Honors at Lawrence
Some information for 2011-2012

Faculty Members on the University Committee on Honors:

Prof. Antoinette Powell, Chair
Prof. Lena Khor
Prof. Stefan Debbert (III)
Prof. Jerald Podair (III)

In addition there are student representatives to the Committee.

Beginning with the Spring, 2012 term, all Honors Projects submitted will be archived digitally in Lawrence University’s institutional repository, Lux.

For ideas on how to secure copyright permission, please see CalPoly’s “Copyright Permissions” website.

Physical copies of all components of Honors Projects will still be required and will be housed in the University Archives.

SUMMARY OF DEADLINES, WINTER, 2012

Winter Term, Week 6

Friday, February 10, 2012 (by 3:00 PM): Four copies of the final version of the Honors Project must be taken to Prof. Antoinette Powell in the Seeley G. Mudd Library. Prof. Powell will make a copy of the title page and return the copies to the student.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 (by noon): The student must deliver the copies to the members of his/her examining committee, including the Honors Committee representative.

Winter Term, Weeks 8 and 9

Monday, February 22 through Monday, March 5, 2012: Oral examinations are scheduled.

Winter Term, Week 10

Wednesday, March 7, 2012: 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.
Friday, March 9, 2012: (by 3:00 PM) Student deposits final copy of project with Prof. Powell in the Library. This good, clean, single-sided copy of the written portion is to be bound in a two-hole hard report cover. Any accompanying material (images, audio or data discs, music scores, etc.) must also be included.

Winter Term, Final Exams Period

Monday, March 12, 2012: 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.

 

SUMMARY OF DEADLINES, SPRING, 2012

Spring Term, Week 1

Friday, March 30, 2012 (by 3:00 PM): If you wish to defend your Honors Project in the Spring, 2012 term, a signed paper copy of the Statement of Intent must be submitted to Prof. Antoinette Powell in the Seeley G. Mudd Library, room 115 (first floor.)

Spring Term, Week 2

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 4:30 pm in the Seeley G. Mudd Library Rm. 401: Winter term Honors Roundtable, an informational meeting arranged by the Honors Committee and intended to provide information for students currently working on honors projects and juniors contemplating honors projects in their senior year.

Anyone who is planning to defend an Honors project this year and cannot attend is encouraged to contact Professor Powell (powella@lawrence.edu). There will be a roundtable early in the Fall, 2012 term for people planning to defend their projects in the 2012-2013 academic year.

Spring Term, Week 7

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 (by 3:00 PM): Four copies of the final version of the Honors Project must be taken to Prof. Antoinette Powell in the Seeley G. Mudd Library. Prof. Powell will make a copy of the title page and return the copies to the student.
Thursday, May 10, 2012 (by noon): The student must deliver the copies to the members of his/her examining committee, including the Honors Committee representative.

Spring Term, Weeks 8 and 9

Sunday, May 13 through Sunday, May 27, 2012: Oral examinations are scheduled.

Spring Term, Week 10

Tuesday, May 29, 2012: 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.
Wednesday May 30, 2012: (by 3:00 PM) Student deposits final copy of project with Prof. Powell in the Library. This good, clean, single-sided copy of the written portion is to be bound in a two-hole hard report cover. Any accompanying material (images, audio or data discs, music scores, etc.) must also be included.

Spring Term, Final Exams Period

Thursday, May 31, 2012: 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.