Approximately 70 students were involved this year in the Honors program, a selective curriculum which encourages critical thinking and requires high levels of academic excellence from its members . "The Honors program is an invitational curriculum offered to freshmen who are either Trustee or Critical Thinking Enhances National Merit Scholars, " Honors Association President Vic Curriculum McCracken said. "We started five years ago and have been taking in around 20 new students a year. But we are looking to expand and double our size to 40 students a year. " The program presents selected general education classes in a different way. "Honors students take extra classes that replace some of their general education classes," McCracken said. "These classes differ from a lecture format in that they are mainly discussion-oriented. We feel that it 's important for students of this caliber to think critically. It is crucial that students learn to think on their own and are able to take what they learn and apply it to their chosen fields ," McCracken said. McCracken said that everyone had different motives for accepting the challenge of the Honors program. For many it was to collect academic accolades or to produce an impressive transcript , but for him it was different. "My whole belief system has been changed, "McCracken said. "I really wish other classes could be like this. The program has encouraged me to think, and I've enjoyed that the most. " - Bart Blasengame Interested students listen to selected professors at the Graduate School Information Seminar, sponsored by the Honors Association. Many students in the Honors program go on to completegraduate work after receiving their undergraduate degrees. Photo byJason B urt. Honors Association. 1st row: Jessica Clark, Apryl Greer, Kevin S. Wells , Marcus Reese , Tammy Clark, Angela Sholl, Pam Shearer. 2nd row: Molly Luten, Natalie Clark, Heather Ray, Elizabeth Ewing, Carrie Havens, Aaron Kite. 3rd row: Minda A. Ruggles, Phillip Shera, Laura Rice, Bob Higbee , Tracy Evans, Jim Massie. Craig Hanson. 4th row: Carrie Brown, Amy H. Amy, Jimmy Brooks , Gigi Graham, Brett Nichols, Anna Clements, Cody Campbell. 5th row: Jason Arnold , Kevin Jensen , Nathaniel Israel, Clint Strong, Brian Mitchell, Scott Swallwell. 6th row: Diadra McGregor, Caroline Clements, Craig Gustafsan , Christy]. Coonts, Mitch Coston, Amy Cothran, Jason A. Lafayette. Photo by Jason Burt. Honors P:·ogram 174 ~--=------,------- Organizations
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