With all the posts about college...what I learned today...about Integrating Inst. Priorities

[HereSince1628]

Into The Program...Clearly this place is on the path to greatness!?

This is about an event that really happened today...

The Chair of the Honors Committee at a local Liberal Arts College announced to the members of the committee that the New President as part of his goal to create an academically challenging college environment wishes to expand the Honor’s Program.

The following reflect both real contributions to the discussion (REALLY!) and what in retrospect may be delusional hallucinations brought about by the pain of one attendee who is sure most of what is reported is at least a fair conceptual presentation of events that transpired.

1) Academic Dean: Regardless of a students major or career interest, we should require Honors Students to take “Historically Challenging” courses. An historically challenging course is one which has historically had low GPA’s for the colleges general enrollment like Intermediate Algebra, and Organic Chemistry.

2) Health/Sciences/Professional Studies Area Dean: Oh, I totally agree with the Dean. All Honor’s Students must take truly challenging courses like we have our Athletic Training Students take: Principles of Health, Finite Math for Clinicians, and Nutrition. They should avoid meaningless courses in Philosophy, Fine Arts, and Language. Everyone knows Health and Science Courses are the most challenging course offerings on Campus.

3) Director of College Recruiting: We should make entry in the Honor’s Program available to all entering Freshmen who have more than a 26 ACT.

4) Student Life Co-ordinator: Honor’s Students should attend the final Brewer’s Home Game every year.

5) Director of the “Future Leaders Program”: Honor’s Students should serve dinner to the Trustees during the annual Founder’s Day Activities. It will help them gain confidence in their future interations with executives and politicians.

6) College Registrar: Honor’s Courses should all be taught at night or in the evening.

7) Student Representative: Honors Students should have an evening of skating followed by a stop at Mack’s Frozen Custard.

8) Staff Representative (a Librarian): Give Honors Students a designated table in the former Campus Reading Room recently rennovated into a Starbucks Coffee Shop.

9) Faculty Representative I(non-tenured): I can’t meaningfully challenge any of the previous suggestions.

10) Faculty Representative II (former Alum): An Honor’s Program that integrates all the previous points certainly seems to consider all the interests of the institution.

11) Faculty Representative III : Ar-ooch! Sorry! Please excuse me! I think I bit thru my tongue.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. Ouch...

Is the tongue biter a professor of Philosophy, Fine Arts, or Language?