Honors at Lawrence
Some information for 2009-2010

Faculty Members on the University Committee on Honors:

Prof Antoinette Powell, Chair
Prof Peter Blitstein, Vice Chair
Prof Gene Biringer
Prof James Evans
Prof Edmund Kern

The Spring Term Honors Roundtable will take place on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. in Main Hall 211. At this meeting, Prof. Powell will go over the guidelines for completing an honors project, and will also speak about the guidelines for projects in the arts. Prof. Gretchen Revie will offer suggestions for how to make best use of library resources. A panel of students who have recently completed Honors projects will offer suggestions and tips based on their own experiences. Students in attendance will be asked to say a few words about their potential topics. All students thinking about working on Honors projects next year are strongly encouraged to attend.

SUMMARY OF DEADLINES

second week of May

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 (by 3:00 PM): Four copies of the honors paper must be taken to Prof. Antoinette Powell in the Seeley G. Mudd Library. Prof. Powell will make a copy of the title page and return the copies to the student.
Thursday, May 13, 2010 (by noon): The student must deliver the copies to the members of his examining committee, including the Honors Committee representative.
Friday, May 14, 2010: Start of time period in which oral examinations can be scheduled.

May 14 through May 28

Oral examinations are conducted.

Thursday, May 20, 2010 4:30 pm in the Seeley G. Mudd Library Rm. 401: Spring term Honors Roundtable, an informational meeting arranged by the Honors Committee and intended to provide information for juniors contemplating honors projects in their senior year.

First two weeks of June

Wednesday, June 2, 2010: advisers have returned the Committee Signature Page and also the Committee Report signed by all examiners and detailing the findings of the Honors Examination Committee to Prof. Powell. Representatives of the Honors Committee have returned evaluation reports on oral examinations to Prof. Powell.
Friday, June 4, 2010: (by 3:00 PM) Student deposits final copy of thesis with Prof. Powell in the Library. This good, clean copy of the thesis is to be bound in a two-hole hard cover.
The week of June 7: Honors Committee meets to determine/approve levels of honors. As soon as this meeting has been held, the Honors Committee will inform advisers of its actions, give them permission to inform candidates of the Committee's recommendations, and permission to discuss with each candidate the strengths and weaknesses of his or her project, paper, and oral exam.