Honors Program Staff Meeting

09/17/2013 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

I. Progress on Title III Grant / Report to Dean Davis, Activity Director

a. Consultant Agreement (for Dr. Wade) – discussion

b. Advisory Board (9/16 confirmed); mtg. 10/01 @ 11:00 a.m. (T3 – 2.3)

c. Honors Council (Chairs contacted to suggest faculty reps) (T3 – 2.1)

d. Vanguard (20, knighting Th., 9/19 @ 11:00 a.m.)  HSA officers? (T3 – 1.1; 2.1)

e. Meeting with Admissions & Recruitment (Fri., 9/14) (T3 – 2.3; 2.4)

f. NCHC approved Site Visitor / External Review (T3 – 2.2)

Preliminary email to Kate Bruce (UNCW) re: Spring 2014

g. MEL meetings with Department Chairs / Faculty (ongoing) (T3 – 2.3)

II. Updates / Reminders

a. Visit by / Interviews with TMCF (last Tues., 09/10)

b. Forthcoming Honors Meetings / Other Travel (T3 – 4.1 – 4.4)

(travel approval / justifications needed for T3)

b.i. NAAAHP (Daytona, FL; 10/31 – 11/02): 6 interested students. Have room for 4 more.

b.ii. NCHC (New Orleans, LA; 11/06 – 11/10): Can take 2 students.

b.iii. MCHC (McDaniel C., Westminster, MD 02/28 – 03/01)

b.iv. Ford Black Quiz Bowl (Atlanta, GA; 10/04 – 10/06; ACR traveling with Jessica Land)

b.v. TMCF Conference (Washington, DC; 11/08 – 11/13): Chaperone Needed (conflict w/ NCHC)

c. France & Italy Int’l Planning (currently, 3 interested students) (T3 – 3.3A)

d. Communications / Public Relations (T3 – 2.3)

d.i. MEL Press Release in The Key, 09/20 d.ii. Facebook; Twitter

d.iii. Volamus, quarterly newsletter: soliciting articles by month’s end

d.iv. Website edits (pending authorization)

e. Honors Forms / Policies (need editing, updating, etc.) The contract cataclysm…

III. Title III: elaboration & delegation of responsibilities, flesh out timeline

General Discussion

IV. Strategic Planning ( initiatives indirectly related to Title III, except … [ T3-2.4 ])

a. Graduation Medaling Ceremony planned for Spring (ACR: inquiries re: medals

b. Priority Registration – need to discuss with Registrar

c. Transcript Notations needed (contracts, etc.) – need to discuss with Registrar

d. Honors Convocation – need to discuss with Provost; move to Academic Affairs

e. Honors & Commencement platform party (MEL) – discussions started, referred to President Bell.

f. Honors Housing / Study Space, etc. – need to discuss with ResLife