HONORING THE FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR - Edited by Anton Vander Zee - Trisha H. Folds-Bennett

Oct 15, 2026

HONORING THE FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR examines strategies and structures for honors first-year seminars through program profiles and pedagogy-focused chapters. Edited by Anton Vander Zee and Trisha H. Folds-Bennett, it presents institutional examples across universities and highlights themes such as genuine conversation, integrating gifted research, reflection practices, peer mentoring, and promoting wellbeing and mindfulness. The collection concludes with author and series materials, supported by acknowledgments and a detailed table of contents.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages364

Reading Time15 h 17 min

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Introduction: Strategies and Structures for the Honors First-Year Seminar

Westminster University: Program Profile

Keeping Company: Genuine Conversation as a First-Year Honors Seminar Pedagogy

Oregon Institute of Technology: Program Profile

Bringing the Idea of Ideas to Life

College of Charleston: Program Profile

Disrupting Privilege: Community Engagement in the First Year

Virginia Commonwealth University: Program Profile

Flourishing in the First Year and Beyond: Promoting Personal Wellbeing and Mindfulness in an Honors First-Year Seminar

Southwest Baptist University: Program Profile

Know Thyself: A Model for Integrating Gifted Research into the Honors First-Year Seminar

Kennesaw State University: Program Profile

The Impact of Daybook Reflection Practices in the Honors First-Year Seminar

West Chester University of Pennsylvania: Program Profile

Reflection in First-Year Honors Courses: Why We Can’t Take It for Granted

University of Missouri–St. Louis: Program Profile

Developing Peer Mentors as Co-Educators for the Honors First-Year Seminar

HONORING THE FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR Exploring High-Impact Learning Experiences for the First Year in Honors EDITED BY Anton Vander Zee AND Trisha H. Folds-Bennett HONORING THE FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR Exploring High-Impact Learning Experiences for the First Year in Honors HONORING THE FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR Exploring High-Impact Learning Experiences for the First Year in Honors EDITED BY Anton Vander Zee AND Trisha H. Folds-Bennett Series Editor | Jeffrey A. Portnoy Perimeter College, Georgia State University National Collegiate Honors Council Monograph Series Copyright © 2025 by National Collegiate Honors Council® Manufactured in the United States National Collegiate Honors Council 440 N. 17th Street 250 Knoll Lincoln, NE 68588 [nchchonors.org](nchchonors.org) Production Editor | Design Layout Wes Hollywood & Beth Roman blackout design International Standard Book Number 978-1-945001-23-9 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments ..............................................................................................ix Introduction: Strategies and Structures for the Honors First-Year Seminar .........................................................................xi Anton Vander Zee Westminster University: Program Profile ........................................................ 1 Richard Badenhausen Keeping Company: Genuine Conversation .....................................................5 as a First-Year Honors Seminar Pedagogy Richard Badenhausen Oregon Institute of Technology: Program Profile ........................................33 Christopher J. Syrnyk Bringing the Idea of Ideas to Life ....................................................................39 Christopher J. Syrnyk College of Charleston: Program Profile .........................................................65 Trisha H. Folds-Bennett, Jesslyn Collins-Frohlich, and Robert Maynor Disrupting Privilege: Community Engagement in the First Year ...............69 Trisha H. Folds-Bennett, Jesslyn Collins-Frohlich, and Robert Maynor Virginia Commonwealth University: Program Profile ................................95 Christy Tyndall and Jacqueline Smith-Mason Flourishing in the First Year and Beyond: .....................................................99 Promoting Personal Wellbeing and Mindfulness in an Honors First-Year Seminar Christy Tyndall and Jacqueline Smith-Mason Southwest Baptist University: Program Profile .......................................... 119 Jodi Meadows Table of Contents Know Thyself: A Model for Integrating Gifted Research .......................... 123 into the Honors First-Year Seminar Jodi Meadows Kennesaw State University: Program Profile .............................................. 143 Michelle Miles and Rita L. Bailey The Impact of Daybook Reflection Practices in the Honors First-Year Seminar ................................................................ 149 Michelle Miles and Rita L. Bailey West Chester University of Pennsylvania: Program Profile...................... 183 Kevin W. Dean and Zachary Wooten Reflection in First-Year Honors Courses: ................................................... 187 Why We Can’t Take It for Granted Kevin W. Dean and Zachary Wooten University of Missouri–St. Louis: Program Profile .................................... 221 Kimberly Baldus Developing Peer Mentors as Co-Educators for the Honors First-Year Seminar ........................................................................... 225 Kimberly Baldus, Gerianne Friedline, and Ann Torrusio First-Year Seminar Program Profile Supplement University of Mary Washington: Program Profile ..................................... 261 Kelli M. Slunt and Mara N. Scanlon Rutgers University–Camden: Program Profile........................................... 267 Lee Ann Elliott Westman Grand Rapids Community College: Program Profile..........

FAQs

What is the focus of the honors first-year seminar presented in this monograph?

It focuses on strategies and structures for high-impact learning experiences in honors first-year seminars, using program profiles and pedagogy chapters to illustrate practical approaches.

Which themes are highlighted across the chapters?

Themes include genuine conversation, integrating gifted research, community engagement to disrupt privilege, reflection practices, peer mentoring, and promoting wellbeing and mindfulness.

Who edited the collection?

The monograph is edited by Anton Vander Zee and Trisha H. Folds-Bennett.

Oct 15, 2026

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