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Participation

To maintain good standing in the Honors Program, Honors students must attend the fall and spring general meetings.  Each student must also earn 12 points each year by participating in Honors Program activities outside the classroom.  At least 4 points must be earned by participating in a service project.  Honors co-curricular activities promote the Honors Program’s commitment to scholarship, leadership, and service.

Students who fail to maintain good standing in the program will have their benefits of membership in the Honors Program, including their priority scheduling privileges, suspended for the following academic year.  If, however, students earn at least 6 participation points in the fall semester, their benefits of membership may be reinstated for the spring semester at the discretion of the Honors Program director.

12 points
Serving as an HSO executive officer (president, vice president, secretary, treasurer)

Mentoring a freshman (according to guidelines established by the HSO Freshmen Orientation committee)

10 points
Serving as an HSO committee chair (Media, Orientation, Excitement in Education, Service, Recreation, Recruitment, Alumni Relations, Spring Banquet)
Serving as a member of the Honors Program Advisory Board
Serving as coordinator of Honors Read

8 points
Representing SU at the PASSHE Summer Honors Program, making a presentation at the Honors Fall General Meeting, and contributing an article about the experience to The Honors Chronicle.

6 points
Making a presentation at an NCHC or NE-NCHC conference
Studying abroad for a semester and contributing an article to The Honors Chronicle or making a presentation at an Honors Freshmen Orientation panel on study abroad opportunities
Completing an internship and contributing an article to The Honors Chronicle or making a presentation at an Honors Career Development Workshop
Teaching an Excitement in Education class
Earning an undergraduate research grant award
Leading an Honors Read discussion
Serving as an HSO subcommittee chair

4 points
Representing Shippensburg at an NCHC or NE-NCHC conference
Writing an article for The Honors Chronicle
Making a presentation at a Freshmen Orientation panel
Assisting with recruitment activities (university open house, high school visit)
Participating in an Honors Program service project (required)
Participating in an Honors Read discussion

3 points
Attending a Pizza with a Prof
Attending an Uncommon Conversation
Attending an Honors-sponsored Career Development or Applying to Graduate and Professional Schools workshop
Participating in an Honors recreation activity

2 points
Attending an HSO meeting

Earning Points for Other Activities

Students may earn 6 points for serving as executive officer or 3 points for serving as a committee chair of another university-recognized organization.  Students may earn 4 points for participating in a service project sponsored by an organization other than the Honors Program.  Points earned for non-Honors Program activities may constitute up to 6 of the student’s 12 required participation points.

Students may apply to earn points for other activities by filling out the Points for Other Activities Form and explaining how the activity supports the Honors Program’s goals of promoting scholarship, leadership, and service.

Note:  Any activities completed over the summer will be counted during the next academic year.

Tracking Points

The officers and committee chairs who coordinate Honors activities will submit a list of the students who participated to Sharon Poe, Honors secretary, by one week after the event. Students are responsible for recording their activities, the point values, and the contact person for each activity on the Honors Program Participation Form. Students must submit the form verifying that they have earned at least 12 participation points to Sharon Poe by the end of the academic year.  (See the Honors calendar for the specific date.)  Prizes are awarded to students who earn the greatest number of points.