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Forum on Diversity in Education
Diversity Forum 2012: Occupy Honors Education
Published in 2010, the NCHC monograph, Setting the Table for Diversity, discussed the value of preparing a place for diversity at the honors table. Today, inspired by our 2012 NCHC Conference theme of “Challenging Structures” and the revolutions that have taken place around the world in the last year, we ask how can we (students, faculty and professional staff members) occupy Honors Education in transformative and revolutionary ways that place honors education on the cutting edge of educational practice and promote the democratic values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice?
To those ends, we invite presentations that address the following questions:
- How can students occupy or own their honors education?
- Is honors “the 1%?” If so, should/how can honors redefine itself in relation to the “the 99%” in terms of the goals and values of honors education? (This question can be interpreted broadly in terms of a literal or figurative correlation between honors and the Occupy movement.)
- Have honors programs and individual honors faculty specifically integrated perspectives from the Occupy movement into classroom pedagogy?
- From a curricular perspective, what coursework might honors offer to help clarify the origins, goals, and current political and social trajectory of the Occupy movement?
- Reflecting on the conference location, do Boston’s economic and geographic divisions, its political history, or its local-governmental responses to the Occupy movement raise questions relevant for honors goals or practices?
- What are the dreams and realities of diversity in honors?
- How can honors occupy the canons of knowledge in ways that promote diversity?
- Does honors have a specific responsibility to occupy the corridors of knowledge — to press for justice in the relations of educational institutions to state and corporate structures?
- What physical practices, processes, or acts of diversity should take place in honors education?
- How do different practices of diversity play a role in creating intellectual diversity?
- What role does intellectual diversity play in fostering the conditions for a vibrant, critically reflective, and just democracy?
Proposals should include a 200 word (max.) abstract/outline and a 50 word program description. Questions about the Diversity Forum may be addressed to Lisa Coleman (lcoleman@se.edu) or Jon Kotinek (jkotinek@tamu.edu)
Audio Visual (AV) is available for the Forum on Diversity and International Education. Requests for AV equipment will require a $50 payment upon selection of the proposal. All requests must be made at the time of proposal submission. No AV requests made after this submission will be allowed.
Questions regarding topics or proposals should be directed to Jonathan Kotinek at jkotinek@tamu.edu, or 979-845-6333.
General sessions normally involve combinations of faculty/administrators and/or students. Proposals that include presenters from more than one institution and those based upon empirical research are particularly encouraged. Presentation topics are encouraged to be related to the conference theme. New this year, proposals must be classified in one of the topical areas listed in the pull down menu. The categories are:
- Administration/Budget/Scholarships
- Advising/Career Placement/Leadership Programs
- Assessment and Program Evaluation
- Buildings/Facilities for Honors Programs and Colleges
- Certification of Honors Programs and Colleges in NCHC
- Civic Engagement/Service Learning/Alternative Spring Break/Citizen-Scholar Programs
- City as Text™
- Curriculum Planning and Revision
- Diversity
- First-Year Experience/Freshman Orientation
- Honors and … (Athletics or Arts or the Professions or Science and Math, etc.)
- Honors Community/Living-Learning Communities
- Honors Faculty Development
- Honors Programs Located Outside the United States
- International Education/International Service Learning/Study Abroad
- Internships/Undergraduate Research/Practica
- Newsletter/Website for Honors Programs and Colleges
- NCHC Portz Grant Recipients—Program Innovations
- Major Scholarship Preparation
- Mentoring Students
- Recruitment and Retention
- Research in Honors (Data-based About Any Topic)
- Teaching and Learning/Pedagogy
- Technology and Honors Education
Faculty wishing to present new or innovative honors course topics should submit a Faculty Poster Session proposal rather than a General Session proposal. Students wishing to present their honors research should submit a Student Poster Session proposal or the Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel proposal rather than a General Session proposal.
Audio Visual (AV) is available for General Sessions. Requests for AV equipment will require a $50 payment upon selection of the proposal. All requests must be made at the time of proposal submission. No AV requests made after this submission will be allowed.Questions regarding the General Session Proposals should be directed to Rick Scott, ricks@uca.edu.
The Idea Exchange provides conference attendees the opportunity to exchange and gather information on NCHC Committees, professional organizations, student organizations, Honors Programs and structures, or scholarship opportunities. Presenters at this traditional Saturday morning breakfast session will display materials on a table and/or easel as stimuli to informal discussion. Idea Exchange presentations do not have to be related to the conference theme. NCHC provides individual tables for printed material and/or handouts.
AV equipment will not be available for the Idea Exchange.
Questions about the Idea Exchange should be directed to: Joe King, jsking@radford.edu or 540-831-5116.
Master classes are performance classes in drama, music, photography, poetry, and film and allow for individual or group creative presentations. Depending on the enrollment, drama students may give monologues or small group scenes. Poetry participants will have the opportunity to present and to discuss their work. In music, soloists (instrumental and vocal) and small instrumental ensembles (trios and quartets) are encouraged to apply. In all areas, submissions that emphasize the conference theme will be given priority for acceptance. The culminating master class showcase will feature presentations from each master class.
Audio Visual (AV) is available for Master Classes. All requests must be made at the time of proposal submission. No AV requests made after this submission will be allowed.
Questions regarding the Master Classes should be directed to: Brent Register at register@clarion.edu or 814-393-2473.
Student Poster Sessions for Research and Creative Works
Students are highly encouraged to present their original research or fine art in the NCHC Poster Sessions. The 2012 conference will again feature the option for students to participate in a Best of Show contest that will award prizes for the best poster/creative work in each of four categories (humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, creative expression). Posters will be on display for a 2 hour time period.The poster session is the best place for original student research and creative work that can be presented well in a poster display/exhibition format. Posters/creative works do not need to relate to the conference theme.Students should also consider Student Interdisciplinary Research Panels and other venues for conference participation.
AV equipment will not be available for the Poster Session.
Questions regarding the Poster Session Proposal should be directed to Dr. Gregory Tomso at gtomso@uwf.edu. Presenters should carefully read the guidelines for preparing a conference poster on the NCHC web site.
Students should also consider Student Interdisciplinary Research Panels and other venues for conference participation.
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Faculty are encouraged to present innovative honors course ideas at the first-ever NCHC Faculty Poster Session. This is the place to share new seminar topics or unusual course structures and assignments with others to inspire and expand teaching approaches. We will display posters for a full day on Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Presenters will stand with their posters to answer questions and discuss their courses for a two-hour period, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We will construct an archive of syllabi on the NCHC website to which you can post course information. For information about submission, please contact Rick Scott (ricks@uca.edu).
AV equipment will not be available for the Poster Sessions.
Questions regarding the Poster Session Proposal should be directed to Dr. Gregory Tomso at gtomso@uwf.edu.
Roundtable Discussions provide conference attendees the opportunity to engage in spirited conversation and collaborative exchange of information and resources related to a wide variety of disciplinary, pedagogical, programmatic, institutional, or timely global issues. The format of roundtable discussions will be lively, interactive discourse among leaders and participants, not lecture or panel-style delivery. Presenters should regard themselves primarily as facilitators and should limit their own remarks to 5 minutes or less. Extensive collaboration among the presenters before the conference is encouraged since the goal is to foster extensive, diverse, and cogent perspectives on important topics of interest to honors students, faculty, and staff. Roundtables should be pre-organized, but some individual proposals may be combined to form a viable discussion group. Multiple roundtables will be arranged in busy rooms charged with animated conversations.Roundtable Discussion presentations do not have to relate to the conference theme. Discussion leaders may provide their own printed material and/or handouts to help focus conversations.
A/V equipment will not be available for Roundtable Discussions.
Questions regarding Roundtable Session Proposals should be directed to Rick Scott, ricks@uca.edu.
Student Interdisciplinary Research Panels
Student Interdisciplinary Research Panels give students engaged in high-level research opportunities to present papers in a discussion format that differs markedly from student poster sessions. Paper submissions may focus on any academic discipline and will be reviewed and grouped into interdisciplinary panels of 3-4 papers by a selection committee. No pre-arranged panels will be accepted. There are no specific research and/or length requirements. Students have 15 minutes to present their papers and will be expected to discuss their research, rather than read their work. Traditionally, former NCHC presidents chair the sessions and help facilitate discussion.In this juried competition, only the best papers will be selected. Papers should be written in language suitable for an academic audience representing a variety of disciplines. Students should also consider Poster Sessions and other venues for conference participation. For examples of previous SIRP sessions, click here.In order to be considered for a panel, a student must submit the following:
- On-line student interdisciplinary panel proposal, which will include a 50-word description of the project and a 150-200 word abstract.
- An electronic copy of the completed paper, received by midnight Central Standard Time, April 8, 2012.
The Honors Director of students selected to participate in SIRP sessions must certify that the student will attend the NCHC conference upon notification of acceptance. This is especially important in SIRP sessions because each panel is designed around the relationship among the three papers.
For selection process and presentation format, click here.
No AV equipment will be available for these research presentations.
Fax copies of the proposal form and papers will not be accepted. A Word or pdf copy of the completed paper must be submitted electronically by April 8, 2012.
Papers may be submitted here:
https://nchchonors.wufoo.com/forms/student-interdisciplinary-research-submission-form/.
Student Moderators for the General Sessions will be responsible for the sessions to which they are assigned. Responsibilities include arriving early, ensuring that the room is set up, reminding the presenters of the time frames, beginning and ending on time, introducing the presenters, and encouraging and facilitating discussions.The Student Moderator application can be found here.Questions regarding topics or proposals should be directed to Jack Rhodes at rhodesj@citadel.edu or 843-953-3708.
Student Fish BowlThe Committee will continue to sponsor the Student Fish Bowl, a forum for student discussion of honors teaching and learning. Requests for student volunteers will follow later.
No AV equipment will be available for these presentations.
General Information applicable to all proposals
- Proposals may be submitted in only one category. The same proposal may not be submitted in multiple categories.
- The same proposal may not be submitted by different main presenters.
- Duplicate submissions will be disallowed.
- Participants are limited to two presentations, excluding pre-conference BIH and DIH sessions.
For faculty proposals:
- Please remember you must be a current member of NCHC before submitting a proposal.
- All presenters must be from current NCHC member institutions; if more one presenter is included in a proposal submission, please verify membership status of all presenters before submitting the proposal.
- All presenters must register and pay conference registration fees by the early deadline or the proposal will be withdrawn.
- The Institutional contact at your institution or organization will be notified of your proposal acceptance.
Students intending to present research should select either the Poster Session proposal or the Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel proposal, not General Sessions.
For student proposals, the approval of the Honors Director/Dean is required to verify that:
- the student’s institution is a 2012 member of NCHC;
- the student is in good standing in the local honors program;
- the student will attend the conference if this proposal is selected for inclusion in the conference program;
- institutional support will be provided for registration, transportation, and any reasonable costs to attend the conference.
- The above verification must be e-mailed by the Honors Director/Dean to nchc@unl.edu by March 5, 2012. Student proposals failing to have this verification will not be considered.
All proposals must be submitted on-line no later than midnight Central Standard Time, March 5, 2012.
Proposals received after midnight Central Standard Time March 5 will not be accepted.
Presenters of accepted proposals must have paid conference registration fees no later than September 21, 2012.
General questions should be directed to nchc@unl.edu or 402-472-9172.
