HON - Honors
This place-based learning experience introduces students to the strengths, challenges, and unique attributes of Portland. The course is an intensive investigation that features classroom work, field trips, and experiential opportunities for incoming Honors students. It provides an introduction to multi-disciplinary approaches to a common issue. Course is graded P/NP. Fee: $500
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This one-credit hour course aids students in clarifying their future and determining how to make it a reality. Students develop personal statements that can be modified for major scholarships or applications for graduate school and gain knowledge about interviews and how to prepare for them. Course is graded P/NP.
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Honors program participant
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Develops leadership and teamwork skills in line with Honors’ focus on public intellectualism. Students will work in groups to identify a challenge at UP, generate a solution, and create a deliverable addressing this issue. The course emphasizes self-reflection and allows students to identify and articulate their leadership and teamwork strengths and skills. Course is graded P/NP.
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While winning a national fellowship is an honor, the act of applying itself can be beneficial. The introspection, preparation, and feedback involved can help students clarify goals, identify strengths and weaknesses, and prepare for future opportunities. This course thus acknowledges the hard work and learning that occurs during the application process. The student will meet frequently with the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement. Course is graded P/NP.
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