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Information for Honors Faculty
AUM faculty members are invited to submit a proposal to teach an Honors course. Resources that may be helpful include this description of the Honors curriculum, these guidelines on teaching an HONR course, and the Honors course proposal form.
Faculty are designated as Honors faculty for three years beginning in the semester in which they teach an Honors course.
The University Honors Program Handbook may also be useful.
UHP Learning Outcomes Based on Our Core Values
UHP learning outcomes are adapted from the Association of American Colleges and Universities VALUE rubrics.
Creative Thinking
Honors students will develop as creative thinkers who combine or synthesize existing ideas, images, or expertise in original ways and think, react, and work in an imaginative way characterized by a high degree of innovation, divergent thinking, and risk taking.
Critical Thinking
Honors students will develop as critical thinkers who demonstrate habits of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.
Teamwork & Leadership
Honors students will develop as highly effective teammates and leaders who excel in the effort they put into team tasks, their manner of interacting with others on the team, and the quantity and quality of contributions they make to the team.
Global Citizenship
Honors students will develop as global citizens who continually become more informed, open-minded, and responsible people who are attentive to diversity across the spectrum of differences; seek to understand how their actions affect both local and global communities; and address the world’s most pressing and enduring issues collaboratively and equitably.
