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Valencia College Seneff Honors College

Annual Report 2015-16


Valencia Honors Program Annual Report

2015-16

Seneff Honors College Vision Statement: The vision of the Seneff Honors College is to discover potential in students and inspire excellence.

Valencia Honors Mission: The Honors Program at Valencia 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:

Ø Student scholarships increased from $340,000 to $500,000. Ø Redesigned the Interdisciplinary Track curriculum to align with the new General

Education requirements. Ø Updated the Leadership Track curriculum to align with the new General Education

requirements and add an additional communications option. Ø The academic discipline deans, track coordinators, and Honors advisors collaborated to

create a college-wide Honors schedule that reduced class cancellations from over 30% to less than 15%.

Ø Hired a dedicated Program Advisor July 5, 2016 to provide service to all Honors students college-wide.

Ø Increased students taking the Honors Project (IDH 2912) course from 5 in 2014-15 to 14 in 2015-16.

Ø Transitioned track coordination in 3 out of 4 tracks to new coordinators and transitioned advising in 2 out of 4 tracks to new advisors

Ø Hosted our first combined track trip in which 30 students from both the Interdisciplinary Studies and Leadership track visited Washington, D.C. for 5 days to participate in leadership, historical and cultural activities.

Ø Instituted the New Student Experience Honors course that incorporates Service Learning into all sections offered.

Ø The Honors Student Advisory Committee approved a revision of the honor code. The purpose of the revision is that the Code will guide student behavior and establish integrity in the program while allowing for creative and varied sanctions that focus on learning and restorative justice. (see Appendix A)

Ø The Honors Resource Center on East Campus was moved to a more visible location and added an additional computer for student use.


Ø The Seneff Honors College partnered with Phi Theta Kappa at Osceola Campus to create the “Honor Guard” Relay for Life Team. The team won a “Rising Star” award from the American Cancer Society for their participation.

Ø Created a promotional video featuring our students for recruitment purposes and added it to our Prospective student website.

Ø Worked with Winter Park Leadership and faculty to allow future students to earn both a Service Learning and Valencia Global Distinction if track requirement are completed.

Ø A strategic planning process was initiated with college-wide participation to comprehensively review the program and create a plan for the future.

Facts and Figures:

§ Applications o Fall 2015 Seneff Honors College Applications*

Total Global Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies

Leadership Undergraduate Research

Received 323 (397) 25 (44) 98 (127) 124 (138) 76 (88) Completed 220 (222) 12 (25) 69 (66) 81 (75) 58 (56) Admitted 184 (152) 12 (19) 54 (41) 66 (48) 52 (44) Not Admitted 36 (59) 0 (6) 15 (18) 15 (23) 6 (12)

*numbers in parentheses are from Fall 2014 for comparison purposes

o Fall 2015 Class Taker Applications

Total Received 298 Admitted 78 Not Admitted 220

o Spring 2016 Seneff Honors College Applications*

Total Global Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies

Leadership Undergraduate Research

Received 55 (48) 2 (4) 14 (20) 17 (14) 22 (10) Completed 45 (27) 1 (2) 13 (9) 13 (8) 18 (8) Admitted 39 (19) 0 (2) 12 (6) 12 (4) 15 (7) Not Admitted 4 (8) 1 (0) 1 (3) 1 (4) 1 (1)

*numbers in parentheses are from Spring 2015 for comparison purposes

o Spring 2016 Class Taker Applications



o Summer 2016 Class Taker Applications


o Admission Trends*

Term Global Studies

IDH Leadership Undergrad Research

Class Taker

Total

201310 16 17 17 223 273

201320 6 8 5 82 101

201330 65 65

201410 24 48 47 39 166 324

201420 6 4 5 13 28

201430 39 39

201510 17 38 47 34 123 259

201520 5 4 5 68 82

201530 38 38

201610 12 54 66 52 78 262

201620 12 12 15 76 115

201630 64 64

*Track student admission is only for fall and spring terms (ends in 10 and 20) while class takers are admitted year round (includes terms ending in 30)

§ High School Information

2015-2016 Admits for Recent High School Graduates* High School # of Admits Alberta High School 1 Allen D Nease High School 1 Apopka High School 1 Bishop Moore High School 1 Boone High School 3 C Leon King High School 1 Celebration Academy 1


Celebration High School 3 Colonial High School 2 Cypress Creek High School 5 Dr. Phillips High School 1 East River High School 1 Edgewater High School 1 Estero High School 1 Freedom High School 5 Gateway High School 5 Grace Christian Academy 1 Hallandale High School 1 Harmony High School 2 Hialeah Gardens Senior High School 1 Home School 6 International 16 Jones High School 1 Kellenberg Memorial High School 1 Lahser High School 1 Lake Howell High school 1 Lake Nona High School 1 Maple Grove Senior High School 1 Maynard Evans High School 1 Miami Killian Senior High School 1 North Kissimmee Christian School 1 Oak Ridge High School 1 Ocoee High School 2 Orange County Virtual School 2 Orlando Christian Preparatory School 2 Osceola High School 6 Osceola School for the Arts 5 Oviedo High School 4 Owings Mills High School 1 Poinciana High School 2 Professional & Technical High School 3 Saint Cloud High School 9 Southgate-Anderson High School 1 South Lake High School 1

Sylvania-Northview High School 1 The First Academy 1 Timber Creek High School 2 University High School 3 Wekiva High School 1 West Orange High School 4 Westhill High School 1 Winter Park High School 2

*Graduates within the last two years


§ Class Enrollments:

Courses Offered Courses Made Total Enrollment

Average Class Size

Fall 42 36 583 16.19 Spring 42 39 544 13.95 Summer 3 3 15 5 Total 87 78 1142 14.64

Headcount by campus (duplicated):

Total Fall Spring Summer East 302 176 115 11 Lake Nona 8 0 8 0 Online 115 36 77 2 Osceola 372 185 185 2 West 269 148 121 0 Winter Park 76 38 38 0 All 1143 583 545 15


Fall 2016 Classes

Blue = East; Red = West; Black = Osceola; Orange = Winter Park Green= Lake Nona HUM2250H and BC1010H Canceled

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Online 7:00am-8:15am SLS 1122H (16) MAC1105H (16) SLS1122H (16) MAC1105H (16) HUM2250H (20)

ENC1102H (13)

7:00am-9:45am BSC1010H (13) BSC1010H (13) 8:15am-9:55am ANT2000H (12) 8:30am-9:45am ENC1101H (Canc) AMH2020H (Canc) ENC1101H (Canc) AMH2020H

(Canc) 8:30am-11:15am CHM1045H (20)

IDH 1110 (19) IDH 1112 (7)

IDH 2120 (25) CHM1045H (20) IDH 1110 (19) IDH 1112 (7)

IDH 2120 (25)

9:00am-10:15am SLS1122H (Y1) (21)

PSY2012H (20) SLS1122H (Y1) (21)

PSY2012H (20)

10:00am-11:15am SLS1122H (13) ENC1101H (12) SLS1122H (13) ENC1101H (12) 10:00am-12:45pm CHM1045H (12) CHM1045H (12) 10:30am-11:45am MAC1105H (19) POS2041H (17) MAC1105H (19) POS2041H (17) 11:30pm-12:20pm SLS1501H (13) 11:30am-12:45am HUM1020H (9) ID2911H (19) HUM1020H (9) IDH2911H (19) 12:00pm-1:15pm 12:00pm-2:45pm

BSC1026H (7) BSC1010H (19)

SLS1122H (Y1) (21)

BSC1026H (7) BSC1010H (19)

SLS1122H (Y1) (21)

Afternoon PHY2048H (5) STA2023H (13) PHY2048H (5) STA2023H (13) 1:00pm-2:15pm

ECO2013H (8) HUM2310H (20)

Activity Hour SPC1017H (18)

ECO2013H (8) HUM2310H (20)

Activity Hour SPC1017H (18)

1:30pm-2:45pm Activity Hour Activity Hour 2:30pm-3:45pm

PSY2012H (20)

SLS1122H (21) HUM2220H (20)

PSY2012H (20)

SLS1122H (21) HUM2220H (20)

3:00pm-4:15pm ENC1101H (20) ENC1101H (20) 4:00pm-5:15pm SPC1608H (13) SPC1608H (13) 4:00pm-6:20pm MAC2311H (10) MAC2311H (10) 6:00pm-7:15pm INR2001H (Canc) SLS1122H (16) INR2001H (Canc) SLS1122H (16) 6:00pm-8:45pm HUM1020H (21) 7:00pm-9:45pm HUM2234H

(Canc) AST1002H (8)


Spring 2016 Classes

Black = Osceola; Red= West Campus; Orange = Winter Park; Blue= East Campus; Green= Lake Nona

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Online 7:00-9:45 BSC1010H (15) CHM1045H (14) BC1010H (15) CHM1045H (14) 8:30am-9:45am ENC1102H (6)

INR2002H (9) SPC1017H (10) STA2023H (6)

ENC1102H (6)

INR2002H (9) SPC1017H (10) STA2023H (6)

HUM2250H (20) DEP2004H (18) PSY2012H (13) ENC1102H (12) OCE1001H (14)

8:30am-11:15am CHM1046H (8) IDH1111 (20)

IDH2121 (18) CHM1046H (8) IDH1111 (20)

IDH2121 (18)

9:00am-10:15am SPC1608H (17) SPC1608H (15) SPC1608H (17) SPC1608H (15) 10:00am10:50am IDH2028 (10) 10:00am-11:15am ENC1102H (15)

HUM1020H (12) MAC2312H (10)

REL2300H MAC2312H (10)

HUM1020H (12) ENC1102H (15) MAC2312H (10)

REL2300H MAC2312H (10)

10:00am-12:45pm CHM1046H (19) PHY2049H (2)

CHM1046H (19) PHY2049H (2)

10:30am-11:45am INR2002H (19) INR2002H (19) 11:30am-12:45am AMH2020H (Canc)

SLS1122H (11) IDH2911H (15) STA2023H

AMH2020H (Canc) SLS1122H (11)

IDH2911H (15) STA2023H

11:30am-1:50pm MAC2311H (10) MAC2311H (10) 12:00pm-2:45pm BSC1011H (21) BSC1011H (21) 12:00pm-2:50pm SLS2261H (48) SLS2940H (7) 1:00pm-2:15pm HUM2310H (18)

PSY2012H (5) EUH2001H (11)

HUM2310H (18) PSY2012H (5) EUH2001H (11)

1:30pm-2:45pm MAC1105H (Canc) MAC1105H (Canc)

2:30pm-3:45pm SLS1122H (13) SLS1122H (13) 2:30pm-5:15pm BSC1005H (6) BSC1011H (9) BSC1005H (6) BSC1011H (9) 3:00pm-4:15pm ENC1102R (11) ENC1102H (19) ENC1102 (11) ENC1102H (19) 6:00pm-7:15pm STA2023H (hybrid)

(14)

6:00pm-8:45pm SYG2000H (Canc)

HUM2310H (21)


Summer 2016

Red= West Campus; Blue= East Campus

§ Graduates: Seneff Honors College Scholars (SCHS) have earned a minimum of 23-24 Honors credits, completed minimum of 60 co-curricular hours, and have a 3.5 or above GPA Valencia Honors Scholars (VHS) have earned a minimum of 18 Honors credits, completed a minimum of 30 co-curricular hours, and have a 3.35 or above GPA Honors Diploma students (HD) began before the Seneff Honors College and have earned a minimum of 18 Honors credits with a 3.35 or above GPA Honors Certificate (Cert) students have earned a minimum of 12 Honors credits with a minimum 3.25 GPA

SHCS VHS HD Cert 2009/2010 54 88 2010/2011 48 98 2011/2012 54 102 2012/2013 16 25 68 2013/2014 26 7 35 2014/2015 31 31 2 33 2015/2016 27 35 1 28

§ Professional Development: § Seneff Honors College Certificate through Faculty Development

o 8 faculty and staff completed the certificate § National Collegiate Honors Council Conference (Chicago, IL)

o 4 faculty and staff o 6 students

§ Southern Regional Honors Council Conference (Orlando, FL) o 3 faculty and staff o 12 students

§ Florida Collegiate Honors Council Conference (Gainesville, FL) o 2 faculty o 18 students

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Online 12:00-1:40pm

HUM 1020H (Canc)

HUM 1020H (Canc)

1:15-2:50pm

POS2041H (Canc)

POS2041H (Canc)

1:15-4:45pm

HUM2310H – H1 (11)

HUM2310H – H1 (11)


§ Florida Undergraduate Research Council Conference (Tampa, FL) o 1 faculty o 22 students

§ Learning and the Brain: The Science of Imagination: Cultivating Curiosity In Our Schools (Orlando, FL)

o 5 faculty and staff § Chair Academy Advanced Academy (Orlando, FL)

o 1 staff

Connection to Collegewide Initiatives:

§ Honors supports the strategic goal of Building Pathways as we look to bring the uncommon scholar into the Honors community and offer services to promote success

§ Two out of four tracks will allow students to earn a Service Learning distinction § Redesigned Global Studies track to allow students to earn a Valencia Global distinction

Summary and Recommendations:

Ø This has been an exciting year of strengthening opportunities for our Honors students. Ø We have made gains in creating a college-wide Honors schedule to maximize Honors enrollment

opportunities and minimize cancellations Ø Scholarships for 2016-17 have increased from $500,000 to $700,000 Ø We have helped created a structure that supports enrollment, allows students to meet their

career and educational goals, and minimizes both faculty and student disruption by minimizing class cancellations

Ø We have garnered dedicated Honors advising support which will provide individualized attention to help students progress as seamlessly as possible through their degree pathway while earning an Honors credential

Ø We have begun a strategic review process that will identify next steps for the Seneff Honors College in the 2017-18 academic year

Ø We will conclude our strategic planning to determine next steps in the Seneff Honors College Ø We need to create an assessment plan for the Honors learning outcome Ø We need to develop principles and practice for articulating Honors course work from other

institutions


Appendix A

Seneff Honors College Honor Code

PURPOSE/PHILOPOPHY:

Students of the Seneff Honors College are members of a community that embraces diversity and individuality while sharing a common commitment to academic excellence and social responsibility. It is expected that students of the Seneff Honors College will uphold standards of integrity, honesty, and scrupulous behavior by adhering to the following code of honor.

RATIFICATION:

Ratified by the Honors Student Advisory Committee on the 9th day of April, 2014, this Honor Code to the Seneff Honors College is binding all Seneff Honors College students (including honors class takers). A copy of this Honor Code shall be available at all times in the Honors Office, alongside Honors Student Advisory Committee Constitution wherever it may be found, and in the Honors Student Handbook. Beginning in the spring of 2015, every incoming honors student shall agree to be bound by this Honor Code.

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS

Students of the Seneff Honors College are members of a community that embraces diversity and individuality while sharing a common commitment to academic excellence and social responsibility. In this spirit, these expectations have been set forth:

• Students are expected to exemplify academic and personal integrity by being familiar with and conscientiously adhering to all aspects of the Valencia Student Code of Conduct (see valenciacollege.edu/pdf/studenthandbook.pdf).

• Students are expected to abide by accepted standards of academic originality and creativity, to conduct themselves honorably in collaborative and group work, and to refrain from resubmitting work prepared for one course in another without permission of both professors.

• Students are expected to demonstrate respect for fellow students and for faculty at all times and to contribute meaningfully to a productive classroom environment.

• Students are expected to be ambitious learners, exhibiting academic enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity.

• Students are expected to participate in the well-being of the honors community by regularly attending meetings and events, by taking part in service activities, by keeping informed of program happenings, by behaving appropriately in the Honors Resource Centers, and by contributing to the development of the program.


• Students are expected to understand their role as exemplars, to act accordingly both on and off campus, and to refrain from activity that may be detrimental to the reputation of the Seneff Honors College, to Valencia College, or to other honors students.

• Students are expected to hold fellow honors students accountable when these expectations are not met.

HONORS CODE VIOLATIONS:

1. Violations found through Valencia College's Student Code of Conduct, Policy 8-03. In addition to any sanctions levied by Valencia College through the Code of Conduct procedure, any Seneff Honors College student (including honors class takers) may be subject to censure or dismissal from the Seneff Honors College based on the violation.

2. Academic Dishonesty as Defined in Valencia College Policy 8-11 (College Policy 6HX28:08-11):

All forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited at Valencia College. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, acts or attempted acts of plagiarism, cheating, furnishing false information, forgery, alteration or misuse of documents, misconduct during a testing situation, facilitating academic dishonesty, and misuse of identification with intent to defraud or deceive. All work submitted by students is expected to be the result of the student's individual thoughts, research, and self-expression. Whenever a student uses ideas, wording, or organization from another source, the source shall be appropriately acknowledged.

3. Violation of Student Expectations: As a member of the Seneff Honors College, the student agrees to uphold the student expectations (see section above).

4. Filing False Complaint of Honor Code Violation with Malicious Intent or Blatant Disregard: It is understood that not all complaints may be accurate, and such inaccuracies should not be the basis for a violation on the side of the reporting person. However, if the circumstances surrounding a false complaint indicate that it was done with malicious intent or with blatant disregard for the facts, such may be the basis for a violation of the Honor Code.

HONOR CODE PANEL and HONOR CODE CHAIRPERSON:

The Honor Code shall be reviewed and enforced by a student panel structured in the following manner:

1. Honor Code Panel: The Honor Code Panel will consist of the Honors Student Advisory Committee Executive Board and one of the following: a Dean of Academic Affairs, an Honors Track Coordinator or an Honors Faculty Member.

2. Honor Code Chairperson: The Honor Code Chairperson will be the Honors Student Advisory Committee President. In the case that the Honors Student Advisory Committee President is the accused, the Honors Director will appoint another member of the Honors Student Advisory


Committee Executive Board to serve in this capacity. The Honor Code Chairperson shall be a non-voting member in the Honor Code Panel. The Honor Code Chairperson will be responsible (with the assistance of the Honors Office) for receiving formal complaints of Honor Code Violations, assembling the Honor Code Panel, scheduling meetings of the panel, and communicating with all parties involved including the accused.

REPORTING PROCEDURE:

1. If a faculty member has reason to believe that a violation of the Seneff Honors College Honor Code has occurred, he/she may have an initial meeting with the student to determine if a violation has occurred. If the faculty member believes that a violation has occurred he/she is required to report it. This initial meeting is to clarify if a violation has occurred and not to determine if a known violation is to be reported. 2. If a student has reason to believe that a violation of academic integrity has occurred, he/she is required to report it to the Honor Code Chairperson coordinated through the Honors Office. The student that has witnessed a violation can, but is not required to, encourage the student suspected of the violation to self-report. If the student refuses to self-report, then the student that witnessed the violation must report it to the Honor Code Chairperson. 3. Staff members that believe they have witnessed a violation must refer the case to the Honor Council for disposition.

PROCEDURES:

1. To initiate an Honor Code proceeding, a formal written or oral complaint of an Honor Code Violation shall be filed with the Honor Code Chairperson through the Honors Office.

2. The Honor Code Chairperson will coordinate the assembling and meeting of the Honor Code Panel and notify the accused of the charges.

3. The Honor Code Panel will investigate the evidence available, will allow the accused to offer a rebuttal to the charges in writing or in person, and may interview the witnesses. The Honor Code Panel may request the assistance of a college faculty or staff to serve as an advisor and assist in the investigation's logistics.

4. After the investigation, the Honor Code Panel will vote on whether there was enough evidence to prove a violation.

5. If a majority vote of the Honor Code Panel finds that there was a violation, it shall record the evidence relied on to support such finding and make a sanctioning recommendation. If there is not a majority vote finding of violation, the charge is dismissed, and no further proceedings can be taken against the accused for that act.


6. The Honor Code Panel shall judge the proper sanctions based on the evidence and testimony considered during the proceeding. The Honor Code Panel may consider previous sanctions, including sanctions under Valencia College Policy 8-03 (Student Code of Conduct).

7. The Honor Code Panel will make a sanctioning recommendation to the Honors Director who will make a final decision regarding sanctions. Should the Honors Director modify the sanction recommended by the Honor Code Panel the Honors Director will meet with the Honor Code Panel to explain the rationale for the decision.

HONOR CODE PANEL SANCTION RECOMMENDATIONS:

Upon a finding of an honor code violation, Honor Code Panel recommended sanctions may include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Censure of the violation as defined in Valencia College Policy 8-11 (Academic Dishonesty);

2. Loss of elected position (if applicable)

3. Loss of Honors Scholarship for one or more terms

4. Suspension of all Honors privileges for one term (Fall or Spring)

5. Dismissal from the Seneff Honors College

6. Revocation of any Honors distinction regardless of level achieved through prior course and co-curricular work.

If the sanction is anything less than dismissal from the Seneff Honors College, students found to have violated the Honor Code must complete an ethics or integrity seminar to remain a part of the Seneff Honors College. Notification of sanction shall be by letter signed by the Honor Code Chairperson and the Honors Director.

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