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
Bantell, Mary	Faculty – College of N&HS
Benavides, Adolfo	Faculty – College of Bus
Chenaux, Eliot	Student Affairs representative
Hurley, Cathy	Office of Development
MacDonald, Ian	Faculty – College of S&T
Needham, Jim	Community Outreach
Ortiz, Cristina	Faculty – College of LA
Pierson, Alita	Bell Library
Sanders, Jana	Faculty – College of Ed
Wolff Murphy, Susan	Core Curriculum
	Director of Admissions and Records
	Honors student representative
	Honors student representative