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Calendar
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Honors
Program Important Dates |
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Date |
Event |
| August 20, 2007 |
Freshmen Book Study and Brunch -
Walker Center, Room A, 9-11 a.m. |
| August 31, 2007 |
Reception for All Honors Students Featuring
Presentations by Ben Elrod Scholars
McClellan 100, 4-5 p.m. |
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September 4, 2007 |
Thesis Draft Due (Fall 2007 plan) |
| September 25, 2007 |
Thesis Progress Report Due (Fall 2007 plan) |
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October 2, 2007 |
Thesis Proposal Due (juniors - Spring
2008 plan) |
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October 16, 2007 |
2nd Thesis Draft Due (Fall 2007
plan) |
| November 2 & 3, 2007 |
Honors Retreat |
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November 15, 2007 |
Thesis Approved by Thesis Committee/Three Copies Submitted to Assistant Honors Director, Dr. George Keck - Mabee 407 |
| November 12, 2007 |
Directed Study Proposals due for Spring 2008 Studies
Submit to Assistant Honors Director, Dr. George Keck - Mabee 407 |
| November 29, 2007 |
Honors Theses Presentations - McClellan 100, 3-5 p.m.
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| November 30, 2007 |
Thesis Progress Report (Spring 2008 plan) |
| January 22, 2008 |
Thesis First Draft Due (Spring 2008 plan) |
| February 5, 2008 |
Ben Elrod and Carl Goodson Scholaship Applications Due |
| February 12, 2008 |
Thesis Progress Report (seniors - Spring 2008 plan) |
| February 15, 2008 |
Thesis Proposal Due (juniors)
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| February 25, 2008 |
On-line Registration for Scholars Day Opens! |
| March 4, 2008 |
Deadline for Honors Program Applications and Letters of Recommendation (second-semester freshmen) |
| March 28, 2008 |
On-line Registration for Scholars Day Closes! |
| April 1 , 2008 |
2nd Thesis Draft Due (Spring 2008 plan) |
| April 1, 2008 |
Deadline for Freshmen to Submit Directed Study Proposals
to be conducted in the Fall of the following year |
| April 15, 2008 |
Directed Study Proposals Due for Fall 2008 Studies |
| April 15, 2008 |
Thesis Approved by Thesis Committee/Three Copies of Thesis Submitted to Honors Director |
| April 23, 2008 |
Scholars Day & Spring Theses Presentations |
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Honors
Thesis- Spring Plan |
| Due
Date |
Task |
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Junior
Year |
| Fall
Semester |
The
Honors Director will call a meeting with pizza for all juniors to
discuss the nature of a senior thesis and explain the
steps in preparing a proposal |
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February
1 |
The
student is to select the director and second committee
member and turn in a thesis title to the Honors
Director. |
| February
15 |
The
student is to submit the thesis proposal to the Honors
Director. |
| February
18 - April 30 |
Each
student preparing for a Senior Thesis will appear before
the Honors Council with his or her project director to
explain his or her proposal. The Honors Council has the
right to approve or suggest changes in the scope of the
thesis proposal. The Honors Council will appoint a third
reader after discussing and approving the student's
proposal. |
| Senior
Year |
| October 2 |
The
student will submit a report to the Honors Council
summarizing the progress to date. The report must be
signed by all three members of the thesis committee. |
| January
22 |
A
typed rough draft of the thesis will be submitted to the
thesis committee and the Honors Director, Dr. Amy Sonheim, Lile 208.. Each faculty
member on the committee should receive a copy, as well. |
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April 1 |
The
second draft of the thesis is presented to the thesis
committee for tentative approval. The thesis committee
must respond within one week and must evaluate the paper
with one of three possible responses: unconditional
approval or conditional approval or disapproval. |
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April 15 |
After
final approval by the thesis committee, the student is
to submit three copies of the final draft to the Honors
Director, Dr. Amy Sonheim, Lile 208. Each copy must be accompanied by an official
cover sheet, signed by all three members of the thesis
committee. These copies will be bound, one to be placed
in the library, one to be kept by the Honors council, and
one to be presented to the student. |
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Honors Thesis-
Fall Plan |
| Due
Date |
Task |
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Sophomore
Year |
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Spring Semester |
Honors
Director will call a pizza meeting of all sophomores to
discuss the nature of a senior thesis and explain the
steps in preparing a thesis |
| May
1 |
The
student is to select the director and second committee
member and turn in a thesis title to the Honors
Director. |
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Junior
Year |
| October 2 |
The
student is to submit the thesis proposal to the Honors
Director. |
| October
2 - November 30 |
Each
student preparing for a Senior Thesis will appear before
the Honors Council with his or her project director to
explain his or her proposal. The Honors Council has the
right to approve or suggest changes in the scope of the
thesis proposal. The Honors Council will appoint a third
reader after discussing and approving the student's
proposal. |
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Senior
Year |
| February
12, 2007 |
The
student will submit an on-line report to the Honors Council
summarizing the progress to date. |
| September
4 |
A
typed rough draft of the thesis will be submitted to the
thesis committee and the Honors Director. Each faculty
member on the committee should receive a copy. |
| October
16 |
The
second draft of the thesis is presented to the thesis
committee for tentative approval. The thesis committee
must respond within one week and must evaluate the paper
with one of three possible responses: unconditional
approval or conditional approval or disapproval. |
| November
15 |
After
final approval by the thesis committee, the student is
to submit three copies of the final draft to the Assistant Honors
Director. Each copy must be accompanied by an official
cover sheet, signed by all three members of the thesis
committee. These copies will be bound, one to be placed
in the library, one to be kept by the Honors council, and
one to be presented to the student. |
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