Honors College Staff
Dr. Graeme Harper
Dean
(248) 370-4450
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About Dean Harper
Anne Jackson
Assistant Dean
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Sheri Rourke
Executive Secretary
(248) 370-4443
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Jessica Briggs
Office Assistant III
(248) 370-4521
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Adrienne Spitzer
Senior Honors College Counselor
(248) 370-4419
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Jenna Przeslawski
Honors College Counselor
Presidential Scholar Developmental Instructor
(248) 370-4524
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Linda Veeser
Honors College Counselor
(248) 370-3727
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Jennifer Buck
Office Assistant (Main Office)
(248) 370-4450
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Susan Lynne Beckwith
Faculty Fellow, Competitive Thesis Grants
Applebaum Internship Coordinator
Prestigious Scholarship Coordinator
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Christina Byrd
Honors College Career Counselor
(248) 370-4447
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Alanna Courtright
Graduate Assistant
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Elizabeth Chlebek
Advising Graduate Assistant
248-370-4447
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Stacia James
Student Office Worker
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The Honors College Council is the governing body of The Honors College and is made up of a dedicated and diverse group of Oakland faculty as well as select student research interns. Chosen faculty members are generally asked to serve a three-year term on the council while new student members are selected annually.
The council meets every other month for updates on Honors College events and programs, to approve senior thesis proposals and conduct Honors College business.
Council Faculty Members | |
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Amy Banes-Berceli | Department of Biological Sciences Assistant Professor |
Eddie Cheng | Department of Mathematics and Statistics Distinguished Professor |
Matthew Fails | Department of Political Science Associate Professor, Political Science |
Darrin Hanna | Department of Engineering & Computer Science Associate Professor of Engineering, Engineering & Computer Science |
David Kidger | Department of Music Associate Professor of Musicology |
Ji-Eun Lee | School of Education and Human Services Associate Professor, Teacher Development and Educational Studies |
Sanela Martic | Department of Chemistry Assistant Professor, Chemistry |
Fritz McDonald | Department of Philosophy Associate Professor, Philosophy |
Thomas Raffel | Department of Biological Sciences Assistant Professor, Biological Studies |
Brad Roth | Department of Physics Professor, Physics |
Kathleen Spencer | School of Nursing Assistant Professor, Nursing |
Christopher Wilson | School of Health Sciences Assistant Professor, Physical Therarpy |
Susan Wood | Department of Art and Art History Professor, Art History |
Virgil Zeigler-Hill | Department of Psychology Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Training |
Since its foundation Oakland University has had a relationship with honors education.
In the late 1950s when the university was being established, and its first curriculum was being created, a group of honors college students from the nation's first honors college - The Honors College Group, as it was called - was asked by the administration to make their recommendations on the Oakland University curriculum and to express their thoughts on how best to support high-performing students. The then Oakland Chancellor Durward "Woody" Varner later wrote to each of the group to thank them for their contribution to the character and direction of Oakland University.
As those early Oakland administrators pointed out, supporting educational excellence is not about elitism, not about rewarding those who hold a privileged position. Rather, it is about supporting those who strive to be the best they can be, who follow their aspirations with determination and with application.
"Honors education", Grey C. Austin points out in a book chapter entitled "Orientation to Honors Education", refers to "the total means by which a college or university seeks to meet the educational needs of its ablest and most highly motivated students" (Austin: 5).
AUSTIN, GREY C. 1986. "Orientation to Honors Education." In Fostering Academic Excellence Through Honors Programs, ed. Kenneth E. Eble. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Many faculty at Oakland University have supported honors education in many ways and over many years.
In recognition of faculty who have made regular and important contributions to honors education, Oakland University has created the Honors Institute. The Institute celebrates those faculty who have made a sustained and lasting contribution to honors education. New members are celebrated each year.
Christopher Apap Colleen Arnett Nicole Asmussen Claude Ballairgeon Amy Banes-Berceli Maria Beam Susan Beckwith Benjamin Bennett-Carpenter Peter Bertocci Dikka Berven Courtney Brannon Donoghue Gottfried Brieger Maria Bryant Doug Carr Graham Cassano Rebecca Cheezum Eddie Cheng Dan Clark Chris Clason Natalie Cole Karen Conn Brian Connery Brian Dean Thomas Discenna Mark Doman Ada Chun Dong Bill Edwards Randall Engle Alan Epstein Susan E. Evans Susan J.Evans Joanne Lipson Freed David Garfinkle Thomas Giberson Gregory Giberson Holly Gilbert Stacey Hahn Greg Hickman Alice Horning Jeff Insko Jennifer Janes Amy Johnson Angela Kaiser David Kidger Chris Kobus Paul Kubicek |
Ji-Eun Lee Todd Leibert Yan Li Larry Lilliston Barbara Mabee Sarah Maher Kieran Mathieson Linda McCloskey Fritz McDonald Erin Meyers Jean Ann Miller Pamela Mitzelfeld Seigo Nakao James Naus Mark Navin Barbara Oakley Maria Paino Jessica Payette Sandra Pelfrey Aldona Pobustky Sandy Powell Ingrid Rieger Helena Riha Brad Roth Darrell Schmidt Linda Schweitzer Gary Shepherd D. Shepherd B. Shepherd Karen Sheridan Liz Shesko Cynthia Sifonis Craig Smith Richard Stamps Sally Tardella David Tindall Terri Towner Stephanie Vallie Robert Van Til Donna Voronovich Mary Wermuth Susan Wood Stephen Wright Janusz Wrobel Virgil Ziegler-Hill |
The Honors College
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Rochester, MI 48309-4452
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