Honors in Action - Integrating Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Fellowship
The Honors Program Guide includes resources devoted to the Honors Study Topic and provides avenues for honor students to enrich their scholarly endeavors with the interdisciplinary exploration of a timely topic and then apply their knowledge as servant-leaders in the college and the community.
The broad categories of issues that relate to the Honors Study Topic and study questions for each issue are designed to initiate interdisciplinary, scholarly inquiry and research. Study of any of the issues related to The Paradox of Affluence should include opportunities to lead and serve.
Honors in Action project ideas vary in scope and may be adopted by individual honors students or Phi Theta Kappa members, honors classes, or Phi Theta Kappa chapters. Each Honors in Action project description is the nucleus of an undertaking that can provide opportunities for learning and growth in two, three, or all four of the Society’s Hallmarks. By combining scholarly inquiry and research with leadership to increase awareness and service to the community, an individual or chapter can make a difference regarding the issue explored or discovered by studying the topic. Icons indicate the Hallmark areas that suggested Honors in Action projects include.
Comprehensive Honors in Action project descriptions involve materials from Phi Theta Kappa’s Leadership Development Program and Phi Theta Kappa’s International Service Program. These resources, such as the leadership textbook, Phi Theta Kappa Leadership Development Studies: A Humanities Approach, online leadership development readings, and online information about the International Service Program, Operation Green: Improving Our Communities, can enhance Honors in Action projects by creating balanced, comprehensive projects in which participants advance their knowledge and application of all the Hallmarks. For any Honors in Action projects, individuals or groups may develop different or additional ways to incorporate elements related to scholarly research, leadership, service, and fellowship.
Additional resources available online include a detailed Honors Study Topic annotated bibliography, film list, discussion grid, and a list of links to further web resources, Phi Theta Kappa’s Leadership Briefs and other external websites. As you incorporate elements related to these Hallmarks, your Honors in Action project can grow in depth and impact.
