Academic Partners Program
The Academic Partners Program connects students with faculty mentors to enable them to complete a significant academic or fine arts project. Students in the program receive one-on-one mentoring and a one-semester stipend to complete a project that they present to the campus during “Works of Our Hands Week.”
The flexibility of the program meshes with the blessing of deadlines to push students to pursue the projects which are most important to their academic pursuits. My favored learning style is learning through conversation. The opportunity to regularly meet with my faculty advisor and receive from her wealth of wisdom was easily the most beneficial aspect of the program." Writing Major, 2016
Program Specifics
- Enrolls twelve Junior and Senior level students each semester.
- Fall semester students must have senior status, spring semester students may be either juniors or seniors.
- Each student will receive a $300 stipend and each faculty mentor will receive $200.
- The project must be an original academic or fine arts project. Students will receive independent study credit.
- Students will present the completed project on campus at the end of the semester.
- Students are permitted to enroll in up to twenty credits at the full-time tuition rate during any semester that they are members of our three honors programs.
- Participants are required to enroll in HON 401, a one-credit seminar designed to foster interdisciplinary understanding across the students’ majors.
Program Expectations
- Meet regularly and often with your partnering faculty member throughout the duration of your project.
- Respect the insights, suggestions and schedule of your partnering faculty member.
- Present your research findings at a professional presentation during “Works of Our Hands Week.”
Sample of Past Projects 
