This could be you!
Do you have big ideas for the Honors College? Have you ever wanted to see the “inner workings” of higher education administration? Would you like enviable offices, shelves upon shelves of medieval literature, and the title of “head honcho” here in Gearhart Hall? Interested in a $100 Amazon gift card?
If you answered yes to any of the above, you might have what it takes to be our next Dean for a Day!
Dr. Lynda Coon, Honors Dean extraordinaire, is seeking one special honors student to be the Honors College Dean for a Day. This lucky student dean will attend a variety of meetings with the TOP campus administrators, address honors staff and students, and conduct planning sessions with honors program directors, as well as receive a $100 Amazon gift card as “salary.” This student will have a chance to articulate areas of improvement for the Honors College and speak to student needs and desires. In turn, Dean Coon will experience a day in YOUR shoes by attending some of your classes and meetings, and will gain a better understanding of a day in the life of an honors student.
The Dean for a Day schedule is as follows:
November 5th, time TBD – Meet with Associate Dean Dr. Jennie Popp to discuss Dean for a Day schedule
November 6th- Dean for a Day!
8:00 a.m. Meet with Associate Director Jennie Popp to be escorted to the Chancellor’s Office
8:30-9:00 a.m. Meet with Chancellor Steinmetz
9:00-9:30 a.m. Meet with Provost Coleman: 9:30-10:00 a.m.
10:30-11:30 a.m. Meet with Honors Students in GEAR 130
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch with Honors College staff in GEAR 129
1:30 – 3:15 p.m. Hold office hours in GEAR 255, Dean’s Office
- Staff and Honors faculty will come with questions and concerns!
- Student dean is encouraged to schedule meetings during this time should he/she feel it necessary
3:30-5:00 p.m. Meet with the directors of the honors programs, GEAR 243
Have we piqued your interest yet? In order to apply for this exciting opportunity, complete the following steps:
Submit a Dean for a Day Application.
- Submit your daily schedule: all applicants must submit their typical schedule for Tuesday, November 6th, 2018. This schedule will give us a sense of Dean Coon’s potential day in YOUR shoes! If you are selected as Dean for a Day, you must commit to FULL involvement as the student dean- this means getting prior approval for missing courses as well as extracurricular meetings and activities.
- Create a minute-long campaign video (slogans encouraged) in which you “pitch” your “candidacy” to the student body. If you are selected as a finalist, students will use this video to vote for you as Dean for a Day. Sell them on why they should choose you! Submit your campaign videos via UARK Dropbox to hcevents@uark.edu. Your subject line must be LastnameFirstnameIDnumber (for example:DoeJane012345678). Your application will NOT be considered complete until we receive your email.
Deadline: All applications are due by October 23rd. Finalists will be notified via email by October 26th, and student voting will take place October 29th through November 2nd!
Need some inspiration? Check out our campaign video from Dean for a Day Emeritus Andrew Palmer! https://www.facebook.com/UArkHonors/videos/1496685703731596/ as well as the following campaign videos from the Dean for a Day Contest at the University of Montana Business School! https://theaudienceawards.com/videocontests/dean-for-a-day-video-contest-122780?sh=14787051815yvsjX.
The Fine Print: If selected as Dean for a Day, you will be asked to blog about your experience as our Student Dean.
Questions? Email hcevents@uark.edu with any questions, and see you on TOP!