Resources for Faculty Advisors and Instructors
Advisors of Presidential Scholars
For a general description of the Presidential Scholars Program, click here.
Presidential Scholars must adhere to specific requirements in order to retain their scholarship:
- Presidential Scholars must maintain a cumulative 3.3 GPA during their enrollment at SUNY Delhi to stay eligible. If they fall below the minimum cumulative GPA, their scholarship is revoked until such time as they may be reinstated.
- They must take an honors seminar each semester. A waiver can be granted in specific circumstances.
- Assuming they meet the minimum requirements, the scholarship is granted to them for either four or eight consecutive semesters depending upon their program at entry. If a Presidential Scholar enters in an Associates Degree program and successfully transfers to a Bachelors Degree program while fulfilling the requirements of the Presidential Scholars program, he or she will receive further funding for four more consecutive semesters.
Procedures and policies regarding reinstatement of Presidential Scholar status and honors seminar waivers, please see the Policies Pertaining to Current Presidential Scholars. Each division also has a representative on the Honors Program Advisory Committee. These representatives serve as liasions; advisors of Presidential Scholars are welcome to contact them with any questions.
Advisors of Associate Degree Honors Program Scholars
For a general description of the Associates Degree Honors Program, please click here.
SUNY Delhi's Associate Degree Honors Program officially began in Fall 2009. The following students are eligible to become part of the program:
- Any incoming freshman enrolled in an Associates Degree program who earned a regents diploma with a minimum average of 88%.
- Any student currently enrolled in an Associates Degree program who has a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 and who has at least three more semesters of coursework before anticipated graduation.
- Any student currently enrolled in an Associates Degree program who has a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 and who has already taken enough honors seminars and/or credits so as to meet the program's requirements by the time of graduation.
Advisors will be asked to confirm on the student's petition to graduate that the student has met the program's requirements:
- Continuous cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher during participation in the program
- Minimum seven credits of honors-level coursework, six of which must be derived from honors courses (other than independent studies), earned over three semesters.
Advisors of Bachelor Degree Honors Program Scholars
For a general description of the Bachelor Degree Honors Program, please click here.
SUNY Delhi's Bachelor Degree Honors Program officially began in Fall 2009. The following students are eligible to become part of the program:
- Any incoming freshman enrolled in a Bachelor Degree program who earned a regents diploma with a minimum average of 88%.
- Any student currently enrolled in a Bachelor Degree program who has a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher and who has at least three more years of coursework before anticipated graduation.
- Any student currently enrolled in a Bachelor Degree program who has a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher and who has already taken enough honors seminars and/or credits so as to meet the program's requirements by the time of graduation.
Advisors will be asked to confirm on the student's petition to graduate that the student has met the program's requirements:
- Continuous cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher during participation in the program.
- Minimum twelve credits of honors-level coursework, nine of which must be derived from honors courses (other than independent studies), earned over the course of three academic years.
Proposing HONR 220: Interdisciplinary Studies and HONR 250: Special Topics Courses
The Honors Program Advisory Committee (HPAC) invites and encourages full time faculty members from all disciplines on campus to consider submitting a proposal for an HONR 220: Interdisciplinary Studies course or an HONR 250: Special Topics course. HPAC's primary concern and responsibility is to ensure the academic rigor required by honors-level courses.
Full time faculty members interested in taking advantage of this opportunity should first check with their Division Dean. With their Division Dean's approval, they should submit an Honors Course Proposal to HPAC by sending an electronic copy to Kathryn DeZur (dezurkk@delhi.edu). The full time faculty member will then be asked to come to an HPAC meeting to discuss the proposal with committee members.
Once an interdisciplinary studies or special topics course has been approved by HPAC, it can be offered again without the need for subsequent reapproval. Descriptions for courses previously approved can be found here.
Proposing HONR 290: Independent Study Courses
Full time faculty interested in supervising an honors-level independent study course should first get the approval of their Division Dean. With their Division Dean's approval, the full time faculty member and student should fill out and submit an HONR 290: Independent Study Contract to the Honors Program Advisory Committee (HPAC) by sending an electronic copy to Akira Odani(dezurkk@delhi.edu). The faculty member and student will then be invited to discuss the proposal at an HPAC meeting.
Division Representatives on the Honors Program Advisory Committee
- Applied Sciences and Recreation Division Representative: Alan Franks (160 Farnsworth Hall, 746-4331, franksaf@delhi.edu)
- Business and Hospitality Division Representative: David Brower (107 MacDonald Hall, 746-4318, browerdc@delhi.edu)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences Division Representative: Jack Tessier (722 Evenden Tower, 746-4483, tessiejt@delhi.edu)
- Technology Division Representative: Mark Hilson-Schneider (218 Electrical Technologies Center, 746-4245, schneimh@delhi.edu)
- Members-at-large: Jack Tessier (722 Evenden Tower, 746-4483, tessiejt@delhi.edu), Amber Tatnall (715 Evenden Tower, 746-4138, tatnalad@delhi.edu), Joan Erickson (419 Evenden Tower, 746-4473, ericksjj@delhi.edu), Alissa Burger (708 Evenden Tower, 746-4063, burgerad@delhi.edu), Mary Pat Lewis (29 Sanford Hall, 746-4492, lewismp@delhi.edu)
