The Honors College
Oak View Hall, Room 210
509 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester ,
MI
48309-4452
(location map)
(248) 370-4450
Fax: (248) 370-4479
hc@oakland.edu
Faculty and Staff
The Honors College dean and course committee selects from the full range of Oakland’s faculty, which means you can access the expertise of an entire comprehensive doctoral/research university. Our classes are small, personal and focused on success. You will have Honors College friends and colleagues in every major, every department, and in every discipline. As your faculty, staff and advisers, we support personal excellence.
Name and position | Contact Information | |
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![]() | Dr. Graeme Harper, Dean About Dean Harper | (248) 370-4450 |
![]() | Sheri Rourke, Executive Secretary | (248) 370-4443 |
![]() | Karen Conn, Administrative Assistant | (248) 370-4419 |
![]() | Michelle Brennecke, Office Assistant (Main Office) | (248) 370-4450 |
![]() | Susan Lynne Beckwith, Faculty Fellow | beckwit2@oakland.edu |
Anne Jackson, Honors Advising Coordinator | (248)-370-4450 (Call main office for appt.) | |
![]() | Anne Holtvluwer, Academic Adviser | (248)-370-4450 (Call main office for appt.) |
![]() | Jenna Przeslawski, Academic Advisor | (248)-370-4450 (Call main office for appt.) |
![]() | Samantha Keefer, HC Graduate Assistant | (Call main office for appt.) |
![]() | Jessica Christy, HC Graduate Assistant | |
![]() | Jacob Eskelson, HC Graduate Assistant | |
![]() | Kay Jones, Counseling Intern | krjones3@oakland.edu |
![]() | Michaela Kaiser, Counseling Intern | michaelakaiser@oakland.edu |
![]() | Kyle Vens, Advising GA for Presidential Scholars | kjvens@oakland.edu |
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 | |
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 |
- HC SUMMER 2021 Course Proposal (Submissions closed)
- HC FALL 2021/WINTER 2022 Course Proposal (Google Form Link) DEADLINE TO SUBMIT 11/30/20
- Proposal Deadlines:
- (Summer course Submissions) Deadline: Oct. 1
- (Fall course Submissions) Deadline: Nov. 1
- (Winter course Submissions) Deadline: Nov. 1
- Definition of Honors Education
- General Terms for Lecturer Appointments
Thesis/Mentor Forms
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 |