Faculty Resources

All faculty teaching UGETC courses are invited to submit a proposal to teach in the Honors Program at CFCC. Honors instructors will have the opportunity to engage motivated students within a smaller class setting, the freedom to creatively weave individual areas of interest into the fabric of the class, and the option to include off-campus field trips as part of the course architecture.

The goal of honors teaching is not to simply add more work for students; rather, instructors should strive to create immersive, experience-based classes that prioritize active learning. Moreover, complexity, cognitive engagement, and depth of the learning activity should be at the heart of each class.

The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) is a group that provides encouragement and support to honors programs and honors colleges all across the nation. They have this to say about honors teaching:

Honors education is characterized by in-class and extracurricular activities that are measurably broader, deeper, or more complex than comparable learning experiences typically found at institutions of higher education. Honors experiences include a distinctive learner-directed environment and philosophy, provide opportunities that are appropriately tailored to fit the institution’s culture and mission, and frequently occur within a close community of students and faculty.

Interested faculty are asked to craft a 250-word proposal describing the overall theme, course architecture (assignments, activities, teaching materials, etc.), intended outcomes for students, and a brief statement describing how the course meets honors-level standards.

Upon completion of your proposal, please have your department chair sign off on it, then submit it to Dr. Hrebik for review (contact information below).

Dr. John Ryan Hrebik
411 North Front Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
Office: S-403-A
Phone: 910-362-7693
jrhrebik516@.cfcc.edu