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Hitting The Wall, Bonnie D. Irwin
Hitting The Wall, Bonnie D. Irwin
Bonnie Irwin
Much has been written over the last several years about the increase in the number of students who come to our campuses with behavioral disorders and under medication. While honors students are certainly not immune to these conditions, the more frequent emotional trauma we see them suffer is their first encounter with failure. Luckily, we can address this trauma successfully if we are prepared to do so. As honors faculty, we encourage intellectual risk, knowing from our own experience that failure may very well result but confident in the fact that learning also happens despite other outcomes, good or bad. …
We Are The Stories We Tell, Bonnie D. Irwin
We Are The Stories We Tell, Bonnie D. Irwin
Bonnie Irwin
As I approach my last hour of the presidency of NCHC, my voice will fade; it will become less prominent in the discourse of honors and our organization, and a new day will bring new stories into our midst. Yet my stories of our organization and our meeting in Phoenix will endure as I return to my campus, tired but enlightened, inspired to apply what I have learned and experienced over these four days. You each will do the same, returning home and telling your stories; by doing so, you will tell the story of NCHC. I study storytelling and …
Riding A Unicycle Across A Bridge While Juggling: The Musings Of An Honors Administrator, Bonnie Irwin
Riding A Unicycle Across A Bridge While Juggling: The Musings Of An Honors Administrator, Bonnie Irwin
Bonnie Irwin
My favorite metaphor for the life of an honors administrator remains that of a plate spinner. Those of us of a certain age remember them from the Ed Sullivan Show: frantically running from pole to pole, these acrobats had to keep the plates spinning so that none would fall crashing to the stage. Meanwhile, in the background, some classical, frenetic piece of music, often Khachaturian’s Sabre Dance, would be playing, faster and faster. Indeed, if a university can be likened to a circus—and many are tempted to do just that— honors administrators are the plate spinners.
An Interactive Exploration Of Gender And Engineering: Unpacking The Experience, Debbie Chachra, Lynn Stein, Alisha Sarang-Sieminski, Caitrin Lynch, Yevgeniya Zastavker
An Interactive Exploration Of Gender And Engineering: Unpacking The Experience, Debbie Chachra, Lynn Stein, Alisha Sarang-Sieminski, Caitrin Lynch, Yevgeniya Zastavker
Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski
The engineering student experience is understood to differ for male and female students; gendered interactions affect the development of academic and professional role confidence, as well as engineering identity. The purpose of this session is twofold. First, we aim to introduce participants to concepts of gender schemas, privilege, and identity using a range of interactive activities, including brainstorming and structured discussion. Second, we intend to share information about and obtain feedback on a Gender Discussion Exploration Kit, which the participants will be encouraged to review, use, and share at their home institutions.
Hempstead Schools Stops District Rounding Up Grade Policy, Aisha Al-Muslim
Hempstead Schools Stops District Rounding Up Grade Policy, Aisha Al-Muslim
Aisha Al-Muslim
No abstract provided.
Hempstead Schools Superintendent $265k Salary Revealed, Aisha Al-Muslim
Hempstead Schools Superintendent $265k Salary Revealed, Aisha Al-Muslim
Aisha Al-Muslim
No abstract provided.
Hempstead School District Rounding Up Grade Policy, Aisha Al-Muslim
Hempstead School District Rounding Up Grade Policy, Aisha Al-Muslim
Aisha Al-Muslim
No abstract provided.
Together We Are Stronger: A Cooperative Approach To Managing Print Collections, Matthew Revitt, Clem Guthro
Together We Are Stronger: A Cooperative Approach To Managing Print Collections, Matthew Revitt, Clem Guthro
Matthew I Revitt
No abstract provided.
Inaugural Issue: Getting Undergraduate Research Started (And Funded!) At Your Institution, Sarah Spence Adams, Darren Narayan
Inaugural Issue: Getting Undergraduate Research Started (And Funded!) At Your Institution, Sarah Spence Adams, Darren Narayan
Sarah Spence Adams
“Undergraduate research is hot!” exclaims MAA President Joseph Gallian. Colleges and universities across the nation are placing an increasing emphasis on engaging undergraduate students in research. However, despite this increase in interest, it still can be difficult to secure resources to get an undergraduate research program started at your institution. The purpose of this column is to share successful models for engaging undergraduates in mathematical research, including through summer and academic-year experiences. Topics will include successful strategies for obtaining internal and external resources, for recruiting and retaining enthusiastic faculty mentors, and for finding appropriate problems for undergraduate research projects. Our …
Tag Bundles, Education Boards, And Internet Playlists: Constructing Historical Biographies Using Social Bookmarking Technologies, Robert Maloy
Robert W. Maloy
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Too Korean To Be White And Too White To Be Korean: Ethnic Identity Development Among Transracial Korean American Adoptees., Joy Hoffman, Edlyn V. Peña
Too Korean To Be White And Too White To Be Korean: Ethnic Identity Development Among Transracial Korean American Adoptees., Joy Hoffman, Edlyn V. Peña
Edlyn V. Peña
The purpose of this grounded theory study was to explore how lived experiences affect ethnic identity development of transracial Korean American adoptees raised by White parents with the intent of informing higher education practice. Participants included 12 recently college-graduated transracial Korean American adoptees who were raised in the Midwest, rural south, and on the west coast. A theoretical model that surfaced from data collection is presented, demonstrating the complexity of transracial Korean adoptee identity.