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Honors In Practice, Volume 20, 2024: About The Authors, National Collegiate Honors Council

Honors in Practice Online Archive

JUDY ALBAKRY serves as an adjunct professor and honors advisor at Middle Tennessee State University. She also coordinates the Buchanan Transfer Fellowship Program in the honors college. Her research specializes in student success initiatives, high-impact practices, transfer student engagement, and program assessment.

Interdisciplinary Cohort Building: Creating A Feeling Of Belonging And Sense Of Community In Honors Transfer Students, Shannon Pittman, Vanessa Miller

Honors in Practice Online Archive

Athens State University Honors Program implements an honors mentoring model for transfer students that aims to support transfer student completion of an honors project and improve transfer students’ feelings of belonging in honors.

The Honors Research Project: Embracing Intellectual Discovery Through Storytelling, Malachi D. Crawford, Chelsee B. H. Young, Kimberly Michelle Gay, Quincy C. Moore

Honors in Practice Online Archive

The Honors Research Project (HRP) at Prairie View A&M University develops critical thinking and creative intellectual skills to analyze, understand, and comprehend the project’s topics.

If They Build It, They Will Come: The Power Of Student-Designed Honors Offerings In Small-Budget Programs, Claire H. Procopio

Honors in Practice Online Archive

This essay describes a student-designed framework implemented by an honors program because of budget constraints. The framework’s implementation, involving structured student leadership, feedback integration, and curricular adaptations, is detailed along with an exploration of the positive consequences of implementing a student-designed approach to co-curricular offerings. Benefits of the approach include better fulfillment of the honors mission, meaningful student leadership development, program growth, and eventually increased resources.

Toward Student Success: The Impact Of Honors Participation On Transfer Student Graduation Rates, Judy Albakry

Honors in Practice Online Archive

While numerous studies have shown evidence of higher completion frequencies for first-time freshmen who participate in four-year honors programs, research has yet to reveal how honors programs might impact outcomes for transfer students. Based on ex post facto data collected on transfer student graduation percentages at a large public university in Tennessee, the purpose of this non-experimental, quantitative, comparative study was to investigate if transfer student honors participation has an association with graduation frequency. Chi-square analyses were performed to investigate the association among graduation frequency, honors participation, and the number of honors credits earned. The findings indicate that the association …

Partners In The Parks: A Shirt Tale, Joan Digby

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One of my most treasured garments is my 2016 NCHC Partners in the Parks T-shirt. It sports an uplifted tree of life insignia on the front and a list of the 12 national parks that hosted our programs that year. The shirt dries in a matter of hours, and the lettering has never faded. It travels with me wherever I go.

Letter From The Editor In Chief, Jeffrey Lee

Transform

The TRANSFORM journal is a space for leaders, mentors, researchers, and practitioners of transformational leadership to be seen, heard, and valued; it is a place for making connections. Relationship-building is central to transformational leadership at all levels of an organization; this fundamental truth is a trending topic in literature. Otherwise, however, leadership can be an isolating experience.

As an ethnographer, I believe the best way to launch an academic, peer-reviewed journal is to do what I do best: storytelling. I want to share my thoughts on transformational leadership through a story in the form of a letter to my younger …

The Grizzly, December 7, 2023, Marie Sykes, Erin Corcoran, Georgia Gardner, Hannah Conley, Kate Horan, Sean Mcginley, Amelia Kunko, Dominic Minicozzi

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Spring 2023 Recap • Fall 2023 Recap • Farewell From the News Editor • Farewell From the Web Editor • Students Surprise With Spotify Wrapped Lists • 2023 Crossword • Reflections From Ursinus' December Graduates • Ursinus Athletics Fall 2023 Recap: Men's • Ursinus Athletics Fall 2023 Recap: Women's

The Grizzly, November 30, 2023, Marie Sykes, Kathy Logan, Erin Corcoran, Michael Nieves-Hoblin, Theodora Zeibekis, Kate Horan, Sophia Kumar, Quadai Brown, Adam Denn

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Mathematics Department Grants • Grizzly Groupings • New Majors Added • Lean the F*ck Out: Dr. Talia Argondezzi's Anti-Self-Help Self-Help Book • Escape Velocity: EVE • Revisiting Cafe 2020: Slaying or Slacking? • Test Your Ursinus Sports Knowledge! • Ursinus Swimming is Built Different

The Grizzly, November 16, 2023, Marie Sykes, Sidney Belleroche, Isabel Martinez-Robles, Erin Corcoran, Zachary Hassett, Andrew J. Perez, Charlotte Dilello, Dominic Minicozzi

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Fantastic Strings Ensemble • Crossword • Celebration of Lights (In Photos) • A Conversation With Ursinus' Archivist, Carolyn Weigel • Food Forest Continues to Grow • The Creative Collegeville Italian Bakery • From Opponent to Family Member: Natalie Mehl's Journey • Ursinus Football Punches Their Ticket to the Postseason

The Grizzly, November 9, 2023, Marie Sykes, Talia Barrow, Emily Britland, Amelia Kunko, Kathy Logan, Nicholas Evangelista

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Vandalism in First Year Dorms • Upcoming Student Engagement Events • Prohibition Era at Bay • UCDC: Motion, Timbre & Rhythm • Word Search • The Most Anticipated Event of Hallows' Eve • 5 Seniors, 1 Team: Leadership On and Off the Court • Iron Sharpens Iron

The Grizzly, November 2, 2023, Marie Sykes, Erin Corcoran, Amelia Kunko, Kate Horan, Colin Brier, Andrew J. Perez, Dominic Minicozzi, Adam Denn

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Homecoming Recap • Berman Receives Grant for Upcoming Exhibition • Midweek Meditation • Brave in Season: Jon Volkmer's New Novel is a "Damn Good Read" • Victims of Duty: Absurdism and Ambiguity • Diving All in on Troubles End Brewing • Weekly Crossword Puzzle • From North Carolina to Southeast PA: The Future of Ursinus Basketball • UC Cross Country Chasing History

The Grizzly, October 26, 2023, Marie Sykes, Sidney Belleroche, Colin Brier, Erin Corcoran, Michael Nieves-Hoblin, Kate Horan, Charlotte Dilello

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

A Conversation With Dr. Gundolf Graml • Thinking Locally With UC Votes • Future Developments on Main • A Look Inside Art Club • Film Club Documentary • Opinions: A Divided Ursinus • Ursinus Women's Rugby Team Prepares to Tackle the Season Ahead • UC Field Hockey Doesn't Cut Corners in Victory Over Ranked Swarthmore

The Grizzly, October 12, 2023, Marie Sykes, Michael Nieves-Hoblin, Nico Yanzaguano, Andrew J. Perez, Adam Denn, Dominic Minicozzi

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Meet the New Professors on Campus • Center for Career and Post-Graduate Events • Professor Feature: Dr. Andy Davis • Let's Do the (Rocky Horror: A Breakaway Student Production) Again • The Captivating Collegeville Diner • Crossword Puzzle • Ursinus Field is Keeping the Program's Legacy Alive • Sports Shout-outs!

The Grizzly, October 5, 2023, Marie Sykes, Sidney Belleroche, Sophia Kumar, Amelia Kunko, Adam Denn, Quadai Brown, Renie Christensen, Kate Horan, Dominic Minicozzi, Donovan Dyitt

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Lantern Submissions Now Open • Well Wishes to Dee Singley • Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month • Change to Good Samaritan Policy • Best Buddies: Friendship and Inclusivity • A Radio Revolution: WVOU Opens Up for the Semester • Cafe 2020: Good, Could be Better • Renie and Kate's Meme Corner • Nick Nocito on UC Men's Basketball's New Dawg Mentality • Athletes in Action! (A Thread)

The Grizzly, September 28, 2023, Marie Sykes, Amelia Kunko, Theodora Zeibekis, Renie Christensen, Kate Horan, Andrew J. Perez, Kathy Logan

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Recovery Friendly Workplace • Fall-ing for Ursinus Crossword • Study Tips With Coffeestudi • Correction to "Student Responses to Changes in Good Samaritan Policy" • Two Gentlemen of Lenfest • Two Gentlemen of Verona Rehearsal Photos • Renie and Kate's Meme Corner • A Tasty Trip to the Trappe Tavern • Volleyball Veterans • A Healthy Lifestyle: The Importance of Food and Nutrition

The Grizzly, September 21, 2023, Marie Sykes, Kathy Logan, Erin Corcoran, Sidney Belleroche, Quadai Brown, Georgia Gardner

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Rush Week 2023 • Sudoku • Fall Student Engagement Events • More IIE Events This Semester • Prints and Imprints Left Behind - at the Berman • Student Responses to Changes to Good Samaritan Policy • Have You Ever Played Rugby? • Ursinus Introduces Temporary Expansion to the Wellness Center: The Hive (A Thread)

The Grizzly, September 14, 2023, Marie Sykes, Erin Corcoran, Kate Horan, Amelia Kunko, Andrew J. Perez, Mairead Mcdermott, Renie Christensen, Hannah Conley, Sean Mcginley, Georgia Gardner, Adam Denn, Dominic Minicozzi

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Good Samaritan Policy Changes: Good Ideas? • Changes Across Wismer • Student Handbook Changes • Letter From the Editor • Hello From the News Editor • ODA's Peer Mentor Program • Meet SGA President: Ben Douglas • Opinions: Upper Wismer's Wonderful New Eats • Editor Introductions • UC Soccer on Fire! • Bears' Football Comes Out of Hibernation With a Head of Steam

Comparing Time Allocation For Teaching Science As Inquiry In Two Educator Preparation Science Methods Courses, Lori A. Dira

Faculty Journal Articles

How much time an institution allocates to content can indicate its overall importance and intended value to the educator preparation program. For decades there have been calls to integrate more authentic science inquiry experiences into not only undergraduate elementary science courses, but into all elementary educator preparation courses. Many elementary educators do not receive training on effective methods for teaching science, they will not feel comfortable and will likely have low self-efficacy. This study investigated the amount of time allocated to teaching science as inquiry and the knowledge participants had prior to and after taking an elementary teaching science methods …

Impact Of Covid-19 On Student Preparedness In Introductory English Composition Courses, Christopher W. Guillory

The Journal of the Research Association of Minority Professors

The rapid spread of COVID-19, which lead to a global pandemic, caused educational systems to switch from face-to-face learning to some form of online or remote delivery. This abrupt change in learning may have impacted students’ ability to be successful in college. The purpose of this study was to compare the passage rate of students enrolled in an English composition course before the spread of COVID-19 and after the spread of COVID-19. This study used Deci and Ryan’s Self-Determination Theory, which looks at how people adapt to changes in their surroundings, and Astin’s Student Involvement Theory, which looks at people’s …

“It’S Part Of Your Life Now Because Someone Has Exposed You To It”: The Experiences Of Adult Learners Of Color In The Clemente Course In The Humanities, Charity Anderson

Journal of Research Initiatives

At 30 sites across the United States and Puerto Rico, the Bard College Clemente Course in the Humanities provides economically and socially marginalized adults with a free college course in the humanities. The experience of non-traditional adult students, particularly adults of color, is often missing from academic literature, exacerbating past injustices and increasingly marginalizing the historically underserved people and communities of color by higher education. This paper, which draws from a two-year critical ethnography of Clemente courses, examines the perspective of the adult learners of color who participated in the course. Interview and participant-observational data indicate that adults enrolled in …

White Male Privilege, Diversity-As-Deficit, And Tokenism In The North American University: Reflections On Netflix’S The Chair, Annamma Joy

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Ji-Yoon, an Asian-American woman, is the newly appointed chair of the English department at Pembroke University, a lower-tier Ivy League school. Most of the department’s faculty are older and white and male, but do include a female white professor, Joan Hambling, clearly suffering from marginalization. There is also a young black faculty member named Yasmin McKay, whom Ji-Yoon wants to make the university’s first black tenured professor in the English department. Yaz, as they call her, has published in the top journals and is loved by her students, who flock to take her courses. There are other story dynamics dealing …

Market Profanities In Sacral Academe: Privilege, Diversity, Representation, Incursion Of Market Forces, Nikhilesh Dholakia, Deniz Atik

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

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Review: Teaching Stem To First Generation College Students: A Guidebook For Faculty And Future Faculty By Gail Horowitz, Jessica S. Robbins

Early College Folio

Book Review: Gail Horowitz’s Teaching STEM to First Generation College Students: A Guidebook for Faculty and Future Faculty (Information Age Publishing, 2019). Horowitz taught chemistry at Bard High School Early College Newark.

Artist Into An Educator—Educator Inside An Artist, Raheela Qabool Abro Ms

Early College Folio

This study is a self-investigation of the author's identity by exploring her two professions: an artist as well as an art educator. Her insights as an educator provided a background for her as an artist through the production of this series of miniature artworks created with cell phone SIM cards. A SIM card, which stands for “Subscriber Identification Module,” contains information tied to the identity of the individual using it. For this reason, the author chose it as a medium for creating an art series to represent identity. In the dialogue of artist and educator, Abro confronts changes to the …

Teaching Food Studies In Early College: Experiments In Collaboration, Cynthia Brown, Maryann Tebben

Early College Folio

This article outlines the process of designing and teaching a collaborative course on sustainable food and agriculture on multiple campuses at once, including two early college institutions. The authors offer insights on the specific elements of the course they designed as well as methods for designing the course, what worked in practice, and what they would change. This article will be useful for faculty who would like to work with other early college colleagues to plan a collaborative course in general or a specific course on sustainable food and farms.

Commitment To Access: A Conversation About The Unconventional And College-In-Prison, Elías Beltrán, Megan Callaghan

Early College Folio

The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) currently operates full-tuition scholarship Bard College degree programs across seven New York State prisons, three Microcollege campuses created in partnership with community-based institutions, and on the Annandale campus of Bard College, where adult students are completing degrees through the BardBac. Since 2005 when the first degrees were granted to BPI students, the program has issued over 5,000 credits and more than 700 degrees.

This conversation between BPI alumnus Elías Beltrán, who earned his Bard College bachelor’s degree in 2017 while incarcerated, and Megan Callaghan, the program’s Dean, touches upon Elías’s upcoming transition to BPI faculty, …

Rolling A Boulder Up A Mountain: The Path To Higher Education In Displacement Concepts, Rebecca Granato

Early College Folio

Students in contexts affected by displacement and forced migration are at a disadvantage when it comes to accessing and successfully completing higher education, as well as translating their learning into post-graduation opportunities. Universities with clear social missions and networks of institutions have the power and the obligation to support the creation of “opportunities pipelines” for these populations.

Solving Higher Education In Burma, The Global South, And Beyond, Myat Su San

Early College Folio

By introducing readers to a migrant student from Burma, the author unpacks the longstanding and increasingly complicated barriers to higher education, which many students face across the Global South. Readers are then introduced to one institution seeking to dismantle those barriers through innovation and expansive access, Parami University.

Move, May Honey Maung

Early College Folio

“Move” is a call to action that urges leaders to work together to create a world where education is accessible and inclusive to everyone regardless of their socioeconomic status or background. Drawing inspiration from the author’s own educational experiences as both a student and employee of Phaung Daw Oo, this poem is a reminder that education is not a privilege but a fundamental human right; we all have a responsibility to ensure that it is available to all learners. The author—whose country is currently facing violence and economic and educational instability due to a February 2021 coup d’état—relays the hopeful …