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University Scholars Constitution 1. Mission: To encourage active rather than passive forms of learning, to emphasize interdisciplinary studies, and to facilitate opportunity for discourse among our most prepared students. 2. Division of Responsibility: Program Director: -Recruiting faculty to offer University Scholars courses -Advising all officers on their responsibilities -Making sure that the following things happen every year (at the appropriate time): -Officer elections (spring or early fall) -New scholar interview process and selection (January/February) -Maintaining faculty awareness of the Scholars program (faculty meetings, etc). This includes orienting new professors about the program -Chairing the University Scholars Advisory Committee (comprised of faculty appointed by the Dean of the College and elected scholars) -Responsible for regulating spending and balancing the budget President or Co-President: -Planning/Running monthly meetings -Planning year events and activities with other officers and executing plans or delegating responsibility -Overseeing program commitments and promotion including: publicity (recruitment, campus-awareness), involvement in campus (participation in other campus program activities, i.e. Nabors Service Day), maintaining relations with the Program Fellows -Promotes University Scholars participation in Campus Service events like Campus Kitchen Project, or Nabors Service Day Secretary: -Responsible for: taking attendance at all meetings and University Scholar’s events, recording minutes of meetings and promptly emailing them to members, and announcing meetings and events in Campus Notices Selections Chair: -Plans and organizes the interview process in January/February, this includes: reviewing the application and advertising the program, coordinating student and teacher interviewers schedules, notifying applicants of the interview process, schedule, and the results of the interviews Public Relations Chair: -Responsible for promotion of University Scholars off-campus by submitting advertisements and articles to the alumni magazine and W&L newsletter about scholar achievements and updates -Responsible for current U.S. information pamphlets for the Admissions office and Career Services, and which will be used at the Freshmen Academic Fair during orientation week -Responsible for maintaining and updating the University Scholar WebPage and promoting University Scholars on the Washington and Lee Home Page 3. Graduation Requirements: 1. Completion of Three University Scholars courses: UNIV 201: Humanities Seminar UNIV 202: Natural Science Seminar UNIV 203: Social Science Seminar 2. Thesis Requirement: -Mostly satisfied by Department Honors in the Scholar’s major -Can be satisfied by writing a University Scholars thesis for: a) 3 credits (register INTR 493) b) 6 credits (register INTR 493 twice) *the 6 credit version will involve the thesis title read at commencement* -Various senior thesis capstone experiences can be approved by the Program Director on a case by case basis 3. Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.25 4. Attendance at monthly meetings is mandatory *University Scholar will be noted at Commencement and on the student’s transcript*
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