The Student Honors Project

The Honors Forum holds that all of its members should use their talents to contribute to campus and/or community life. 你的学生荣誉项目会给你这样的机会 to develop a creative and intellectually substantive endeavor outside of the classroom or as an extension of a classroom experience. The Honors Forum allows you to choose 完成此要求的两条路径之一.

The Great Conversation Path

Skidmore College is an institution dedicated to promoting the life of the mind both inside and outside of the classroom. 荣誉论坛的学生有贪得无厌和多样化 intellectual appetites and are dedicated to fostering a vibrant intellectual campus life. 荣誉论坛寻求利用这种能量，使其成员作出贡献 to the broader Skidmore community. 学生选择伟大的对话(GC)路径 must design and implement a means of extending their intellectual conversations in a vigorous and serious way.

GC projects are reading and discussion groups which meet for a minimum of seven to 在一个学期的课程中，有八次(7-8次)一小时的课程. Examples include groups organized around:

• 主要阅读系内或系间的兴趣
• the viewing and discussion of films
• the study/discussion of current events 
• a particular artist and/or gallery exhibition
• a particularly noteworthy book or paper, or series of related papers in a scholarly journal
• a faculty member’s research and writing

Proposing a Great Conversation Project:

• Deadline: GC proposals must be submitted by Friday of the third full week of the semester during which the project will occur. 安理会希望在两周内作出答复 of submission. 项目可以在春季学期以外的任何学期完成 of a student’s senior year.
• Proposal: Submit a project proposal that describes the project, outlines the readings, and includes the schedule of the discussions like one you would see in the syllabus for a course. 日程表上应该注明由谁来领导每个讨论，阅读什么材料。 will be discussed during each session. Proposals should be submitted on behalf of all the HF members who are seeking credit for their Student Honors Project in the group (each HF member participating in the project does not need to submit a separate proposal). 该提案必须得到荣誉论坛理事会的批准. The Council 在批准你的提案之前，我可以要求修改一下吗. The Council welcomes consultation as you prepare your proposal. To access the Great Conversations proposal form click here.
• Faculty Sponsor. You must identify a faculty sponsor who is willing to help you formulate your Great 对话项目，并协助你识别阅读材料. Be sure that your faculty 在你提交提案之前，发起人已经阅读了你的提案并对其进行了检查. 当您提交申请时，您的学院赞助商将收到您的申请的副本. The Honors Forum 理事会在审查申请时可能会咨询您的教师赞助商.
• Participants. 理想情况下，讨论小组将包括5-6人. Participation in the group is not 仅限于HF会员，实际上也鼓励非会员参加. A maximum of 5 HF members seeking credit for their Student Honors Project may participate in the group.

Project Report

Each HF member who is seeking credit for their Student Honors Project must submit a final report for the GC project. 报告将包括讨论大纲 one of the meetings and a final reflection about the readings and discussions over the course of the semester. 报告必须在上课的最后一天提交 小组见面的学期末. Email your final report to Lisa Bradshaw  (lbradsha@dctdsj.com) and cc your faculty sponsor. Your report must include the following:

• 项目名称，您的姓名以及其他参与者的姓名
• 批判性分析:回顾你从阅读和讨论中学到的东西. Be sure to address how each of the readings and discussions informed the overriding theme of your project. 火博体育这个话题，你还提出了哪些问题 like to pursue? (1,200 words max)
• 你主持的一个讨论会议的脚本

在设计“伟大的对话”项目时需要考虑的事情:

• Reading selection:  Is there a classic text which you have always wanted to read but you have not found on any syllabus? 是否有一个主题是许多作者都在探讨的 that appeals to students across disciplines? Is there a noteworthy journal article which is getting lots of scholarly attention? Answering these or similar questions will assist you in selecting a substantive reading list that will keep you interested and motivated over the course of your project. Don’t hesitate to ask the Honors Forum Council or other faculty members for advice.
• Hours. Although the project requires a minimum of 5 hours of actual meeting time, we expect that students will spend additional time preparing for the meetings (reading time, preparation of discussion questions, etc.)，以确保它们有趣 and productive.
• Group Selection. The ideal group size is 5-6 participants. Your group should not exceed 8. You are encouraged to seek participants from different majors who can enrich your discussions by providing alternative perspectives.
• Academic Credit. 虽然你不能获得学分，你的GC项目，这可能是相关的 到你已经上过或正在上的课程.

For examples of Great Conversation 以前已经完成的项目，点击这里.

The Civic Life PATH

Skidmore College has always been an institution that emphasizes and cultivates an ethic of service. 选择这条道路的学生必须设计和实现一个社区 service project. 您的公民生活(CL)项目应该既是过程-又是产品- oriented, as well as intellectually rigorous; it will require initiative, planning, 组织，领导和个人反思. The project should stretch you creatively and intellectually beyond the scope of a normal academic or extracurricular undertaking.

完成公民生活项目的要求:

• Deadline: CL proposals must be submitted by Friday of the third full week of the semester during which the project will occur. 安理会希望在两周内作出答复 of submission. 项目可以在春季学期以外的任何学期完成 of a student’s senior year.
• Proposal提交一份项目建议书，在其中描述项目 detail 并解释它如何符合上述描述中的标准. Proposals should be submitted on behalf of all the HF members who are seeking credit for their Student Honors Project in the group (each HF member participating in the project does not need not to submit a separate proposal). The proposal should include a timeline of events that demonstrates how each credit-seeking HF member will commit at least 15 hours of effort to the project (excluding the time 负责撰写提案和最终项目报告). The proposal should include specific information about the project schedule, collaborators, budget (if necessary), 外部资金来源(如果可用)，等等. It should also indicate how the project engages your academic knowledge and capabilities: What research will you conduct? What data or literature will you draw on? 该提案必须得到荣誉论坛理事会的批准. The Council may ask for revisions before approving your proposal. The Council welcomes consultation as you prepare your proposal. To access the Civic Life proposal form click here.
• Faculty Sponsor. You must identify a faculty sponsor who is willing to help you formulate your Civic 生活计划，并确保它是理智严谨的. Be sure that your faculty 在你提交提案之前，发起人已经阅读了你的提案并对其进行了检查. Your faculty 当您提交申请时，赞助商将收到您的申请副本. The Honors Forum 理事会在审查申请时可能会咨询您的教师赞助商.
• Participants. 学生可以以个人或小组的形式完成一个项目. Each HF member seeking credit for the Student Honors Project should complete at least 15 hours of work on the project; e.g.对于一个三人小组，预计总共需要45个小时. If you choose to work in a group, you may submit one proposal and one final report. Both should detail the specific contributions and time given to the project by each member. Credit may not be awarded to each participant if his or her role is not articulated.

Project Report

这份报告是对你的项目的总结和分析. Groups that work together can submit one report. 报告必须在最后一天的课程结束前提交 完成该项目的学期. Email your final report to Lisa Bradshaw (lbradsha@dctdsj.com) and cc your faculty sponsor.  Your report must include the following:

• 申请项目学分的学生的项目名称和姓名.
• Summary of Activities: Summarize the project including who participated in it and the timeline of events. 如果相关，包括你的项目产品:照片，展示， etc. 我们一直在寻找好的照片张贴在这个网站上.
• 批判性分析:回顾你从你所处理的问题中学到了什么. Explain how well your project met a community need. Evaluate the success of the project and 你本可以做些什么来使它更有效.
• Final Reflection: For group reports, it is essential that each individual write their own reflection in this space. 你个人从这个项目中获得了什么? Evaluate the effort you put into the project. Will you continue to work on this project or on this topic?

在设计CL项目时需要考虑的事项:

• Community Involvement. Your project must benefit a group or community, inside or outside Skidmore College. Any events or services must be not-for-profit. What or whom does your project benefit? 为什么这对你计划工作的社区来说是一个重要的补充?
• Intellectual Rigor. 你的项目应该挑战你的反思、批判性思考和展示能力 initiative; you will also want to challenge or inspire the intended audience. Are 你展示了对这个问题的学术理解? Do you provide any research evidence that supports this kind of project? Is there evidence that this approach will be effective?
• 正在进行的志愿者项目可能会被计入要求. 有许多很棒的社区项目已经就位(萨拉托加阅读)! for instance). 与先前建立的项目或组织合作是可以接受的 only if you take on a leadership role and clearly specify in your proposal how your project moves you beyond what you are already accomplishing in this ongoing community project.
• 你可以在学校放假的时候做你的项目. Completing an CL project over the summer or winter break is allowed, provided that 你要在假期前的学期提交一份提案. Students may also complete an CL project while they are abroad.
• Clubs and Organizations. You may use a student club or organization as a platform from which to launch your project, but you must extend your endeavors beyond the normal duties of a member. Simply acting as a club officer or an SGA senator, for example, will not suffice.
• Group Projects. 考虑一个与一个或多个HF成员合作的项目. Such 项目往往被证明是最有趣和最有成效的. The Honors Council can help you find like-minded students, if you wish.
• Academic Credit. 虽然你不能为你的CL项目获得学分，但它可能与 a course. 事实上，拓展课程作业可以帮助你充分利用 experience.
• Financial Support. Should your project require a budget, you can 向学院院长申请学生机会基金. The Honors Forum has limited funds available to students completing Service Requirements, but funding is not automatic; you can apply for funding when you submit your proposal using this form.
• Note: The Honors Council and Student Executive Committee are here to help brainstorm possible projects, finalize ideas, point out potential problems, and help students find others for group projects. 另一个很好的资源是Michelle Hubbs，她是社区主任 Service. Her office on the 2nd floor of Case Center.

Click here for examples of Civic Life projects that have been completed previously.