Arkansas
Agricultural Experiment Station, University
of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Dale
Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
A
newsletter for faculty, staff and students
May-June 2004 • Vol. 30, No. 3
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Table of Contents WHO, WHAT, HEADLINES Tyson Foods endows food safety chair Faculty provide Honors 'Program' Equine, Wildlife minors proposed Commencement speaker from new breed of Bumpers College students Outstanding alumna directs Delta Nutrition Research Initiative Vision goes digital with next issue Faculty name outstanding students Arkansas Golf and Sports Turf Classic raises funds UA AGRI LINKS Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
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Faculty provide Honors ‘Program’ The “program” in the Honors Program is provided by faculty members who make an extra effort to teach honors courses and mentor students, director Duane Wolf said at the spring faculty meeting April 30. Dr. Wolf reported that 75 students were enrolled as of spring 2004, compared to 50 the previous year. Six students graduated as honors program distinguished graduates. Two vital parts of the Honors
Program are the honors courses and the undergraduate research and creative
projects conducted with the assistance of a faculty mentor. Both parts
require a major commitment by faculty members, Dr. Wolf said. Additional Honors Program courses and mentors will be needed to support continued enrollment growth, he said. Current Bumpers College honors courses and instructors include Honors Orientation, Duane Wolf; Personal Excellence, Jean Turner and William Bailey; Management and Leadership, Nolan Arthur; Professional Development, Jennifer Webb; Exploring Ethics, Nick Anthony; Honors Debate, Curt Rom; Laboratory Rotations, Gisela Erf; Classical Readings, Jason Emmert; Project Proposal Preparation, William Bailey and Navam Hettiarachchy; and Honors Thesis (6 hours), faculty mentors. Sixty-one faculty members served as mentors for honors student projects in 2003-04. |