Honors Committee

Faculty Members on the University Committee on Honors:

Prof. Antoinette Powell, Chair
Prof. Stefan Debbert
Prof. Bonnie Koestner (III)
Prof. Jerald Podair (III)
Prof. Arnold Shober (III)

In addition there are student representatives to the Committee.

Summary of Deadlines, Spring, 2013

Spring Term, Weeks 7 and 8

Tuesday, May 7 through Tuesday, May 21, 2013: Oral examinations are scheduled.

Spring Term, Week 10

Thursday, May 23, 2013: Advisers have returned the Committee Signature Page and also the Committee Report signed by all examiners and detailing the findings of the Honors Examination Committee to Prof. Powell. Representatives of the Honors Committee have returned evaluation reports on oral examinations to Prof. Powell.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013: Honors Committee meets to determine/approve levels of honors. As soon as this meeting has been held, the Honors Committee will inform advisers of its actions, give them permission to inform candidates of the Committee's recommendations, and permission to discuss with each candidate the strengths and weaknesses of his/her or her project, paper, and oral exam.

Wednesday May 29, 2013: (afternoon) Student deposits final copy of project with Prof. Powell in the Library. This good, clean, single-sided copy of the written portion may be delivered in any envelope into which it will fit, including a campus mail envelope. Any accompanying material (images, audio or data discs, music scores, etc.) must also be included. Students will also upload their Honors Projects into Lux, Lawrence University's institutional repository

Spring Term, Exam Week

Friday, June 7, 2013: Honors Committee meets to determine/approve levels of Honors in Course.

 

LUX

All Honors Projects will be archived digitally in Lawrence University’s institutional repository, Lux.

  • Authors of Honors Projects will have the option of having their projects published on the open web or restricted to access on-campus only
  • Authors of Honors Projects will have the option of requesting an embargo on their projects
  • All copyright-protected material (images, video, music scores, etc.) must be properly attributed.
  • For copyright and fair use information, please see the Lux Best Practices statement
  • Physical copies of all components of Honors Projects will still be required and will be housed in the University Archives

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