Committees and Councils

Honors Council

Purpose or Function: The Honors Council assists the director of the Honors Program in matters of policy, planning, admissions, student support, and recruitment. Standing subcommittees of the Council are: admissions, scholarships, co-curricular/extra-curricular activities, curriculum, and assessment.

Membership: Members are appointed by the academic vice president in consultation with the honors director. Membership is composed of five faculty representatives (one from each college who preferably teach in the program) two student representatives, a representative from Bell Library, Student Affairs, Community Outreach, the Core Curriculum, Office of Development, and the wider community (this is a future position). Faculty are appointed for two-year renewable terms. The student representatives are nominated by election of the honors student organization and are appointed to a renewable one-year term.

Chair: Director of the Honors Program

*Name*	*Reason for Membership*	*Term, if applicable*
Haswell, Janis Chair	Director of Honors Program
Anderson, Jennifer	Bell Library
Bantell, Mary	Faculty – College of N&HS
Benavides, Adolfo	Faculty – College of Bus
Berkich, Don	Faculty – College of LA
Chenaux, Eliot	Student Affairs representative
Guerrero, Heather	Office of Development
MacDonald, Ian	Faculty – College of S&T
Needham, Jim	Community Outreach
Sanders, Jana	Faculty – College of Ed
Murphy, Susan Wolff	Core Curriculum
Dechant, Margaret	Enrollment Management
	Honors student representative
	Honors student representative