EIU Pine Honors College

Honors Council

The primary advisory body to the Dean of the Honors College, the Honors Council is composed of faculty, staff, chairs, and students from across campus.

Its primary duties, as taken from its bylaws, are to act, or suggest on proposals, with regard to:

• Policies and procedures governing curricula for all Honors programs,
• Addition of new Honors courses,
• Modification, or deletion, of Honors courses,
• Addition of new Honors programs,
• Modification, or deletion, of Honors programs, and
• Recommendations from the Council on Academic Affairs (CAA) or Council on Teacher Education (COTE) concerning academic policies or general education.

Additionally, the Honors Council reviews and evaluates all Presidential Scholarship applications and makes recommendations as to their funding.

Qualities of Honors Courses and Honors Faculty

The qualities of Honors Courses and Honors Faculty have been reviewed by the Honors Council and are in keeping with recommendations proposed by the National Collegiate Honors Council for universities that have Honors Colleges.

• Qualities of Honors Courses (pdf document)
• Qualities of Honors Faculty (pdf document)

Bylaws

The bylaws of the Honors Council are reviewed annually. The most recent version is posted here.

Members

The Council will consist of two department Chairs, two staff members, three Honors students, and at least six faculty members drawn from the following groups:

• Two faculty will come from different departments of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
• One faculty each will come from the College of Education, the College of Health and Human Services, and the Lumpkin College of Business and Technology.
• At least one faculty position will be at large (from any academic college).
• One of the department Chairs will be from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and one may be from any college. Both may be from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
• The two staff positions may be filled by directors, associate directors, or assistant directors from the Academic Affairs and Student Affairs
• The students chosen will be from different colleges where possible and will also include at least one student who is a transfer student or enrolled in Departmental Honors.

The Dean of the Pine Honors College and the Assistant Dean are ex officio, non‐voting members.

Current Members