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Valencia Community College

Honors Program

Annual Report

2009 – 2010

August 23, 2010

Table of Contents

Valencia Honors Program Mission ......................................................................1

Major Accomplishments .......................................................................................1

Program Facts and Figures ...................................................................................2

Enrollment....................................................................................................2

Course Data ..................................................................................................3

Travel ...........................................................................................................8

Scholarships ...............................................................................................12

Graduates ...................................................................................................13

Budget ........................................................................................................15

Major Goals for Academic Year 2010 – 2011 ...................................................16

Attachment 1: Annual Honors Demographic Data Report ..................................17

Attachment 2: 2008 – 2009 Valencia Credit Student Profile ...............................18

Attachment 3: Spring 2010 Honors Student Survey ............................................19

Attachment 3: NCHC’s Basic Characteristics .....................................................27

2009 – 2010 Annual Report page 1

Valencia Honors Program

Annual Report

2009 – 2010

Valencia Honors Program Mission: The Honors Program at Valencia Community College is

committed to providing students with opportunities for academic and personal growth in a

unique environment where intellectual exploration and quality teaching are our primary goals

with an emphasis placed on individuality and participatory learning. The program will continue

to prepare students through classroom instruction and a variety of extracurricular goals in

preparation for their role as leaders in the 21st century (adopted November 1988).

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Honors admission requirements were revised to include consideration of transfer GPA and to

allow students who are otherwise eligible and have completed all prep requirements except

for MAT0024C to be admitted to the program so long as they are currently enrolled in

MAT0024C or MAT0020C; the rationale was to allow earlier admission to the program for

non-traditional students who tested into MAT0012C;

A graduation appeals process was instituted so that students denied honors graduation may

have their cases reviewed by the Honors Advisory Board;

Development of the Seneff Honors College began; a “vision group” consisting of the

following Valencia faculty, staff, and students – Lorraine Amos, Karen Borglum, Amy

Bosley, Valerie Burks, B. Clyburn, Richard Crews (student), Steve Crist (student), Ed Frame,

Debra Hollister, Gustavo Morales, Melissa Pedone, and Linda Villar – met three times and

drafted a blueprint for the new program;

Working collaboratively with the Student Success Program, an honors section of SLS2940,

“Service Learning,” was developed to provide service learning options for honors students

and faculty and to encourage community engagement activities within the program;

Student and faculty forums were held at East, Osceola, West, and Winter Park campuses to

gather input on future directions for the program;

An Honors Student Advisory Committee (HSAC) was established to serve as liaison with the

Honors Advisory Board and represent the needs and concerns of all honors students to the

Valencia administration; during the 2009-2010 academic year, fifty-three honors students

attended meetings of the HSAC;

Regular honors student meetings and get-togethers were held at East, Osceola, West, and

Winter Park campuses to encourage leadership and fellowship amongst honors students;

A full-day Honors Student Advisory Council retreat was held on August 10, 2010, at the

Special Events Center on West Campus; fifty-seven students attended the event;

A Valencia Honors Atlas program group, a Valenica Honors Facebook page, and a Valencia

Honors Twitter account were created to increase communication with and provide

information about the program to the Valencia community and beyond;


MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Closer working relationships were forged between the Valencia Honors Program and the Phi

Theta Kappa chapters at Valencia: the program co-sponsored, with the Beta Iota Mu chapter

of Phi Theta Kappa, the annual Winter Park Chili Cook-off; Honors Director Valerie Burks

delivered the keynote address, “The Paradox of Education,” to the March 2010 induction

class of Alpha Gamma Omega and Beta Iota Mu; and honors students assisted at the 2010

Phi Theta Kappa International Convention in Orlando;

The third annual Phi Theta Kappa / Honors Transfer Fair was held, bringing college and

university representatives from throughout Florida and the nation to assist Valencia students

in building pathways to four-year degrees;

Working with the Marketing and Strategic Communications, marketing materials for the

Interdisciplinary Studies (IDH) program were produced and published, building on the theme

“Ideas Gone Wild”;

The program began discussions with Lynn Becker of UCF Regional Offices on ways to

include Valencia honors students in undergraduate research projects at UCF;

In a joint effort with the Valencia Alumni Association, the Association of Honors Alumni

(AHA!) was founded and hosted its first event, a luau held at the West Campus Special

Events Center on August 6, 2010; representatives from fifteen graduating classes of honors

students attended.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

Program Enrollment

Date Enrollment East Osceola West Winter Park

11/9/2009 1008 404 54 535 15

12/1/2009 1028 417 54 542 15

1/4/2010 1090 445 56 574 15

2/1/2010 1092 453 60 566 13

3/1/2010 824 322 52 442 8

4/2/2010 847 333 58 448 8

5/3/2010 882 341 63 467 11

6/1/2010 765 293 58 405 9

7/1/2010 844 333 61 441 9

8/2/2010 931 372 62 487 10

8/23/2010 989 408 64 507 10


Enrollment Chart with Trend Line

Course Data

Summary Data for the Year

Term Courses Offered Courses Made

Total

Enrollment

Unduplicated

Enrollment

Average

Class Size

Fall 2009 47 38 745 481 19.9

Spring 2010 48 42 715 480 16.7

Summer 2010 8 8 124 103 15.8

Specific Class Data Per Term

FALL 2009

Course Course Title Instructor Campus Day Time Enrollment

ECO2013H Economics – Macro Oliver, Bonnie East MW 11:30a-12:45p 10

ENC1101H Composition I Hughes, John East TR 10:00a-11:15a 20

ENC1101H Composition I Holliday, Louis East W 7:00p-9:45p Cancelled

ENC1102H Composition II Watson, Rose East TR 10:00a-11:15a 20

HUM2223H Late Roman &

Medieval

Brooks, George East TR 5:30p-6:45p 20

HUM2234H Enlightenment &

Romanticism

Sutton, David East M 7:00p-9:45p 19

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Enrollment

East

Osceola

West

Winter Park


FALL 2009


MAC1105H College Algebra Wright, M East TR 2:30p-3:45p 20

MAC2233H Business Calculus Berman, Joel East MW 9:00a-10:50a Cancelled

OCE1001H Oceanography Rogers, Jack East TR 1:00p-2:15p 17

PCB2440H Florida Environmental

Systems

Smith, Patricia East T 6:00p-8:45p 19

POS2041H US Government Quackenbush, A. East TR 10:00a-11:15a 20

PSY1012H General Psychology Hollister, Debra East TR 8:30a-9:45a 20

SPC1608H Speech Rushing, Kevin East MW 2:30p-3:45p 20

STA2023H Statistical Methods Murphy, Patrick East TR 11:30a-12:45p 21

SYG2000H Sociology Dome, Charles East TR 11:30a-12:45p 19

AST1002H Astronomy Khattou, Wafaa West MW 1:00p-2:15p 19

BSC1005H Biological Science Sealy, Lois West TR

R

11:30a-12:45p

1:00p-3:45p

9

BSC1010H Biology I Matthews, Susan West TR

T

8:30a-9:45a

11:30a-2:15p

19

CHM1045H Chemistry I Benefield, Jack West MW

W

10:00a-11:15a

1:00p-3:45p

20

DEP2004H Developmental

Psychology

Jennings, Sean West TR 8:30a-9:45a 9

ECO2023H Economics – Micro Williams, T. West TR 1:00p-2:15p 17

ENC1101H Composition I Orsini, Diane West MW 10:00a-11:15a 19

ENC1102H Composition II Sebacher, Jill West T 6:30p-9:15p 19

IDH1110 Interdisciplinary

Studies I

Frame, Lippitt,

Morales, Sparks

West MW 8:30a-11:15a 22


Studies

Frame, Lippitt,

Morales, Sparks

West MW 8:30a-11:15a 16


Studies III

Frame, Lippitt,

Morales, Sparks

West TR 8:30a-11:15a 27

LIT2120H World Literature Sebacher, Neil West TR 10:00a-11:15a 20

MAC1105H College Algebra Krise, Scott West MW 10:00a-11:15a 18

MAC2311 Calculus I Hearn, Lynn West MW

TR

12:00p-12:50p

11:30a-12:45p

19

POS2041H US Government Rampersaud, S. West TR 8:30a-9:45a 20

PSY1012H Psychology Jennings, Sean West MW 10:00a-11:15a 14


FALL 2009


SPC1608H Speech Snider, William West T 6:00p-8:45p 17

SPC1608H Speech Holzer, Mayra West MW 1:00p-2:15p 20

STA2023H Statistical Methods Graff, Sophia West MW 1:00p-2:15p 13

SYG2000H Sociology Grosch, Randy West T 6:30p-9:15p Cancelled

AST1002H Astronomy Inman, Clay Osceola TR 9:00a-10:15a Cancelled

HUM2310H Mythology Starren, J. Osceola M 6:00p-8:45p 20

MAC1105H College Algebra Emmanuel, M. Osceola TR 10:30a-11:45a 16

PSY1012H Psychology Lubold, Pierre Osceola TR 12:00p-1:15p Cancelled

AST1002H Astronomy Oelfke, William Winter Park TR 1:00p-2:15p Cancelled

AML2021H American Literature Frueler, S. Osceola Online 20

HUM2232H Renaissance &

Baroque

Vandermast, R. West Online 16

HUM2250H 20th Century Chapman, Paul Osceola Online 20

HUM2310H Mythology Frame, Edward West Online 20

LIT2174H Multimedia &

the Holocaust

Licata, Paul West Online 16

PSY1012H Psychology Morrison, Shelby Winter Park Online 20


Romanticism

Levi, Sheila Winter Park Online (Flex Start) 17

SPRING 2010


ARH2051 Intro to Art History II Pasfield, Terry East MW 5:30p-6:45p 9

BSC1050H Environmental

Science

Smith, Patricia East M 6:30p-9:15p 10

DEP2004H Developmental

Psychology

Hollister, Debra East TR 8:30a-9:45a 14

ECO2023H Economics – Micro Oliver, Bonnie East MW 8:30a-9:45a Cancelled

ENC1101H Composition I Hughes, John East TR 10:00a-11:15a 20

ENC1101H Composition I Watson, Rose East TR 10:00a-11:15a 20


SPRING 2010


GLY2100H Historical Geology Rogers, Jack East TR 8:30a-11:15a 13

HUM2250H 20th Century Sutton, David East M 6:00p-8:45p 19

INR2002H International Politics Trpovski, Jovan East TR 2:30p-3:45p 19

MAC1105H College Algebra Wright, M. East MW 2:30p-3:45p 15

OCE1001H Oceanography Rogers, Jack East TR 2:30p-3:45p 15

POS2041H US Government Quackenbush, A. East TR 11:30a-12:45p 20

PSY1012H General Psychology Hollister, Debra East TR 10:00a-11:15a 14

SPC1608H Speech Rushing, Kevin East MW 2:30p-3:45p 20

STA2023H Statistical Methods Lang, James East TR 11:30a-12:45p 20

AML2021H American Literature Orsini, Diane West TR 10:00a-11:15a 16

AST1002H Astronomy Khattou, Wafaa West M 7:00p-9:45p 18

BSC1010H Biology I Lindbeck, A. West MW

F

10:00a-11:15a

9:00a-11:45a

13

BSC1011H Biology II Matthews, Susan West MW

M

8:30a-9:45a

1:00p-3:45p

20

CHM1046H Chemistry II Benefield, Jack West MW

W

10:00a-11:15a

1:00p-3:45p

13

ECO2013H Economics – Macro Williams, T. West TR 11:30a-12:45p 18

ENC1101H Composition I Sebacher, Neil West MW 11:30a-12:45p Cancelled

ENC1102H Composition II Sebacher, Jill West TR 2:30p-3:45p 19

ENC1102H Composition II Sebacher, Jill West R 6:30p-9:15p Cancelled

GLY2100H Historical Geology Morales, G. West TR 11:30a-12:45p

1:15p-2:30p

Cancelled

HUM2220H Greek & Roman Adams, Gene West MW 2:30p-3:45p 21

HUM2310H Mythology Frame, Ed West T 6:00p-8:45p 20


Studies II

Frame, Lippitt,

Morales, Sparks

West MW 8:30a-11:15a 30


Studies IV

Frame, Lippitt,

Morales, Sparks

West TR 8:30a-11:15a 35

INR2002H International Politics Crosby, Scott West TR 8:30a-9:45a 12

MAC1105H College Algebra Krise, Scott West TR 10:00a-11:15a 11


SPRING 2010


MAC2312H Calculus II Hearn, Lynn West MW

TR

12:00p-12:50p

11:30a-12:45p

8

POS2041H US Government Rampersaud, S. West MW 8:30a-9:45a 19

PSY1012H Psychology Jennings, Sean West TR 11:30a-12:45p 12

SPC1608H Speech Holzer, Mayra West MW 8:30a-9:45a Cancelled

SPC1608H Speech Holzer, Mayra West MW 11:30a-12:45p 16

SYG2000H Sociology Jepson, Gordon West W 10:00a-12:45p 19

AST1002H Astronomy Inman, Clay Osceola TR 10:30a-11:45a Cancelled

BSC1026H Biology of Human

Sexuality

Grogan, Tim Osceola MW 12:00p-1:15p 16


Romanticism

Starren, J. Osceola TR 10:30a-11:45a 20

POS2041H US Government VonBehren, Ron Osceola MW 9:00a-10:15a 10

STA2023H Statistical Methods Pedone, Melissa Osceola M 5:00p-6:15p 13

BSC1026H Biology of Human

Sexuality

Sward, Leesa Winter Park T 8:30a-9:45a 9


Romanticism

McNair, Trudy Winter Park TR 2:30p-3:45p 9


Baroque


HUM2250H 20th Century Chapman, Paul Osceola Online 19

LIT2090H Contemporary

Literature

Rogers, David Osceola Online 20

OCE1001H Oceanography Morales, G. West Online 18

SPC1608H Speech Bosley, Amy East Online (Part-of-Term) 21

SUMMER 2010


BSC1050H Environmental

Science

Smith, Patricia East TR 3:00p-6:20p 17

HUM2223H Late Roman &

Medieval

Styles, Karen East R 6:30p-9:50p 17

HUM2310H Mythology Taylor, Jennifer East TR 11:30a-1:05p 16

POS2041H US Government Quackenbush, A. East TR 1:15p-2:50p 12


SUMMER 2010


ENC1102H Composition II Sebacher, Neil West MW 11:30a-1:05p 20

HUM2250H 20th Century Adams, Gene West TR 11:30a-1:05p 17

LIT2174H Multimedia &

the Holocaust

Licata, Paul West Online 18


Baroque


Travel

National Collegiate Honors Council: Washington, DC, October 28 – November 1,

2009.

FACULTY / STAFF ATTENDED: Valerie Burks (District), Scott Crosby

(West), Ed Frame (West), Gustavo Morales (West), and Noy Sparks

(West)

STUDENTS ATTENDED: Ana Paula Barbosa (East), Jordan Borger

(Osceola), Mikhail Elliott (West), Lomenie Etienne (West), Van Hoang

(East), Junie Joseph (West), Luis Sanquintin (Osceola), and Robert Stio

(West).

Students at NCHC 2009


Florida Collegiate Honors Council: Gainesville, FL, February 19 – 21, 2010.

FACULTY / STAFF ATTENDED: Amy Bosley (East), Valerie Burks

(District), Debra Hollister (East), and Gustavo Morales (West)

SUDENTS ATTENDED: Jordan Borger (Osceola), Aisha Brown (East),

Jessica Burnett (East), Richard Crews (Winter Park), Steven Crist (West),

Shaneece Dixon (West), Mikhail Elliott (West), Denise Elmore (West),

Jonathan Espada (Osceola), James Fremming (East), Ann Gabele (West),

Van Hoang (East), Rodney Hughley (East), Junie Joseph (West), Camila

Oliveira Bersani (West), Sahadeo Ramjatan (West), Mahadeo Ramjatan

(West), Hema Ramsingh (East), Luis Sanquintin (Osceola), Robert Secrest

(Osceola), Marc Thernelus (West), Marilyn Toribio (East), and Angel

Troncoso Garcia (West).

STUDENT PRESENTATION: “Valencia's Interdisciplinary Studies

Program: 30 Years of Success,”, Steve Crist, Mikhail Elliott, Rodney

Hughley, and Junie Joseph. Faculty Mentor: Ed Frame.

HIGHLIGHT: Steve Crist, Valencia honors student, was elected as the

two-year student representative to the Florida Collegiate Honors Council

executive board.

Students at FCHC 2010


Spring Break Trip to Spain and Morocco: March 5 – 14, 2010.

CITIES VISITED: Malaga, Spain; Algeciras, Spain; Tangier, Morocco;

Rabat, Morocco; Casablanca, Morocco; Marrakech, Morocco; Fez,

Morocco; Costa del Sol, Spain; Granada, Spain.

FACULTY / STAFF TRAVELERS: Karen Borglum (Downtown), Amy

Bosley (East), Mike Bosley (Lake Nona), Ed Frame (West), Chris Klinger

(Osceola), and Gustavo Morales (West).

STUDENT TRAVELERS: Jordan Borger (Osceola), Jessica Burnett

(East), Steven Crist (West), Mikhail Elliott (West), Denise Elmore (West),

Ann Gabele (West), Emily Genzianelli (East), Lisa Lantrip (East), Kristie

Licht (West), Kelly Malambri (West), Ashley Marlow (West), William

Nichols (West), Sahadeo Ramjatan (West), Mahadeo Ramjatan (West),

Christine Reynolds (West), Angie Rubiano Calle (West), Lily Silva

(West), Robert Stio (West), Marilyn Toribio (East), Angel Troncoso

Garcia (West), and Christopher Waltemate (West).

Valencia Honors Students, Faculty, and Staff in Spain and Morocco

Ropes Course: August 28, 2009, at the Center for Drug-Free Living in Apopka,

FL.

FACULTY / STAFF ATTENDED: Karen Borglum (Downtown), Tim

Grogan (Osceola), Lisa Lippitt (West), and Rose Watson (East).


STUDENTS ATTENDED: Jamie Adames (East), Valentina Baena

(East), Tommy Bauch (West), Alex Berretta (West), Jordan Borger

(Osceola), Adam Bradford (West), Deniza Correa (West), Steve Crist

(West), Whitney Dodson (West), Jana Downs (West), Jason Farnum

(West), Khadijah Fergiani (West), Carlos Flores Avile (East), Ann

Gabele (West), Wilfredo Guzman (East), Maryam Hemmali (West),

Sorangia Jean Francois (West), Junie Joseph (West), Ashley Kimmel

(East), Kevin Lopez (West), Angel Mancebo (Osceola), Luis Martinez

(East), Gabbata Maurival (West), Fairlight Mckenzie (East), Melody

Mol (East), Jordan Moore (West), Mohammed Noufal (East), Kelly

Palmer (West), Julia Parmer (West), Marie Martha Petit-Frere (West),

Malynda Pope (East), Mahadeo Ramjatan (West), Sahadeo Ramjatan

(West), Hema Ramsingh (East), Shannan Roddy (East), Luis

Sanquintin (West), Andrea Solano (East), John Varghese (West), and

Brenna Vogel (East).

Students at Ropes Course 2009

Program-Sponsored Course Field Trips:

Term Class Faculty Destination

Fall 2009 IDH 1110 &

IDH 1112 &

IDH 2120

Ed Frame, Lisa Lippitt,

Gustavo Morales, and

Noy Sparks

Fiddler on the Roof, Broadway Across America, Bob

Carr Performing Arts Centre, October 1, 2009.

Fall 2009 HUM 2234H David Sutton Russian Masters, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Bob

Carr Performing Arts Centre, October 30, 2009.

Spring 2010 IDH 1110 &

IDH 1112 &

IDH 2120



Noy Sparks

Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Orlando, FL, January 27,

2010.


Term Class Faculty Destination

Spring 2010 HUM 2234H Trudy McNair All’s Well that Ends Well, Orlando Shakespeare Center,

Margeson Theater, February 28, 2010.

Spring 2010 GLY 2100H Jack Rogers Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL,

March 20, 2010.

Spring 2010 IDH 1111 &

IDH 2121



Noy Sparks

“Fernando Botero Exhibit,” The Museum of Fine Arts,

and The Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL, March 27,

2010.

Spring 2010 OCE 1001H Gustavo Morales Sea World, Orlando, FL, April 8, 2010.

IDH Students and Faculty at the Dali Museum

Scholarships

Honors Program Scholarships (award total = $321,000)

President’s Academic

Honors Scholarship

Honors Exemplary

Scholarship

Bronze

Scholarship

Number

Awarded 73 237 22

Amount

Awarded $73,000 $237,000 $11,000

Honors Students – Pell Eligibility*

Total Students Number Receiving Pell

Grants, Fall 2009

Percent Receiving Pell

Grants, Fall 2009

1042 391 37.5%

* Data gathered from Banner, December 8 – 9, 2009


Other Notable Scholarships

ROLLINS TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIPS: Lily Silva, Volha

Yermalayeva, Tommi-Ann Pritchett, April Chase, Alex McCoy, and

Nicole Bukovic.

FLORIDA COLLEGIATE HONORS COUNCIL, IRMGARD

BOCCHINO PARTNERS IN THE PARKS SCHOLARSHIP: Kasim

Alli and Rachel Cayo.

JACK KENT COOKE UNDERGRADUATE TRANSFER

SCHOLARSHIP: Mikhail Elliott.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP: Sahadeo

Ramjatan.

Graduates

Fall 2009 Honors Degree Graduates

Bryan Alvarez

Nolan Bensen

Nena Brown

Alyssa Comellas

Kathleen Dickson

Marita Gosnell

Gabrielle Griffin

David Huff

Andres Lopez

Amber Ratliff

Naiara Van Pelt

Loany Zelaya

Fall 2009 Honors Certificate Graduates

Robelyn Barrameda

Jennifer Breslin

Jennifer Cardin

Bradley Clymer

Justine Cook

Samantha Cooke

Ramon De Gracia

Whitney Dodson

Nydia Gonzalez

Gabrielle Griffin

Heather Hardy

Ronelle Huggins

Mercaydes Jackson

Kristen Jennings

Ingrid Lamour

Dwight Maynard

Claritza Mendoza

Merari Negron

Karen Nellson

Kelly Palmer

Jennifer Polanco

Kelly Prince

Rosalba Russo

Tarin Scarbrough

Laura Yunez


Spring 2010 Honors Degree Graduates

Priscilla Aguilera

Jonathan Bell

Jason Bhagan

Jordan Borger

Hardeley Butler

Shaneece Dixon

Mikhail Elliott

Jason Farnum

Khadijah Fergiani

Frank Ford

Rahana Gohar

Kelly Gonzalez

Wilfredo Guzman

Maryam Hemmali

Katie Hesterly

Emily Holden

Junie Joseph

Luis Martinez

Tara Nelson

William Nichols

Tommi-Ann Pritchett

Sheilah Queener

Christine Reynolds

Shannan Roddy

Kelley Ryan

Aline Silva

Darcy Tsikerdanos

Nichole Walz

Eduardo Ynaty Santamaria

Spring 2010 Honors Certificate Graduates

Janet Bryan

Vidya Budhan

Alexandra Bush

Julie Byers

Joe Cabalfin

Aldrin Cabigao

Ana Victoria Camagay

Sung Chang

Benjamin Clark

Abner Cobos Villalobos

Frank Curatolo

Cheryl Cyr

Kim Do*

Amal Farah

Ann Gabele

Christopher Greenwell

Stefanie Gunn

Sorangia Jean Francois

Nan Jing

Chanel Khalil

Patricia Lebrun

Matheus Lula

Jennifer Marcello

Alex McCoy

Caitlin McElroy

Paul Meyer

Christie Miga

Amanda Miley

Kayla Mitchell

Annisha Mohamed

John Pariona

Jon Risovas

Rachel Roumain

Jennifer Rubio

Luis Sanquintin

Shannon Smith

Katherine Tims

Ximena Vargas

Brenna Vogel

De-Lyn Williams

Xuechai Zheng

* Class of 2010 Distinguished Graduate

Spring 2010 Honors Graduates


Summer 2010 Honors Degree Graduates

Shana Annon

Joseph Cire Bailon

Emmanuela Elie

Harrison Figura

Fiona Harrison

Esteban Ossa

Mahadeo Ramjatan

Jennifer Rogers

Alicia Stroven

Volha Yermalayeva

Summer 2010 Honors Certificate Graduates

Maria Bailey

Tommy Bauch

Krishna Bencosme

Katie Brown

Danielle Burnett

April Chase

Lindsay Costello

Jessica Cross

Lomenie Etienne

Asya Fergiani

Elyse Kelly

Kelly Malambri

Kristina Marulanda

Hala Masoud

Jamie McCune

Timothy Memro

Deidre Persaud

Sahadeo Ramjatan

Melissa Reynolds

Angie Rubiano Calle

Jamie-Michel Whalen

Cliff Yun

Honors Budget

Student Development Budget Overview

CATEGORY FY 2010 EXPENDITURE

Conference Travel $16,562.50

Course Field Trips $7300.11

Spring Break Trip $42,307.86

Printing $156.00

Speakers (including reception) $14,440.00

Food (meetings, info sessions, etc.) $1890.31

Materials (t-shirts, USB drives, etc.) $4098.31

TOTAL $86,755.09

Honors Office Budget Overview (excluding personnel)

CATEGORY FY 2010 EXPENDITURE

Travel (Conferences / Out-of-district) $5059.65

Travel (Spring Break) $9689.48

Travel (In-district) $1159.49

Materials & Supplies $3114.61

Institutional Memberships $700.00

ΦΘΚ Satellite Seminar $400.00

Printing $2800.50

TOTAL $22,923.73


MAJOR GOALS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2010 – 2011:

Complete plan for the Seneff Honors College, including policies and procedures for

admissions and scholarships as well as curricular and co-curricular details for three program

tracks within the college;

Work with the Office of Faculty Development to construct a sound professional development

plan for honors faculty;

Complete curricular work in order to begin program offerings in three program tracks of the

Seneff Honors College;

Develop program outcomes for Seneff Honors College program tracks scheduled to begin in

Fall 2011

Oversee admissions (in Spring 2011) for the first class of students entering the Seneff Honors

College in Fall 2011;

Conduct program review.

2009 – 2010 Annual Report

Attachment 1 page 17

Honors Students Demographics*

HOME CAMPUS

East Osceola West NA College-wide

Total Students 442 9 563 29 1043

Race / Ethnicity

Asian 27 6.10% 0 0.00% 38 6.70% 3 10.30% 68 6.52%

African American 29 6.50% 1 11.10% 61 10.80% 3 10.30% 94 9.01%

Hispanic or Latino 97 21.90% 3 33.30% 158 28.00% 9 31.00% 267 25.60%

American Indian 2 0.40% 0 0.00% 1 0.10% 0 0.00% 3 0.29%

White/Non-Hispanic 230 52.00% 4 44.40% 246 43.60% 10 34.40% 490 46.98%

Not Reported 57 12.80% 1 11.10% 59 10.40% 4 13.70% 121 11.60%

Sex

Female 260 58.80% 7 77.70% 347 61.60% 17 58.60% 631 60.50%

Male 179 40.40% 2 22.20% 213 37.80% 11 37.90% 405 38.83%

Not Reported 3 0.60% 0 0.00% 3 0.50% 1 3.40% 7 0.67%

Age

Under 17 6 1.30% 0 0.00% 15 2.60% 6 20.60% 27 2.59%

17-21 279 63.10% 6 66.60% 357 63.40% 16 55.10% 658 63.09%

22-24 62 14.00% 2 22.20% 70 12.40% 1 3.40% 135 12.94%

25-29 51 11.50% 1 11.10% 59 10.40% 4 13.70% 115 11.03%

30-34 21 4.70% 0 0.00% 20 3.50% 1 3.40% 42 4.03%

35-39 11 2.40% 0 0.00% 19 3.30% 1 3.40% 31 2.97%

40-49 10 2.20% 0 0.00% 17 3.00% 0 0.00% 27 2.59%

50 or over 2 0.40% 0 0.00% 6 1.00% 0 0.00% 8 0.77%

Mean age 22.2

20.7

22.5

20.0 22.3 Median age 20

20

20

18 20

Citizenship

United States 395 89.30% 7 77.70% 439 77.90% 26 89.60% 867 83.13%

Other than U.S. 47 10.60% 2 22.20% 124 22.00% 3 10.30% 176 16.87%

Enrollment 201010

Full-time 267 60.40% 5 55.50% 365 64.80% 15 51.70% 652 62.51%

Part-Time 120 27.10% 3 33.30% 134 23.80% 14 48.20% 271 25.98%

Not Enrolled 55 12.40% 1 11.10% 64 11.30% 0 0.00% 120 11.51%

* Data provided 12/10/09 by Institutional Research.



Valencia Credit Student Profile* 2008/2009

(Annualized Data)

Credit Students

CREDIT ENROLLMENT (Annual) 50,255

GENDER Nbr. Pct.

Female 28,611 56.9%

Male 21,386 42.6%

Not Indicated 258 0.5%

ETHNICITY Nbr. Pct.

African American 8,043 16.0%

Asian/Pacific Islander 2,630 5.2%

Caucasian 20,774 41.3%

Hispanic 12,990 25.8%

Native American 171 0.3%

Not Indicated 6,647 11.2%

DEGREE STATUS Nbr. Pct.

A.A. Degree 25,789 51.3%

A.S. Degree 6,731 13.4%

A.A.S. Degree 999 2.0%

Awaiting Acceptance 5,536 11.0%

Non-Degree Seeking 11,200 22.3%

Not Indicated 0 0.0%

Updated 9/29/2009

* Data from http://www.valenciacc.edu/IR/StudentProfile.cfm

http://www.valenciacc.edu/IR/StudentProfile.cfm

Valencia Honors Student Survey* Administered 5/11/2010 – 6/30/2010

* Results to open-ended questions can be found in the full report, available on the Honors Program Atlas Group.



1. Which of the following best describes your current academic status? # Answer

Response %

1 I have completed 0-15 credit hours.

41 21%


54 28%


28 14%

4 I have completed 46 or more credit

hours.

72 37%

Total 195 100%

2. Are you a full-time student?

# Answer

Response %

1 Yes

159 82%

2 No

35 18%

Total 194 100%

3. What is your age?

# Answer

Response %

1 Under 17

6 3%

2 17-21

113 59%

3 22-24

22 11%

4 25-29

21 11%

5 30-34

10 5%

6 35-39

9 5%

7 40-49

9 5%

8 50 or over

3 2%

Total 193 100%

4. What is your sex?

# Answer

Response %

1 Female

130 68%

2 Male

62 32%

Total 192 100%





5. Which statement best describes your situation while a student at Valencia?

# Answer

Response %

1 I do not financially support myself or

anyone else.

91 49%

2 I financially support only myself.

58 31%

3 I financially support myself and one

other person.

23 12%

4 I financially support myself and more

than one other person.

15 8%

Total 187 100%

6. Which of the following sources of financial aid do you receive as a student at Valencia?

(choose all that apply)

# Answer

Response %

1 Valencia Honors Scholarship

72 45%

2 Bridges for Success Scholarship

5 3%

3 Valencia Foundation Scholarship

16 10%

4

Other Scholarship(s) from a private

agency, foundation, service organization,

etc.

23 14%

5 Bright Futures

58 36%

6 Pell Grant

93 58%

7 Subsidized Student Loan

47 30%

8 Unsubsidized Student Loan

44 28%

9 Work Study

9 6%

7. Are you the first person in your immediate family to attend college?

# Answer

Response %

1 Yes

67 36%

2 No

119 64%

Total 186 100%





8. Which of the following best describes your class schedule?

# Answer

Response %

1 I take classes mainly during the day.

142 76%

2 I take classes mainly at night.

28 15%

3 I take classes mainly online.

16 9%

Total 186 100%

9. At which location do you take most of your classes?

# Answer

Response %

1 East Campus

52 28%

2 Osceola Campus

19 10%

3 West Campus

102 55%

4 Winter Park

3 2%

5 Online

10 5%

Total 186 100%

10. Do you take classes at more than one location?

# Answer

Response %

1 Yes

75 40%

2 No

111 60%

Total 186 100%

11. Which degree program are you in?

# Answer

Response %

1 AA

156 84%

2 AS

24 13%

3 AAS

2 1%

4 Other / non-degree seeking

3 2%

Total 185 100%





12. What is your ultimate educational goal?

# Answer

Response %

1 Associate’s degree

2 1%

2 Bachelor’s degree

28 15%

3 Master’s degree

55 30%

4 Doctorate degree

54 29%

5 Professional degree (MD, JD, etc.)

44 24%

6 Other

1 1%

Total 184 100%

13. When did you apply for the Honors Program?

# Answer

Response %

1 During my first semester at Valencia

70 38%

2 During my second semester at Valencia

60 32%

3 During my third semester at Valencia

31 17%

4 During my fourth semester at Valencia

13 7%

5 After my fourth semester at Valencia

11 6%

Total 185 100%

14. How much Honors work have you completed?

# Answer

Response %

1 I have completed 0-5 credit hours of

Honors work.

90 49%


Honors work.

34 18%


Honors work.

27 15%


Honors work.

13 7%

5 I have completed 24 or more credit

hours of Honors work.

21 11%

Total 185 100%





15. Do you plan to complete the Honors Program and be an Honors Graduate?

# Answer

Response %

1

Yes, I plan to complete an Honors

Degree (24 or more credit hours of

Honors work).

91 49%

2

Yes, I plan to complete an Honors

Certificate (12 or more credit hours of

Honors work).

65 35%

3 No, I do not plan to graduate with

Honors.

28 15%

Total 184 100%

16. How did you first hear about the Valencia Honors Program?

# Answer

Response %

1 I received an email about the Honors

program.

36 20%

2 A friend told me about the Honors

program.

36 20%

3 A faculty member told me about the

Honors program.

19 10%

4 An adviser told me about the Honors

program.

23 13%

5 I saw a flier or brochure for the Honors

program.

8 4%

6 I found out about Honors from the

Valencia Web page.

42 23%

7 Other (please describe on next block)

20 11%

Total 184 100%





18. Which of the following best describes your reason for choosing Honors? (please select

only one)

# Answer

Response %

1 I wanted the intellectual challenge.

41 22%

2 I wanted to be able to take Honors or

IDH classes.

33 18%

3 I wanted to enhance my resume and / or

my transfer possibilities.

70 38%

4 I wanted to apply for an Honors

scholarship.

25 14%

5 I wanted to travel on an Honors trip.

2 1%

6 Other (please describe on next block)

12 7%

Total 183 100%

20. How would you rate the following: (on a scale from 0-100)

# Answer Average

Value

Standard

Deviation Responses

1 The overall quality of the Valencia Honors Program 78.90 19.26 174

2 The quality of the Valencia Honors faculty 83.80 17.30 174

3 The quality of the Valencia Honors staff and

administrators 84.36 18.79 173

4 The quality and availability of Honors advisers 79.29 22.27 171

5 The overall quality of Honors classes 81.90 19.75 169

6 The range and availability of Honors courses 53.30 27.88 168

7 The availability of co-curricular opportunities 66.52 26.77 167

8 Opportunities for student participation in Valencia

Honors decision-making 72.72 24.22 169





21. In your experience, Honors classes are:

# Answer

Response %

1 Much more rewarding than non-Honors

classes.

83 48%

2 Somewhat more rewarding than non-

Honors classes.

35 20%

3 No more rewarding than non-Honors

classes.

13 8%

4 Less rewarding than non-Honors classes.

1 1%

5 I have not taken an Honors class.

41 24%

Total 173 100%

22. In your experience, Honors classes are:

# Answer

Response %

1 Much more challenging than non-

Honors classes.

45 26%

2 Somewhat more challenging than non-

Honors classes.

74 43%

3 No more challenging than non-Honors

classes.

13 8%

4 Less challenging than non-Honors

classes.

1 1%


40 23%

Total 173 100%

23. In your experience, Honors classes involve:

# Answer

Response %

1 Much more work than non-Honors

classes.

40 23%

2 Somewhat more work than non-Honors

classes.

74 43%

3 No more work than non-Honors classes.

17 10%

4 Less work than non-Honors classes.

1 1%


40 23%

Total 172 100%





24. Indicate the degree to which you agree with the following statements: (on a scale of 1-

100)

# Answer Average

Value

Standard

Deviation Responses

1

The Valencia Honors Program taught me how to recognize

and weigh different perspectives in primary and secondary

sources.

73.49 25.08 152

2 The Valencia Honors Program taught me how to produce

original work and scholarly research. 76.48 25.06 152

3 The Valencia Honors Program taught me how to connect

learning across academic disciplines. 76.63 24.12 152

25. Which of the following have you done during your time in the Honors Program?

# Question Yes No Responses Mean

1 Visited the Honors Web Page 147 18 165 1.11

2 Attended an Honors Welcome / Orientation 46 119 165 1.72

12 Visited an Honors Resource Center (on East or West campus) 82 82 164 1.50

3 Attended an Honors speaker event 38 124 162 1.77

4 Attended any other Honors-sponsored activity 54 106 160 1.66

5 Attended a meeting of the Honors Student Advisory Committee 27 132 159 1.83

6 Joined Phi Theta Kappa 72 91 163 1.56

7 Applied for a Valencia Honors Scholarship 84 79 163 1.48

8 Applied for a transfer scholarship 15 145 160 1.91

9 Participated in a field trip with an Honors class 33 128 161 1.80

10 Traveled on an Honors trip 15 144 159 1.91

11 Contacted one of the Honors program staff 123 43 166 1.26



Basic Characteristics of a Fully Developed Honors Program

Although no single or definitive honors program model can or should be superimposed on all

types of institutions, the National Collegiate Honors Council has identified a number of best

practices that are common to successful and fully developed honors programs.

1. The honors program offers carefully designed educational experiences that meet the

needs and abilities of the undergraduate students it serves. A clearly articulated set of

admission criteria (e.g., GPA, SAT score, a written essay, satisfactory progress, etc.)

identifies the targeted student population served by the honors program. The program

clearly specifies the requirements needed for retention and satisfactory completion.

2. The program has a clear mandate from the institution’s administration in the form of a

mission statement or charter document that includes the objectives and responsibilities of

honors and defines the place of honors in the administrative and academic structure of the

institution. The statement ensures the permanence and stability of honors by guaranteeing

that adequate infrastructure resources, including an appropriate budget as well as

appropriate faculty, staff, and administrative support when necessary, are allocated to

honors so that the program avoids dependence on the good will and energy of particular

faculty members or administrators for survival. In other words, the program is fully

institutionalized (like comparable units on campus) so that it can build a lasting tradition

of excellence.

3. The honors director reports to the chief academic officer of the institution.

4. The honors curriculum, established in harmony with the mission statement, meets the

needs of the students in the program and features special courses, seminars, colloquia,

experiential learning opportunities, undergraduate research opportunities, or other

independent-study options.

5. The program requirements constitute a substantial portion of the participants’

undergraduate work, typically 20% to 25% of the total course work and certainly no less

than 15%.

6. The curriculum of the program is designed so that honors requirements can, when

appropriate, also satisfy general education requirements, major or disciplinary

requirements, and preprofessional or professional training requirements.

7. The program provides a locus of visible and highly reputed standards and models of

excellence for students and faculty across the campus.

8. The criteria for selection of honors faculty include exceptional teaching skills, the ability

to provide intellectual leadership and mentoring for able students, and support for the

mission of honors education.

9. The program is located in suitable, preferably prominent, quarters on campus that provide

both access for the students and a focal point for honors activity. Those accommodations

include space for honors administrative, faculty, and support staff functions as

appropriate. They may include space for an honors lounge, library, reading rooms, and

computer facilities. If the honors program has a significant residential component, the

honors housing and residential life functions are designed to meet the academic and

social needs of honors students.



10. The program has a standing committee or council of faculty members that works with the

director or other administrative officer and is involved in honors curriculum, governance,

policy, development, and evaluation deliberations. The composition of that group

represents the colleges and/or departments served by the program and also elicits support

for the program from across the campus.

11. Honors students are assured a voice in the governance and direction of the honors

program. This can be achieved through a student committee that conducts its business

with as much autonomy as possible but works in collaboration with the administration

and faculty to maintain excellence in the program. Honors students are included in

governance, serving on the advisory/policy committee as well as constituting the group

that governs the student association.

12. Honors students receive honors-related academic advising from qualified faculty and/or

staff.

13. The program serves as a laboratory within which faculty feel welcome to experiment

with new subjects, approaches, and pedagogies. When proven successful, such efforts in

curriculum and pedagogical development can serve as prototypes for initiatives that can

become institutionalized across the campus.

14. The program engages in continuous assessment and evaluation and is open to the need for

change in order to maintain its distinctive position of offering exceptional and enhanced

educational opportunities to honors students.

15. The program emphasizes active learning and participatory education by offering

opportunities for students to participate in regional and national conferences, Honors

Semesters, international programs, community service, internships, undergraduate

research, and other types of experiential education.

16. When appropriate, two-year and four-year programs have articulation agreements by

which honors graduates from two-year programs who meet previously agreed-upon

requirements are accepted into four-year honors programs.

17. The program provides priority enrollment for active honors students in recognition of

scheduling difficulties caused by the need to satisfy both honors and major program(s)

requirements.

Approved by the NCHC Executive Committee on March 4, 1994; amended by the NCHC Board of Directors on

November 23, 2007; further amended by the NCHC Board of Directors on February 19, 2010.

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