Honors Buddy Coordinator

For the 2006-2007 AY

Honors Buddy Coordinator: The Honors Buddy Coordinator is an upper-level honors scholar who organizes the honors buddies for the fall semester and serves as a role model for freshman honors scholars. The Honors Buddy Coordinator should have been an honors buddy before.

The responsibilities of the Honors House Buddy Coordinator:

· Organizing the application process for honors big buddies in the spring;

· Interviewing and selecting the buddies;

· Coordinating the new freshmen with buddies;

· Being liaison with the honors office related to buddies and new freshmen;

· Being an advocate for the Honors Scholars Program and the students in the program;

· Providing general advice to the new honors students each fall and spring semester;

· Modeling community bonding among the honors scholars by being active in the Honors Scholars Program and the Honors Scholars Association;

· Being aware of campus events and encouraging freshmen to become involved on campus;

· Serving as a representative on the Student Honors Advisory Council;

· Assisting with move-in;

· Facilitating at least one social experience during orientation;

· Facilitating at least one major buddy event during each month of the fall semester;

· Providing a report on buddy activities for each semester (to Honors).

Going on the Fall Break Lyceum trip is also encouraged. We also encourage you to go to national, state, and regional honors conferences during the year (Honors picks up the tab). Honors Buddy Coordinators must be in good standing in the Honors Scholars Program, and the University. The Honors Buddy Coordinator is typically paid 5 hours a week for buddy responsibilities for the Fall semester, and also for hours worked over the summer.

If you are interested in applying to be a mentor, please complete this application and return it to the Honors Office by March 20. April 25.

Today’s Date ____________________ Name __________________________

Major __________________ GPA _____________ Expected Graduation ________

Please write a short essay indicating why you want to be a mentor and why you believe you would be good HH mentor.