6:25 - Announcements
- Honors program probably getting cut
- Still get HSB credit
- everyone currently in Honors can still graduate with Honors
- probably not accepting new Freshman
- Wednesday, April 24th at 3:00 p.m.
- location TBA
- look for official announcement from Cheri soon
- Why are you cutting the Honors program?
- What other programs are getting cut?
- How much money is cutting the Honors Program saving Cal Poly?
- Why have you been so difficult to get a hold of?
- Did our Honors 145 English projects affect your decision in any way?
- Honors 145 deadline? You made your decision before it?
- Where is the money going?
- How are you making better use of the money previously devoted to Honors?
- Are the research opportunities getting cut?
- What will happen to Honors housing?
- Can we still graduate with Honors?
- Are you accepting incoming Freshman?
- What will happen to Cheri?
- Is there anything we can do to change your mind?
- People decided on Cal Poly because of our Honors Program.
- Will there still be the same amount of Honors classes offered?
- How will this decision to affect current Honors Students?
- Benefits:
- Leadership experience?
- Networking
- More involved in Cal Poly
- Do you think the value of Cal Poly will decrease without an Honors program? How will we compete with other schools that do have Honors programs?
- In light of recent rumors circulating the potential elimination of the Cal Poly Honors Program, I would like to share some of my experience with the program, as a graduating senior with honors credit. The program has given me the incentive and the motivation to achieve academic excellence and expose me to a more in-depth classroom experience.
I graduated from high school with honors and the primary motivation behind achieving that status was to gain admission to a prominent university like Cal Poly. With an MBA in my future career, it was important that I worked towards the goal of graduating with a high GPA at university to go to a good graduate school. The "Graduating with Honors" status, attainable only through satisfying the requirements of the Cal Poly Honors Program, became a huge motivation tool to study and get good grades. It was an exclusive club...I wanted to be known as a honors student and the Honors Program provided the credibility to uphold that status.
But the Honors Program wasn't limited to just achieving high marks in classes. Indeed, the learning dynamic in honor-specific classes was a large part of what made maintaining honors status a priority. First, these classes were made up of other honors students...the ones who significantly cared about their education and making the most of it. No longer was a class discussion dominated by the professor and the three students who cared to share their thoughts. Instead, nearly everyone in the honors course had relevant and insightful comments to make about the discussion. The professors knew this too. I saw a difference in the teaching quality and enjoyment of honors professors versus non-honors professors. It was almost like an exclusive club within the faculty to have the chance to teach an honors course. This was evident through the enthusiasm the professor displayed while teaching material...after taking so many classes, most students can tell when a professor is enjoying teaching or not. The Honors Program is a win-win for both students and professors alike.
Without the Honors Program, Cal Poly will be turning its back on a fundamental mission of universities - to support students in achieving academic excellence. Long live the Honors Program.
- Get alumni involved
- Tally Freshman interest at Open House
- Grilled Cheese
- Ice Cream
- Donuts
- Cookies
- Bake-off
- Soup
- April 30th (2 weeks)- Dean Bailey coming to talk about graduating... getting a job... etc. Come!
- First event proposals due next week
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