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The Global Honors Program Committee
The Honors Committee
shall oversee and evaluate program operations of the
Honors Program. Five members of the faculty shall be
elected by the faculty for overlapping two-year terms.
There will be one member from each of the three areas
[humanities, social sciences and natural sciences] in
Arts & Sciences and two members from Education & Human
Services.
Some responsibilities
of the Honors Committee:
- to
consider and recommend to the Curriculum
Committee changes in program policies
- to consider
all syllabi for proposed Honors courses
forwarded by departments and recommend to the
appropriate college council.
- to work with
the Director of the Honors Program in the
recruitment and selection of faculty and
specific course offerings, in the observation
and evaluation of courses, in the recruitment
and selection of students, in the planning of
activities, and in the evaluation of the
program.
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Faculty Members
Term Expires
Kevin Morrin, Psychology Dept.
 05/15/2011Years at LHU: 10
Education:
Ph.D., Cognitive Studies, Vanderbilt University, 1996;
MA, Educational Psychology, University of California at
Santa Barbara,
1990; BA, Psychology, University of
California at San Diego, 1986
Courses Taught:
HONR180 -- Honors Introduction to Psychological Sciences
Professional
Interest: My research interests include Working
Memory,
Attention, and Multi-tasking; Metacognition in
Learning and Instruction;
Human Performance and Skill
Acquisition; Psychometrics and Intelligence
Personal
Interest: My outside interests
include my wonderful family (Liza,
Jack, Riley, and Callan), playing golf whenever possible, social card
playing
(poker, bouree, whist, and uno) and homebrewing.
I am also president of the local
Ancient Order of
Hibernians (Clinton County Division 2, Irish Settlement
Division).
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Kathy Richards, Elementary/Middle
Level Educ. Dept.
05/15/2011
Years at LHU:
12
Department: Elementary
and Middle Level
Education:
M.S. Ed. Wilkes University
Courses taught:
Elementary and Secondary Classroom Management,
Children's Literature, Supervising Student Teachers
Professional
Interests: Classroom
Management
Personal Interests:
Skiing, Reading, Traveling
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Jackie Whitling, Chemistry Dept.,
Chair
05/15/2011
 Years
at LHU: 9+
Department: Chemistry
Education: Ph.D.
Chemistry 2000 Duquesne University, B.S. Chemistry 1991
Gannon University
Courses taught: Biochemistry
I & II, Chemistry of Nutrition, Introduction to Organic
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Professional Interests: My
research interests include chemistry of art,
kinetic studies of various biochemical enzymes, and a
variety of bionanoscience projects, including nano-targeted
delivery systems. The latter project involves liposomes,
nanometer sized biological vesicles that can cross the
blood-brain barrier. Liposmes can also be "tagged" to
target a specific type of cell and therefore are useful
carriers for delivery of drugs or imaging agents to
a targeted area of the body. Also, I am involved in
several professional organizations including the
American Chemical Society, AAUW, and Phi Kappa Phi. I
have served as advisor of Phi Sigma Pi for 8+ years and
have served as co-advisor for LHU's Chemistry and
Nanotechnology Club.
Personal Interests: I
am a member of two choirs and a church cantor. I also
love camping and canoeing. Last year, I tried kayaking
for the first time and enjoyed it very much. I am
actively involved in the community and serve as
secretary of the service organization, Fraternal Order
of Eagles.
Check out her website to
learn a little more about her! www.lhup.edu/jwhitlin
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Danielle Barney, Athletics Dept.
05/15/2010
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Sharon Stringer, Communications
Dept.
05/15/2010
 Years at LHU: 9
Education:
Ph.D. in Extension Education for Penn State
Courses Taught:
Journalism and Radio
Professional
Interest: I am interested in media studies and
cultural studies as it applies to the media.
Personal
Interest: I enjoy traveling, photography, and
interior design.
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Global Honors Program Members
Dr. Joseph
McGinn
 Years
at LHU: 18
Department:
Department of Philosophy; Director Global Honors Program
Education:
PHD The Pennsylvania State
University, USA; Commonwealth Scholar, Edinburgh
University, Scotland; MA University of Waterloo, Canada;
BA (Hons.) University of Manitoba, Canada
Courses
Taught: Honors Historical and
Philosophical Studies I; First Year Excellence Ethics
Professional
Interests: My primary areas of
interest in philosophy include metaphysics, idealism,
pragmatism, and questions involving the intersection of
ethics, politics and culture. I am active in several
scholarly associations such as the American
Philosophical Association and the Canadian Philosophical
Association. In addition, it is my honor to hold
leadership positions in two wonderful organizations: I
am the Director of the LHU Global Honors Program and
Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Canadian Studies
Consortium.
Personal
Interests: I love the outdoors. In the summer I am
an avid cyclist and kayaker. In the winter I try to get
out to ski hills near and far as often as possible.
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Caroline Sweeney (Student Associate Director of
Admissions, Recruitment and Student Retention)
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Nicole Jacobs (Honors
Graduate Assistant)
 Graduation Year: May 2010
Bachelor's Degree: B.A.
Communication Media (Print, Public Relations and
Advertising)
Graduate Degree:
Master of Liberal Arts
Goals For Honors:
I would love to see our website completely
functional and convenient to use for all of our
audiences. Also, I am excited to get our alumni more
involved in the Global Honors Program again. I hope that
we continue to grow, adapt to the ever changing campus
and students within the program, and continue to
challenge students to work harder, while preparing them
with hands on experiences for the "real world".
Best Part About Being The Graduate Assistant: I'm
still here! I had the opportunity to graduate from the
Global Honors Program, and now get to watch as it
continues to evolve. It's awesome to still be a part of
all that.
Personal
Interests: Watching movies. Reading. Writing poetry.
Drawing. Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. Going to the
beach or hiking through the woods. Making smores and
mountain pies over a bonfire.
Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday, 12 pm - 2 pm
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