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MINUTES ”F THE UNIVTRSITY FACULTY, OCTOBEh 4, 1963

‘he University Faculty met in regular session at 4:00 PM, Monday, October 14,

L965 in the Student Center Theatre. Dr. Weaver presided.

The Hdnutes of September 16, 1963 were approved as circulated.

The Chairman announced to the Faculty that the roll call for recommendations
from the deans would be omitted from the agenda in order to save time and that
any college wishing to present any matter should call the Secretary of the Faculty
and ask to be placed on the agenda.

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an Ginger presented a request that Mrs. huby Wallace Collins be graduated
1h Distinction” and the record so show in the office of the Registrar.

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Eh stated that Mrs. Collins enrolled in the University two years ago as a transfer
student with 71 semester hours. While here she earned 55 hours with a standing of
5.92. She completed her degree requirements at the close of the 1963 spring
semester and was placed on the graduation list to graduate with high distinction.
The ”high distinction” was rem ved by the Registrtr‘s Office because she did not
have 60 semester hours of earned work in the University. Fe called at ention to
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three-tenths of a point h‘gher than the honors requirement. The University Faculty
approved the request that Mr“. Ruby Wallace Collins be Iraduated with ”High
Distinction" at the June 1965 uommencement and that the record show in the Office

of the Revistrar.

Dr. Diachun, Director of the Honors Program Committee, presented an interesting
and informative program in which three honors program students, Misses Dorothy
Harkin, N ncy Coleman and hr. James Sims, participated.

Dr. Diachun presented the background for establishment of the Honors Program at
the University. He stated that it was established not fullnblown and inflexible,
not as a curriculum, not as a collection of courses, but as a setting to be
developed and changed as experience and needs warrant. He reminded the Faculty
that it can achieve only what the faculty, administration, and the students are
willing to do. He stated that the program is now in its fourth year of operation
with a total of 107 students; that part of the academic objectives of the honors
prOgram are being met reasonably well in the freshman year, e.g., the students
are enrolled in a reasonable number of honors sections, are participating in col—
loquia or seminars, are engaging in independent work or research or individual
StUdy Or small group tutorial study; that beyond the freshman year, however, it
has been more difficult to set up honors sections of courses.

Pb stated that about half of the 107 presently enrolled in the program entered it

as freshmen and the remainder are those who have made a 5.5 standing in the University.
In reporting on the manner in which prospective honors students were contacted he
etated that letters were written to all Kentucky high school seniors who were

National Merit semifinalists, to students in and out of state who had outstanding

t?5t scores and high school records, and that principals and counselors of Kentucky
high schools were asked to make recommendations. A subcommittee of the Honors

PTOgram Committee then evaluated each application.

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eacning more respect; that students in the o1ocram seem reasonably rell satisfied DMVC
and some are quite enthusiast3o éfl
He reported that the committee had decides to simplify the 1a3nc1 of 7
selection and adwiss .on to the proL.ram; that every freshman whose grade point 1 Ken
aver_;; e 3_s 5.5 or higher and whose ACT scores are in the top five parcent gnu
naT tional137 \33ll be eii gio e to oa1t’c1pate, that the onm3ttec was considering ”U“
ahether 01 no' to acc'e gt some strdants 13tho U a grade point average of 5.5 who
are good students and pos si‘oly those in the upper ten or five pe1 cent of their
college class on recommeno dation of departmental honor adviser and a 3proval of
the Honors Committee. He poi :1'ed out that t31is might increase the number of 1wg
students in the program which, in turn, 1ould involve more faculty Henhers in der
more departmthv' that t'ith the shell numoer p1: se ently involved had not been 1th:
feasible to iriflnce for alequate academic prog1~1:1s that ire w3de en 1s1 in range Hi:
of honors sections and oolloquia to attract those pres aently in the program or he

larger number who a1e eligible to enter the prog1au.

Dr. Di achun state d that the Committee felt the Univere
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oetter honors p1 egram as ways are deVised to improve the *‘mlltj of adv’sihg, to 1
emphasize oppor rtunities to bypass courses by examination, to minimize restricthm
prerequisites, to allow mor~ freedom to select courses, to provide for independan/
study and participate in research with faculty members, to provide honors sectims
in present multiple section courses, and to provide more discussion groups or 0dr
loquia with c1edit.
He then presented the three students and invited questions ard comments

from the Faculty ,

Mr. Sims st ta ted that he had be en encouraged person dally to particioate in
esearch activities and to discuss any topic he Uis hed However, he suspected
that such encouragement resulted from his being in the program. fle stated that
he felt perfect freedom in suggesting ways Of improving the program. Misses Hath
and Uoleman stated they would prefer to have more honors sections for students
exclusively in the honors pregran1; that the classes were much m01 e interesting;

hat they found, for the most pa1t classes outside the honors program to be duh

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as the professors did not seem to have any interes in what they were talking a3

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They indicated an interest in some other form of evaluating academic achievemmu
than the grading system but did not know the answer. In commenting on the edum fl

merit of colloquia as compared vith other courses ‘hey indicated it helped them -fi
incidentally and indicated the nicest thing about colloquia was the opport tunitj 04
explore whatever tooi ctney wished and not be bound bye a certain textboo- or amt
The answers were div vided as to whether they had experi med any s sigma from beuv
in the program.

Dr. idler remarked that the program had grown greatly in prestige and HHS
was due largely to the invaluable leadership of Dr. Stephen Diachun.

The Faculty adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

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Charles F. Elton
Secretary