard_research.html

RoyEPlotnick,Professor (312)996-2111;plotnick@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~plotnick/plotnick.htm

Economics NathanB.Anderson,AssistantProfessor (312)355-3216;nba@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~nba/

EvelynLehrer,Professor (312)413-2363;elehrer@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~elehrer/

LawrenceOfficer,Professor (312)413-9342;lofficer@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/econ/Officer.html

JosephJPersky,Professor (312)996-2687,jpersky@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/econ/Persky.html

HelenRoberts,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (312)355-0378;hroberts@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/econ/Roberts.html

Mo-yinTam,Professor (312)413-9448;moyintam@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/econ/Tam.html

English JenniferAshton,AssociateProfessor (312)413-9568;jashton@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/people/prof/jashton/bio.html

MarkCanuel,Professor&Head (312)413-2203;mcanuel@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/people/prof/mcanuel/bio.htm

MarkChiang,AssociateProfessor (312)413-0463;mchiang@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/people/prof/mchiang/bio.htm NancyCirillo,AssistantProfessorEmerita (312)413-9798;nancyc@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/people/prof/ncirillo/bio.htm

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ToddDestigter,AssociateProfessor (312)413-1043;tdestig@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/people/prof/tdestigter/bio.htm

RobinGrey,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2902;rgrey@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/people/prof/rgrey/bio.htm

RachelHavrelock,AssistantProfessor (312)413-4689;raheleh@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/people/prof/rhavrelock/bio.htm JohnWHuntington,Professor (312)413-2247;huntingj@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/people/prof/jhuntington/bio.html

ChristianKMessenger,Professor (312)413-2227;chrism1@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/people/prof/cmessenger/bio.html

TomMoss,SpecialProjectsCoordinator (312)413-2264;tommoss@uic.edu

DavidSchaafsma,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2222;schaaf1@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/people/prof/dschaafsma/bio.html

JessicaWilliams,Professor (312)413-2510;jessicaw@uic.edu

Gender and Women’s Studies GayatriReddy,AssociateProfessor (312)413-5658;gayatri@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/anth/faculty/reddy.html

Germanic Studies SaraHall,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2372;sahall@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/germ/people/current.shtml#sara

ElizabethLoentz,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2375;loentz@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/germ/people/current.shtml#elizabeth

History ChristopherBoyer,AssociateProfessor (312)413-1216;crboyer@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/hist/boyerprofile.htm

JonathanDaly,AssociateProfessor (312)413-9360;daly@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/hist/dalyprofile.htm

StevenFanning,AssociateProfessor (312)996-3141;sfanning@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/hist/fanningprofile.htm

NicoleJordan,AssociateProfessor (312)996-5475;njordan@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/hist/nicolejordanprof.htm

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RalphKeen,Professor (312)996-3141;rkeen01@uic.edu http://catholic.las.uic.edu/people

SusanLevine,Professor (312)413-9165;slevine@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/hist/levineprofile.htm

DeidreMcclosky,Professor (312)355-4380;deidre2@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/hist/mccloskeyprof.htm

KeelyStauter-Halsted,Professor (312)996-3141;stauterh@uic.edu

JavierVilla-Flores,AssociateProfessor (312)996-7270;javier@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/hist/villaprof.htm

Latin American Studies AmaliaPallares,AssociateProfessor (312)413-9170;amalia@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/las/latamst/directory/pallares.shtml

Mathematics, Statistics, & Computer Science SamadHedayat,UICDistinguishedProfessor (312)996-4831;hedayat@uic.edu http://www.math.uic.edu/people/profile?mscsid=hedayat

JeffLewis,ProfessorEmeritus (312)413-9586;jlewis@uic.edu http://www.math.uic.edu/~lewis/

BhamaSrinivasan;ProfessorEmerita (312)413-2160;srinivas@uic.edu http://www.math.uic.edu/~srinivas/

DibyenMajumdar,Professor (312)9964833;dibyen@uic.edu http://www.math.uic.edu/people/profile?mscsid=dibyen

Philosophy ColinKlein,AssistantProfessor (312)413-1801;cvklein@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~cvklein/index.html GeorgetteSinkler,AssociateProfessor (312)996-2641;egalite@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/phil/bios/sinkler.htm

Physics SivalingamSivananthan,Professor (312)996-5092;siva@uic.edu http://physicsweb.phy.uic.edu/people/faculty/display.asp?PersonID=23

Political Science DorisAGraber,Professor (312)996-3108;dgraber@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/pols/faculty/dorisgraber.html

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EvanMckenzie,AssociateProfessor (312)413-3782;mckenzie@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/pols/faculty/evanmckenzie.html NormaMoruzzi,AssociateProfessor (312)996-2794;nmoruzzi@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/pols/faculty/normamoruzzi.html

DickSimpson,Professor (312)413-3780;simpson@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/pols/faculty/dicksimpson.html

BrandonValeriano,AssistantProfessor (312)413-7274;bvaler@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/pols/faculty/brandonvaleriano.html

YueZhang,AssistantProfessor (312)996-2396;yuezhang@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/pols/faculty/yuezhang.html

Psychology DinaBirman,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2637;dbirman@uic.edu https://portal.psch.uic.edu/dbirman.aspx

BetteBottoms,Professor (312)413-2635;bbottoms@uic.edu https://portal.psch.uic.edu/bbottoms.aspx DanielPCervone,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2632;dcervone@uic.edu https://portal.psch.uic.edu/dcervone.aspx

KathrynEngel,Lecturer (312)413-0456;engel@uic.edu EllenHerbener,AssistantProfessor (312)413-2638;eherbener@psych.uic.edu http://ccm.psych.uic.edu/People/Investigators/herbener.aspx

JonKassel,AssociateProfessor (312)413-9162;jkassel@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/psch/kassel-1.html

MichaelWLevine,ProfessorEmeritus (312)996-6133;mikel@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~mikel/

DavidMckirnan,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2634;davidmck@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~davidmck/

MaryMurphy,AssistantProfessor (312)996-4459;mcmpsych@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~mcmpsych/Home.htm

JamesPelligrino,Professor (312)355-2493;pellegjw@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/psch/cog/pellegjw.htm

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MichaelRagozzino,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2630;mrago@uic.edu https://portal.psch.uic.edu/mrago.aspx

GaryRaney,AssociateProfessor (312)413-1314;geraney@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~geraney/

StephenReilly,Professor (312)413-2625;sreilly@uic.edu https://portal.psch.uic.edu/sreilly.aspx

KarinaReyes,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2627;kreyes@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/psch/reyes-1.html

StewartShankman,AssociateProfessor (312)355-3812;stewarts@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/labs/asprl/index.htm

LindaSkitka,Professor (312)996-4464;lskitka@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~lskitka/Skitka.html

RogerPWeissberg,LASDistinguishedProfessor (312)355-0640;rpw@uic.edu https://portal.psch.uic.edu/rpw.aspx

JenniferWiley,AssociateProfessor (312)355-2501;jwiley@uic.edu http://tigger.uic.edu/~jwiley/

R.DavidDWirtshafter,Professor (312)413-2631;davew@uic.edu https://portal.psch.uic.edu/rpw.aspx

Slavic & Baltic Languages & Literatures AlexKurczaba,AssociateProfessor (312)413-3059;kurczaba@uic.edu MichalPawelMarkowski,Professor (312)996-4411;markowski@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/slav/faculty/Markowski.html

Sociology RichardBarrett,AssociateProfessor (312)996-5313;barrett@uic.edu http://sociology.las.uic.edu/people/faculty-members/richard-e.-barrett

RachelGordon,AssociateProfessor (312)413-3857;ragordon@uic.edu http://sociology.las.uic.edu/people/faculty-members/rachel-a.-gordon

AnnaGuevarra,AssistantProfessor (312)996-5904;guevarra@uic.edu http://sociology.las.uic.edu/people/faculty-members/anna-guevarra

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Spanish, French, Italian & Portuguese DiannaNiebylski,Professor (312)996-4582;dcn@uic.edu http://www.dcniebylski.com/

MargaritaSaona,AssociateProfessor (312)996-5222;saona@uic.edu http://hispanic.las.uic.edu/spanish/latinpenin.shtml#saona

JohnIreland,AssociateProfessor (312)9964974;jireland@uic.edu http://french.las.uic.edu/faculty#ireland

EllenMcclure,AssociateProfessor (312)996-5076;ellenmc@uic.edu http://french.las.uic.edu/faculty#mcclure

COLLEGE OF MEDICINEAnesthesiology BarbaraJericho,AssociateProfessor (312)996-4020;jericho@uic.edu

CharlesLaurito,Professor (312)996-4022;sharps@uic.edu Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics DonaldAChambers,Professor (312)996-1294;donc@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcpb/pages/Chambers/D_Chambers.htm

Yee-kinHo,AssociateProfessor (312)996-7676;ykho@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/com/bcmg/yee_kin_ho.html

Emergency Medicine WilliamAhrens,AssociateProfessor (312)413-1986;bahrens@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/com/er/ahrens.htm

Family Medicine AugustineSohn,AssistantProfessor (312)996-0960;ajsohn@uic.edu

Internal Medicine JonathanRadosta;AssistantProfessor (312)413-3422;jrados1@uic.edu

Medical Education TimMurphy,Professor (312)996-3595;tmurphy@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/phil/bios/murphy.htm

LeslieSandlow,Professor (312)996-996-3593;ljs@uic.edu http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=506244&pageId=9858859

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AlanSchwartz,AssistantProfessor (312)996-2070;alansz@uic.edu http://araw.mede.uic.edu/alansz/

SandraSufian,AssociateProfessor (312)413-0113;sufians@uic.edu http://www.idhd.org/S_Sufian.html

JorgeGirotti,AssociateDean CollegeofMedicine (312)996-4493;jorgeg@uic.edu http://www.medicine.uic.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=506244&pageId=733979

Obstetrics & Gynecology GaryLoy,Professor (312)355-4383;gloy1@uic.edu

Pediatrics EuniceJohn,Professor (312)996-9291;ejohn@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/com/mcpd/faculty_staff/bio_john_eunice.htm

Physiology & Biophysics JesusGarcia-Martinez,AssociateProfessor (312)355-0260;garmar@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcpb/pages/garcia/garcia.htm

RandalCJaffe,Professor (312)996-4933;rcjaffe@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcpb/pages/jaffe/RJ_Research.html

MrinaliniRao,Professor (312)996-7884;meenarao@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcpb/pages/rao/MCR_Index.htm BrendaRussell,Professor (312)413-0407;russell@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcpb/pages/russell/BR_Index.htm

JohnSolaro,Professor (312)996-7620;solarorj@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcpb/pages/solaro/solaro.html

Psychiatry NeilSmalheiser,AssociateProfessor (312)413-4581;neils@uic.edu

Surgery Hoon-BaeJeon,AssociateProfessor (312)996-6771;jeonhb@uic.edu

COLLEGE OF NURSINGBiobehavioral Health Science LisaAnderson-Shaw,AssistantProfessor (312)413-3805;lkas@uic.edu http://uillinoismedcenter.org/Find_a_Doctor/Lisa_Anderson-Shaw.html

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BarbaraBerger,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (312)996-7844;beberger@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Barbara_Berger.shtml

GloriaBonner,AssistantProfessor (312)996-0066;gjbonner@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Gloria_Bonner.shtml

SandraBurke,ClinicalAssociateProfessor sdburke@uiuc.edu(Urbana) http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Sandra_Burke.shtml

MelissaFaulkner,AssociateProfessor (312)9962193;melissaf@uic.edu CarolFerrans,Professor (312)996-8445;cferrans@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Carol_Ferrans.shtml

EileenHacker,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (312)996-7924;ehacker@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Eileen_Hacker.shtml

TeresaKrassa,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (217)333-9584;tjkrassa@uiuc.edu(URBANA) http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Teresa_Krassa.shtml

LaurettaQuinn,ClinicalAssociateProfessor (312)996-7906;lquinn1@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Lauretta_Quinn.shtml

CatherineRyan,ResearchAssistantProfessor (312)996-2180;cryan4@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Catherine_Ryan.shtml

BarbaraSimmons,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (312)413-0581;simmonsb@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Barbara_Simmons.shtml

LyndaSlimmer,AssociateProfessor (312)996-4766;lyndas@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Lynda_Slimmer.shtml

DianaWilkie,Professor (312)413-5469;diwilkie@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Diana_Wilkie.shtml

JulieZerwic,Professor (312)996-8431;juljohns@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Julie_Zerwic.shtml

Health Systems Science ColleenCorte,AssociateProfessor (312)996-7025;ccorte@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Colleen_Corte.shtml

ConnieDallas,AssociateProfessor (312)413-7859;dallascm@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Constance_Dallas.shtml

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BarbaraDancy,Professor (312)996-9168;bdancy@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Barbara_Dancy.shtml

LornaFinnegan,AssociateProfessor (312)996-1668;lornaf@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Lorna_Finnegan.shtml

GeraldineGorman,AssistantProfessor (312)413-9013;ggorman@uic.edu

PatriciaLewis,AssistantProfessor (312)996-5706;prlewis@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Patricia_Lewis.shtml

CarrolSmith,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (312)996-0694;carrols@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Carrol_Smith.shtml

JoellenWilbur,Professor (312)996-4543;jwilbur@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/JoEllen_Wilbur.shtml

ShannonZenk,AssistantProfessor (312)355-2790;szenk@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Shannon_Zenk.shtml

Women, Children and Family Health Sciences PamelaHill,Professor phill@uic.edu(QUADCITIES) http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/PamelaHill.shtml

KarenKavanaugh,Professor (312)9966828;karenk@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Karen_Kavanaugh.shtml

KathleenNorr,Professor (312)9967940;knorr@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Kathleen_Norr.shtml

RosemaryWhite-Traut,Professor&Head (312)996-7935;rwt@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/nursing/facultypages/Rosemary_White-Traut.shtml

COLLEGE OF PHARMACYBiopharmaceutical Sciences RobertGaensslen,Professor (312)996-2250;reg@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Biopharmaceutical_Sciences/our_people/faculty/gaensslen.php

RichardGemeinhart,AssociateProfessor (312)9962253;rag@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Biopharmaceutical_Sciences/our_people/faculty/gemeinhart.php

SeungpyoHong,AssistantProfessor (312)413-8294;sphong@uic.edu http://twww.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Biopharmaceutical_Sciences/our_people/faculty/hong.php

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NormanKatz,Professor (312)996-0573;nlkatz@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Biopharmaceutical_Sciences/our_people/faculty/katz.php

HayatOnyuksel,Professor (312)996-2097;hayat@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Biopharmaceutical_Sciences/our_people/faculty/onyuksel.php

FrancisSchlemmer,AssociateProfessor (312)996-9264;schlemm@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Biopharmaceutical_Sciences/our_people/faculty/schlemmer.php

Z.JimWang,AssociateProfessor (312)355-1429;zjwang@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Biopharmaceutical_Sciences/our_people/faculty/wang.php

Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy JoannaBurdette,AssistantProfessor (312)996-6153;joannab@uic.edu http://foto.pharm.uic.edu/mcp/people/burdette_je.html

NormanFarnsworth,Professor (312)996-7253;norman@uic.edu http://foto.pharm.uic.edu/mcp/people/farnsworth_nr.html

CharlesPWoodbury,AssociateProfessorEmeritus (312)996-6793;woodbury@uic.edu http://foto.pharm.uic.edu/mcp/people/woodbury_cp.html

Pharmacy Administration ClaraAwe,AdjunctAssociateProfessor (312)996-3516;awe@uic.edu

StephanieCrawford,AssociateProfessor (312)413-1337;crawford@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Pharmacy_Administration/our_people/Faculty/faculty.php

JeanWoodward,AssociateProfessor (312)996-7242;jmbwood@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Pharmacy_Administration/our_people/Faculty/faculty.php

Pharmacy Practice BradleyCannon,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (312)996-0882;bcannon@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Pharmacy_Practice/Faculty_profile/cannonb.htm.php

GailMahady,AssistantProfessor (312)996-1669;mahady@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Pharmacy_Practice/Faculty_profile/mahadyg.htm.php

FrankPPaloucek,ClinicalAssociateProfessor (312)996-5328;paloucek@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Pharmacy_Practice/Faculty_profile/paloucekf.htm.php

A.SimonPickard,AssociateProfessor (312)413-3357;pickard1@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Pharmacy_Practice/Faculty_profile/pickarda.htm.php

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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTHEpidemiology and Biostatistics SylviaFurner,AssociateProfessor (312)996-5013;sefurner@uic.edu http://www.cade.uic.edu/sphapps/faculty_profile/facultyprofile.asp?i=sefurner

Health Policy & Administration DanielSwartzman,AssociateProfessor (312)996-5756;swrtzmn@uic.edu http://www.cade.uic.edu/sphapps/faculty_profile/facultyprofile.asp?i=swrtzmn

JANE ADDAMS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

BarbaraCoats,ClinicalAssistantProfessor (312)996-7304;bc1972@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/college/faculty_staff/faculty/coats.html

CarolRippeyMassat,AssociateProfessor (312)413-2301;cmassat@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/college/faculty_staff/faculty/massat.html

COLLEGE OF URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

BrendaParker,AssistantProfessor (312)996-2167;bkparker@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/upp/faculty/parker.html

SanjeevVidyarthi,AssistantProfessor (312)355-0309;svidy@uic.edu http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/upp/faculty/Vidyarthi.html

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IV. Student Matters

Support and Resources

Identification Sticker and Email ListservIdentificationstickerssignifyingmembershipintheHonorsCollegeareavailableattheHonorsCollegeoffice(103BH)beginningthefirstweekofeachsemester.Thestickersareplacedonthestudent’sIcardandallowstudentstouseallHonorsCollegefacilitiesandprovideextendedlibraryborrowingprivileges.

AllHonorsCollegestudentsareautomaticallysubscribedtotheHonorsCollegeemaillistserv.ThisistheofficialmediumthroughwhichtheHonorsCollegecommunicatesimportantinformationtoitsstudents.Informationaboutcourses,events,deadlines,scholarships,jobopportunities,etc.issenttostudentsonaregularbasis.AllstudentsareresponsibleforcheckingtheirUICemailaccountsfrequentlyandbeingawareoftheinformationthatissent.Impor-tant:OnlyUICemailaddresseswillbeaddedtotheHonorsCollegelistserv.

Students with DisabilitiesTheHonorsCollegeiscommittedtomaintaininganenvironmentaccessibletoallstudentsandwillworkwithstudentswithdisabilitiestoaccommodatetheirparticipationinitsprograms.Ifastudenthasquestionsorneedsfurtheras-sistance,heorsheshouldcontacttheOfficeofDisabilityServicesat(312)996-8332.StudentswithdisabilitieswhorequireaccommodationsforfullaccessandparticipationmustberegisteredwiththeOfficeofDisabilityServices.

Library PrivilegesHonorsCollegestudentsenjoyextendedborrowingprivilegesattheDaleyLibrary:booksmaybeborrowedforsixweeksinsteadofthree.PleasenotethattheextendedborrowingperioddoesnotapplytotheLibraryoftheHealthSciences.

FacilitiesTheuseofHonorsCollegefacilitiesisreservedformembersoftheHonorsCollege.ThesefacilitiesincludeHonorsCol-legeComputerLab(B-11BH),HonorsCollegeLounge(109BH),HonorsCollegeAcademicResourceRoom/QuietStudyArea(121BH),andHonorsCollegeTutoringCenter(220BH),amongothers.Pleaserefertothesectionon“HonorsCollegeFacilities,Hours,andLocation”onpage6.Studentsshouldfollowpoliciesandprocedurestohelpmaintainaclean,enjoyableenvironmentforallstudents,faculty,andstaffoftheHonorsCollege.

Thefollowingrules,consistentwiththeprinciplesofindividualresponsibilityandmutualrespect,mustbeobserved: 1. Noshoesonthefurniture. 2. Nowritingonfurnitureorwalls. 3. NomusicinpublicareaswiththeexceptionofpersonaldeviceslikeiPods. 4. Studentsareresponsibleforcleaningupafterthemselvesandmustnotleavetrashorfoodbehind whentheyleavetheCollege. 5. Foodstoredintherefrigeratormustberemovedpromptly. 6. Nosmokingorchewingoftobacco. 7. Fliersmaybepostedonbulletinboards,butnotapemaybeusedonwalls,doors,orfurniture. 8. Nocellphonesallowed,exceptintheStudentLounge(109BH).

Student Groups

Honors College Advisory Board (HCAB)TheHonorsCollegeAdvisoryBoardistheofficialHonorsCollegestudentactivitiesorganizationthatplansandimple-mentsanumberofeventseachyear.ItspresidentrepresentsthestudentsontheHonorsCouncil,thefacultyexecu-tivecommitteeoftheCollege.HCABalsooffersascholarshiptobeawardedtoadeservingHonorsCollegestudent.

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HCABofficersincludeapresident,avicepresident,asecretaryandatreasurer.TherearesixteenmembersoftheStu-dentAdvisoryBoardincludingtheseofficers.InterestedstudentsshouldcontactanofficerorBoardmembertohelpononeofthesub-committeesortoindicateinterestinparticipatingontheBoard.HCABmeetingsareopentoallHonorsCollegestudents;themeetingscheduleispublicizedatthebeginningofeachsemester.HCABofficersandboardmembersfor2010-2011are:

President: JoshKannankeril,Sr.,BiologicalSciencesandChemistryVicePresident: HelenHwang,Sr.,PsychologyTreasurer: DebHapp,Soph.,PoliticalScienceSecretary: JoeOu,,Sr.,BiologicalSciences

MembersatLarge: DavidEsparaz,Soph.,BiologicalSciences JasonManaparambil,Jr.,BiologicalSciences MeredithMaresh,Soph.,Performance JayPatel,Jr.,Biochemistry KeithPatel,Sr.,BiochemistryandEconomics KrishnaPatel,Jr.,BiologicalSciences RaviShah,Jr.,Biochemistry GaurishSoni,Soph.,BiologicalSciences AnamSyed,Jr.,Undecided KaranThakkar,Soph.,Undecided JoseValencia,Sr.,History AnnabellaVidal-Ruiz,Sr.,Psychology

Society of Future PhysiciansTheUICSocietyofFuturePhysiciansisastudentorganizationforpre-medstudents,andaimstoprovidetheopportunitytopre-medicalstudentstodiscoverwhatamedicalcareerisallabout.TheSociety’sgoalsaretodeliverinformationregardingthemedicalschoolapplicationprocessandcoordinateactivitiesthatgivesomeinsightintotheworkandlivesofphysicians.Seethewebsiteformoreinformation:http://www2.uic.edu/stud_orgs/prof/sfp.

Alternative Spring Break (ASB)AlternativeSpringBreakUICisastudentrunorganizationthatseekstoeducatestudentvolunteersaboutspecificsocialissuesbyimmersingthemindiverseculturesandenvironmentsacrossthecountrytoengageinservice-orientedlearn-ing.Studentsplanandraisefundsforspring&winterbreakvolunteerexperiences.Pasttripshaveincludedvolunteering

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2010-2011 Honors College Advisory Board

ataNativeAmericanIndianreservationinOklahoma,workingatanAIDSshelterinBoston,hurricanereliefeffortsinLouisiana,andworkingonHabitatforHumanityprojectsinKansasCityandMinnesota.Formoreinformation,visitASB’swebsite:http://www.asbuic.org/aboutus.php.

Honors AmbassadorsTheHonorsAmbassadorsserveaspeermentorsforincomingHonorsCollegefreshmen.Additionally,theyserveontask-forcesdedicatedtosmoothingoutthetransitionprocesstoUICwithtargetedprogrammingforfirst-yearstudents,trans-ferstudents,andstudentslivinginHonorsHousing.TheHonorsAmbassadorsselectionprocessbeginsatthebeginningofthespringsemester,andthetermrunsfromMarchthroughtheendofthefollowingFebruary,includingthesummer.FallsemesterhonorsactivitycreditisreceivedforworkfromMarchthroughAugust,andspringsemesterhonorsactivitycreditisreceivedforthefinalsixmonthsoftheterm.

Honors College String Ensemble (HCSE)TheHonorsCollegeStringEnsembleisanaudition-basedgroupofstringplayerswhosepurposeistoprovideanopportunityforstu-dentstoplayorchestralmusicforpersonalandpublicenjoyment.TheEnsembleperformsattheevents,bothinlargegroups,andsmallerduets,trios,quartets,etc.Thegroupisavailableforhireatweddings,receptions,andotherevents.IthasperformedfornumerousUICevents,includingtheAlumniLeadershipCommittee,UIAAAwardReception,CUPPACommencementReception,HonorsCollegeBall,ConvocationReception,andthePhiEtaSigmaReception.

Donate by DesignDonatebyDesignhelpsvictimsofdomesticviolenceandraisesawarenessbycreatingandsellinguniqueproductsthathavebeencrocheted,knitted,embroidered,orpainted.MembershipisopentoallmembersoftheUICcommunity.FormoreinformationvisittheDonatebyDesignWebsite:http://www2.uic.edu/stud_orgs/other/dbd/.

UIC Mock Trial TeamUIC’sMockTrialTeamcompetesnationallyandconsistentlyranksinthetop10inthenation.MockTrialteachesstudentscourtroomandtrialtechniquesbyworkingonafictitiouscaseandassumingrolesofattorneysandwitnesses.Asoneofthecountry’sfewstudent-ledgroups,theUICteamismentoredbyHonorsCollegealumnusNicholasGowan.GowanisagraduateoftheUniversityofIllinoisCollegeofLawandisanattorneyatSchopf&WeissLLP.FormoreinformationvisittheMockTrialTeamWebsite:http://uicmocktrial.googlepages.com/.

Student PublicationsRed Shoes ReviewRed Shoes ReviewisaUICorganizationsponsoredbytheHonorsCollegethatannuallypublishesaliteraryjournal.Red Shoes Reviewpublishesprose,poetry,andphotographygeneratedbyUICundergraduates.ItisstaffedbyaneditorialboardcomprisedofHonorsCollegestudents.Viewanissueandfindoutmoreinformationbyvisitingthewebsite:http://www.uic.edu/honors/life/redshoes/.

Journal for Pre-Health Affiliated Students (JPHAS)Publishedbystudentsandfacultyeditors,theJournal for Pre Health Affiliated Students (JPHAS)publishesarticlesrelat-ingtoavarietyofhealthcareandmedicalissuesandconcerns.TheJournalreportsoneverythingfrommedicalethicstochoosingacareerinmedicine.Formoreinformation,andtoviewpastissues,visittheirwebsite:http://www2.uic.edu/orgs/jphas.

UIC OneWorldUIC OneWorld magazineaimstomaketheUICcommunityawareofandinvolvedinglobalaffairs.Eachissuefeaturesstu-dentresearch,globalaffairs,andpersonalanecdotesinadditiontoarticles,poemsandphotoessays.Formoreinforma-tion,visitthewebsiteathttp://sites.google.com/site/uiconeworld/Homeorcontactoneworld.uic@gmail.com.

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String ensemble members perform at reception in University Hall.

V. Special Opportunities Awards and Scholarships

UIC Scholarship Association TheScholarshipAssociationforUICsponsors30to50scholarshipsannuallyforUICstudents.Awardinformationisavailableduringthefirstweekofthespringsemester.Westronglyencouragestudentstoreadthisinformationcare-fullyandapplyforallscholarshipsforwhichtheyareeligible.Theawardsrangeinvaluefrom$500to$1500.Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp://www.uic.edu/orgs/scholar.

Honors Council AwardsTheHonorsCouncil,theCollegeexecutivecommittee,recognizesoutstandingstudentseachyear.Theseawardsof$200aremadetostudentsnominatedbytheirFellowsonthebasisoftheirhonorswork. Flaherty Scholarships for Study Abroad TheHonorsCollegeoffersFlahertyScholarshipsforstudyabroadtohelpdefraycostsassociatedwithparticipationininternationalstudy.

Honors College Tuition WaiversEachsemester,HonorsCollegestudentswhohaveatleasta3.5GPAareeligibletocompeteforalimitednumberoftuitionwaiversofferedbytheHonorsCollege.Studentsareawardedthesewaiversbasedonacombinationofmeritandneed.ApplicationpacketsareavailableintheHonorsCollegeatthebeginningoffallandspringsemesters. Sister Dorothy Drobis Award TheSisterDorothyDrobisAwardof$500isawardedeachyeartoanoutstandingjuniororseniormajoringineducationwhointendstoteachinanurbanenvironment.FundedbythefamilyofSisterDorothyDrobisinrecognitionofherlongcareerinelementaryeducationinChicago. Dean’s Scholarship for Study AbroadFundingavailabletohelpdefraycostsassociatedwithinternationalstudy.ApplicantsmustapplytoastudyabroadprogramendorsedbyUICandhavedemonstratedfinancialneed,aswellasaminimum3.4cumulativegpa,tobeeligible.

John Curtis Johnson AwardThisawardof$500isgiventothemostoutstandingfirst-yearstudentinanhonorscorecourse.

Sarah Madonna Kabbes ScholarshipStudentsmayapplyforawardsupto$1,000forsupportofundergraduateresearchprojects.ManyHonorsCollegestudentsreceiveKabbesScholarshipstosupporttheirseniorcapstoneprojects.

Rina K. Dukor ScholarshipThisawardprovidesupto$1,000insupportofundergraduateresearchinchemistryandrelatedfields.

Caterpillar ScholarshipProvidesgrantsofupto$1,000tosupportundergraduateresearchinnaturalsciences,engineering,ormathematics.

Phi Theta Kappa ScholarshipAone-time,one-yeartuitionwaiverawardedeachfalltonewHonorsCollegetransferstudentswhoaremembersofPhiThetaKappa,thecommunitycollegehonorssociety.

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Student Engagement AwardsGrantsthatsupportenrichingeducationalexperiencesthatcomplementstudents’educationalprograms.

Kerr ScholarshipAwardedtoincomingfreshmen,thisawardcoversfullin-statetuitionandfees,andisrenewableforuptofouryears.

Honors College Academic Excellence AwardThisawardof$8,000intuitionisgivento10incomingfreshmeneachyear,andisrenewableforuptofouryears.

Honors College Academic Distinction AwardThisawardof$2,000intuitionisgivento20incomingfreshmeneachyear,andisrenewableforuptofouryears.

Dean’s Emergency Fund (Award for Special Situations)SupportsstudentswhosefinancialneedmaypreventthemfromcontinuingtheireducationatUIC.

Departmental AwardsManyindividualdepartmentsrecognizeoutstandingundergraduatesintheirdisciplinethroughvariousscholarshipsandawards.Somedepartmentsannouncetheirawardwinnersduringconvocationceremonies.

Office of Special Scholarship Programs

AwiderangeofscholarshipssupportingundergraduateandgraduatestudyareopentohighachievingHonorsCollegestudents.IntheOfficeofSpecialScholarshipPrograms(OSSP),DirectorBethPowersassistsstudentsinsearchingforawards,learningabouteligibilitycriteriaanddeadlines,andpreparingapplications.Deadlinesfortheseawardsbeginearlyinthefallandcontinuethroughspring.Preparingastrongapplicationrequiresstudentstobeginwellinadvanceofthedeadline.Inadditiontoprovidinginformationaboutawards,OSSPhelpsstudentsbyofferingfeedbackonessaysandresumes,arrangingformockinterviewsandhelpingstudentsinmultipleapplicationprocessesinordertoprepareforthebestpossibleoutcomes.

OSSP-DirectorBethPowers2506UniversityHall,MC115,601S.MorganSt.Chicago,IL60607.Phone:312-355-2477Website:http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ssp/osspmain.htmEmailaddress:ssp@uic.edu

Honorary Societies

Asastudentwithstronggrades,youwilllikelybeinvitedtojoinhonorsocieties.Mostofthemarelegitimateorganiza-tions,butfromtimetotimewehearaboutsuspiciousorganizationsofferingmembershipforafeethatturnouttobesimplyscams.HonorsocietieswithanestablishedhistoryatUICaredescribedintheUndergraduateCatalog:http://www.uic.edu/ucat/catalog/HC.shtml#h.

Ingeneral,youshouldaskyourselfwhatjoininganhonorsocietywilldoforyou.Itcanhelpaffirmtoothersthatyouareastudentingoodstanding,itmayofferyouthechancetoapplyforscholarshipsofferedbythesocietyand,ifitisanhonorsocietyinyourmajor,itmayofferusefuladviceaboutthefieldyouaregoingintoandcareer-specificawards.Asageneralrule,legitimatehonorsocietieswillhaveapresenceontheUICcampus.Inchoosingwhatgroupstojoin,considerhowmuchtheyareaskingyoutopayandwhatyougetfromthepayment(anewsletter?apin?aninductionceremony?thechancetocompeteforscholarships?prestige?).Youdonotlookbettertoagraduateprogram,employerorscholarshipcompetitionifyouarein10honorsocietiesasopposedtooneortwo.Youmayalsowanttoaskfaculty

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andstaffiftheorganizationiswell-recognizedandwell-respected.Ifitisnot,willitbeusefultojoinit?Ifthenameofthehonorsocietyisunfamiliar,talktosomeoneintheHonorsCollegeortheOfficeofSpecialScholarshipprogramstofindoutifitislegitimate.

Apartiallistofhonorsocietiesislistedbelow:• BetaAlphaPsi,forstudentsstudyingaccountandfinance• BetaBetaBeta,foroutstandingstudentsinthebiologicalsciences• BetaGammaSigma,asocietyforbusinessstudents• ChemistryHonorSociety,foroutstandinggraduate&undergraduatechemistrystudents• DeltaOmega,anationalhonorarypublichealthsociety• DeltaPhiAlpha,thenationalcollegiatehonorssocietyforGerman• EtaKappaNu,forelectricalandcomputerengineeringjuniors&seniors• EtaSigmaPhi,forstudentsofLatinand/orGreek• GammaKappaAlpha,forjuniors&seniorsstudyingItalianlanguageandliterature• GoldenKeyNationalHonorSociety,forjuniorsandseniors• LambdaAlpha,thenationalcollegiatehonorssocietyforanthropology• NationalSocietyofCollegiateScholars,forfirstandsecondyearcollegestudents• PhiBetaKappa,theoldesthonorarysocietyinthecountry,forliberalartsstudents• PhiEtaSigma,asocietyforoutstandingfreshmen• PhiKappaPhi,forjuniors,seniors,andgraduatestudents• PiSigmaAlpha,thenationalpoliticalsciencehonorsociety• PsiChi,forstudentsstudyingpsychology• RoChi,forstudentsintheCollegeofPharmacy• SigmaDeltaPi,forjuniorsandseniorsstudyingtheSpanishlanguage&culture• SigmaPiSigma,asocietyforstudentswithhighscholasticachievementinphysics• SigmaThetaTau,forstudentsinthecollegeofNursing• TauBetaPi,forengineeringjuniorsandseniors• TauSigma,fortransferstudents• UICEducationHonorSociety,forundergraduates&graduatesintheCollegeofEducation

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VI. Activities/Events and Additional Insight

Honors College Annual BallAsubcommitteeofHCABplansaformalevent,whichincludesdinneranddancing,forUICstudents,alumni,andfaculty.TheBallisscheduledduringthespringsemester,usuallyoccurringtowardtheendofFebruary.

Honors College Tutoring ServiceAnothersubcommitteeofHCABcoordinatesatutoringservicethatisfreeandopentoallUICstudents.AtutoringscheduleisavailableintheHonorsCollegemainoffice,103BH,andisalsopostedon-lineontheHonorsCollegewebsite:http://www.uic.edu/honors.ThetutoringsessionsareconductedintheHon-orsCollegeTutoringCenter,Rm.220BH(secondfloor).HonorsCollegestudentsoffertutoringinallsubjects,butparticularlyinareasofstrongdemand,suchasmathandthesciences.

Honors College ConvocationTheHonorsCollegeConvocationisaformalandpersonalwaytoacknowledgethesuccessofgraduatingseniors.Attheceremony,studentsweartheircommencementrobes,andreceivetheirgoldstolesandacertificateofachievement.AleadingscholaroncampusandanHonorsCollegegraduatingseniorareaskedtospeak.Areceptionforthestudents,theirfamilies,andHonorsCollegestaffandfacultyfollows.

Additional InsightTips for Succeeding at the Honors CollegePerhapsyouwereclasspresidentinhighschool.Orperhapsyouwereamemberofthehonorsociety.Youcouldhavegraduatedinthetoppercentileofyourgraduatingclass;maybeyouwereevenvaledictorianandinallthehonorsand/orA.P.classesortheInternationalBaccalaureateprogram.Actually,itdoesn’treallymatterwhatyoudidinhighschoolasyoumakethetransitiontocollege.Highschoolsuccess(orlackofit)doesn’tautomaticallyapplytocollege.

Youstartcollegewithacleanacademicslate,alongwithalotofindependenceandmyriadofcriticaldecisionsasyoubeginthetransitionintoadulthood.Thedecisionsthatyoumakeandtheactionsyoutakeduringthisfirstyearofcol-legewillhaveamajorimpactontherestofyourcollegeexperience.

• Thefirstfewweeksoncampusareextremelyimportantforallnewstudents.Itisduringthistime thatyoumakecriticaldecisionsthatwillhaveaneffectontherestofyourlife.Whateveryoudo,besureto beyourselfandtrytoenjoyyourcollegeexperienceasmuchaspossible.Expecttofeelsomestressand homesickness,butdon’tlettheseissueswearyoudown. • GetOrganized.Incollege,theprofessorsposttheassignmentsinthesyllabusoronBlackboard-- oftenfortheentiresemester--andtheyexpectyoutobeprepared.Buyanorganizer,aPDA,abigwall calendar--whateverittakesforyoutoknowwhenassignmentsaredue.

• Findtheidealplacetostudy.Itmaybeyourdormroomoraquietcornerofthelibrary,butfindaplacethat worksbestforyoutogetyourworkdone--whileavoidingasmanydistractionsaspossible.

• Gotoclass.Obvious,right?Maybe,butsleepinginandskippingthat8a.m.classwillbetemptingattimes. Avoidthetemptation.Besideslearningthematerialbyattendingclasses,you’llalsoreceivevitalinformation fromtheprofessorsaboutwhattoexpectontests,changesinduedates,etc.

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Students enjoying themselves at the 2010 Honors College Ball at the

Knickerbocker Hotel in downtown Chicago.

• Becomeanexpertoncourserequirementsandduedates.Professorsspendhoursandhourspreparingcourse syllabiandcalendarssothatyouwillknowexactlywhatisexpectedofyou--andwhen.Oneofthelamest excusesastudentcangiveaprofessor:“Ididn’tknowitwasduetoday.”

• Meetwithyourprofessors.Beassuredthereareonlyupsidestogettingtoknowyourprofessors,especiallyif laterinthesemesteryourunintosomesnags.Professorsscheduleofficehoursforthesolepurposeofmeeting withstudents--takeadvantageofthattime.

• Gettoknowyouracademicadviser(s).Thisisthepersonwhowillhelpyouwithcourseconflicts,addingor droppingcourses,schedulingofclassesforfuturesemesters,decidingonmajorsandminors.Thispersonisakey resourceforyou--andshouldbethepersonyouturntowithanyacademicissuesorconflicts.

• Striveforgoodgrades.Anotherobviousonehere,right?Rememberthewordsoftheopeningparagraph;while goodgradescouldhavecomenaturallytoyouinhighschool,youwillhavetoearnthemincollege--andthat meanssettingsomegoalsforyourselfandthenmakingsureyouworkashardasyoucantoachievethem.

• Takeadvantageofthestudyresourcesoncampus.Justaboutallcollegeshavelearninglabsandtutorsavailable. Ifyou’rehavingsometroubles,theseresourcesareanothertoolavailabletoyou.Orformstudygroups.

• Don’tfeelpressuredtomakeahastydecisionaboutacareeroramajor.Itdoesn’tmatterifitseemsasthough everyoneelseseemstoknowwhatthey’redoingwiththeirlives--believeme,theydon’t--collegeisthetime foryoutoreallydiscoverwhoyouare,whatyouenjoydoing,whatyou’regoodat,andwhatyouwanttobe.It’s notarace;takeyourtimeandenjoyexploringyouroptions.

• Makeconnectionswithstudentsinyourclasses.Onestudentsaidtheirtechniqueinthefirstweekofclasses wastomeetatleastonenewpersonineachoftheirclasses.Itexpandedtheirnetworkoffriends--andwasa crucialresourceattimesiftheyhadtomissaclass.

• Don’tprocrastinate;prioritizeyourlife.Itmayhavebeeneasyinhighschooltowaituntilthelastminuteto completeanassignmentandstillgetagoodgrade,butthatkindofstuffwillnotworkforyouincollege.Give yourselfdeadlines--andsticktothem.

• Seekabalance.Collegelifeisamixtureofsocialandacademichappenings.Don’ttipthebalancetoofarineither direction.

• Getinvolvedoncampus.Abigproblemforalotofnewstudentsisacombinationofhomesicknessanda feelingofnotquitebelonging.Asolution?Considerjoiningaselectgroup--andbecarefulnottogooverboard --ofstudentorganizations,clubs,sororitiesorfraternities,orsportsteams.You’llmakenewfriends,learnnew skills,andfeelmoreconnectedtoyourschool.

• Maketimeforyou.Besureyousetasidesometimeandactivitiesthathelpyourelaxandtakethestressoutof yourdayorweek.Whetherthismeansyoga,watchingyourfavoritetelevisionshows,orwritinginajournal,be goodtoyourself.

• Takeresponsibilityforyourselfandyouractions.Don’tlooktoplacetheblameonothersforyourmistakes;own uptothemandmoveon.Beinganadultmeanstakingresponsibilityforeverythingthathappenstoyou.

• Don’tcutcorners.Collegeisallaboutlearning.Ifyouprocrastinateandcram,youmaystilldowellontests,but you’lllearnverylittle.

• Stayhealthy.Alotofproblemsfirst-yearstudentsfacecanbetracedbacktoanillnessthatkeptthemawayfrom classesforanextendedperiodoftimeandledtoadownwardspiralingeffect.Getenoughsleepandeatright.If youhaven’theardthejokesaboutcollegefood,yousoonwill.Andwithoutmomordadtheretoserveyoua balancedmeal,youmaybetemptedtogoforthoseextrafriesorcookies.Stayhealthyandavoidthedreaded extra“Freshman15”poundsbystickingtoabalanceddiet.

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• Learntocopewithhomesickness.Ifyouarelivingawayfromhome,it’sonlynaturalthattherewillbetimes whenyoumissyourfamily,evenifyouwereoneofthosekidswhocouldn’twaittogetaway.Findawaytodeal withthosefeelings,suchasmakingaphonecallorsendingsomeemailhome.

• Stayoncampusasmuchaspossible.Whetherit’shomesickness,ajob,oraboyfriendorgirlfriendfromhome, trynottoleavecampustoosoonortoooften.Themoretimeyouspendongettingtoknowthecampusand yournewfriends,themoreyou’llfeelathomeatschool.Andwhynottakeadvantageofalltheculturaland socialeventsthathappenoncampus?

• Seekprofessionalhelpwhenyouneedit.Mostcollegeshavehealthandcounselingcenters.Ifyou’resickor feelingisolatedordepressed,pleasetakeadvantageofthemanyservicestheseofficesprovidestudents.You don’thavetofacetheseissuesbyyourself.

• Keeptrackofyourmoney.Ifyou’veneverhadtocreateabudget,nowisthetimetodoso.Findwaystostretch yourmoney-andasbestyoucan,avoidallthosecreditcardsolicitationsyou’llsoonbereceiving.Theaverage creditcarddebtofcollegegradsisstaggering.

• Bepreparedtofeeloverwhelmed.There’salotgoinginyourliferightnow.Expecttohavemomentswhereit seemsabittoomuch.Asonestudentsays,bepreparedtofeelcompletelyunprepared.Thetrickisknowingthat you’renottheonlyonefeelingthatway.

Final Words of AdviceYou’vedonealltheprepwork--you’vegottengoodgradesinhighschool,scoredwellonastandardizedtest,andbeenacceptedintothecollegeyouwanttoattend--soenjoyallyourhardworkwhilelayingthegroundworkforasuccessfulcollegecareer.Takeadvantageofyournetworkofnewfriendsandprofessors,havefunwhilelearningasmuchasyoucan,andgetthemostoutofyourcollegeexperience.

Adaptedfrom:Hansen,RandallS.,Ph.D.“YourFirstYearofCollege:25TipstoHelpYouSurviveandThriveYourFreshmanYearandBeyond”http://www.quintcareers.com/first-year_success.html

Planning for Graduate Studies

Itisasadfactofmodernlifethatthebaccalaureatedegreedoesnotguaranteeaprofessionalcareerinanydisciplinethatonemayhavemajoredinasanundergraduate.Furthermore,mostjobsavailabletodegreeholdersarelimitedlargelytoroutine,specializedoperations.Thus,ifyouwishtopursueacareerasaprofessional,inajobthatchallengestheintellectandpromotesgrowth,graduatetrainingatleastthroughapostgraduateprofessionalormastersdegreeishighlydesirable.

Youshouldseriouslybeginplanningyourgraduatecareernolaterthanyourjunioryear.DiscussyourcareerplanswithyourFellowandmajorinstructorsregardingwhichcoursescompriseastrongbackgroundforyourdesiredspecialty.AsuccessfulundergraduatecareerintheHonorsCollegeshouldgetyouintograduateschoolwithnodifficulties.Normally,itisbesttogotoanotheruniversity,preferablyinanotherstate,forgraduateworktobroadenyourstudyunderadiffer-entfaculty.Attheveryleast,livinginanewlocalityprovidespersonalenrichment.

Inselectingagraduatedepartment,shopforaprogramwithanationalreputation,andforprofessorswithwhomyoumightwanttostudy.YourinstructorsandFellowcanhelpyouselectadepartment.Itisalsowisetoinvestigatethepublishedworkofpeopleinthelineofresearchthatappealstoyou,evenbeforeyouapply.Itdoesn’thurttowriteaparticularprofessortointroduceyourself,describeyourbackground,stateyourinterestinstudyingwiththatperson,andaskwhatyourchancesarefordoingso.Iftheprofessorisinterestedinyou,yourapplicationwillbemonitoredthroughthebureaucraticmaze,andyourchancesforfinancialgraduatesupportareenhanced.

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Asageneralrule,youshouldhaveselectedanumberofpotentialgraduatedepartmentsbytheendofthefallsemes-terofyoursenioryear.Itiswisenottolimityourselftoonesuchdepartment,foritmaynothaveroomformanynewgraduatestudents,andcompetitionforentranceintoagraduatedepartmentincreasesinproportiontoitsreputationandquality.Planonapplyingtoatleast3or4programs.

Graduatedepartmentsgenerallybaseselectionontheacademicgrades,GREscores,andevaluationsfromseveralgenerallythreeorfourundergraduateinstructors.Theseevaluationsgenerallyaskforinformationregardingyouasaperson;thus,itisagoodideatomaketheacquaintanceofyourinstructors.AttendanceatthesocialfunctionsoftheHonorsCollegeandofyourmajordepartmentprovidesyouwiththeopportunitytodoso.

Thebesttimetoapplytoyourselectedgraduatedepartmentsisduringthebreakbetweenfallandspringsemesters,andacceptancesaregenerallymadeinthespring.Mostdepartmentscommitmostoftheirfinancialaid(teachingandresearchassistantshipsandfellowships)bythemiddleofthespringsemester.

Itisimportanttoknowseveralthingsabouthowyouracademicrecordisevaluated.First,regardlessofyourchosendiscipline,thedegreeofdifficultyofyourselectedcoursesoutsideyourmajorcountsforsomething.Thus,forthenon-sciencestudent,forexample,selectingtheeasiestpossiblecoursestosatisfyyournaturalsciencerequirementmaynotbethebestthingtodo.Furthermore,manygraduateandprofessionaldepartmentsfrownuponexerciseofthePass-Failoptionindifficultcourses.Manylawschools,forexample,interpretthisaslackofcourage,orasinordinateattentiontoone’sgrade-pointaverage,andconsidera“pass”asa“D.”ManyPhDprogramsrequirethatcandidatesdemonstratesomedegreeoffluencyinnotonlyone,butsometimestwoforeignlanguages;checkthegraduationrequirementsofthegraduateprogramsthatinterestyou,andworkongainingasmuchlanguageasisneededwhilestillanundergraduate.

Wesuggestthatyougetallofyourlettersofrecommendationfromprofessorsratherthangraduatestudentteachingassistantsbecausetheymakeabetterimpression.Ofcourse,UICisabigschool,andstudentsoftendonotknowprofes-sorsverywell(andviceversa).Asonewaytoimprovethissituation,wesuggestyouusethefollowingstrategywhensolicitingletters.First,writeabriefdescriptionofyourselfwhichincludesyourscholasticrecord,yourworkexperiences,yourextra-curricularactivities,andanypersonalmattersofpotentialimportance.Includeyourfuturegoals,bothyourlong-termandmoreimmediategoals.Makesurethatyourwritingisperfectandtypeitdouble-spaced.Thenmakeap-pointmentswiththeprofessorsyouwishtoask.Iftheyagree,givethemacopyofyourself-portraitandoffertodiscussitwiththem.Thisprocesswillhelptheprofessorswriteaninformedandpersonalletter.

Finally,severalweeksbeforeyourtranscriptsaredue,orderonefromOAR[OfficeofAdmissionsandRecords].Checkitverycarefully.Ifthereareanydiscrepancies,forexample,abouttheyearsofparticipationintheHonorsCollege,bringittoourattentionsowemayhelpyougetitstraightenedout.

byKelvinRodolfo,Earth&EnvironmentalSciences

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