General News Students in UC's Honors Scholars program are at work designing their own personal program of international learning as they draft a contract on what they plan to achieve through global study. The 15 students are designing their contracts for a Certificate in Global Studies, a new addition to the Honors Scholars program last spring. The new international element is the creation of Nolan, Philip Way, director of the University Honors Scholars program, and Way's predecessor, Suzanne Soled, associate professor of educational foundations. The global studies certificate requires students to complete an introductory global issues course, four internationally oriented electives, and an overseas trip which could involve anything from studying abroad, to working as an intern or performing community service.
Students finish the experience with a capstone seminar.
The seminar is a one credit-hour course on campus that examines what the student learned overseas, how they approached their studies and how their contract guided them through the program. The capstone course begins this spring. We will give you advice when it comes to criteria. In addition to stating their learning needs, students will be setting their learning objectives, determining strategies and choosing resources to help them achieve their goals, as well as specifying the outcome of the experience and deciding how they will be assessed. UC senior Kate Melnick of Yellow Springs, Ohio, is an English literature major with a minor in French.