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Research Requirements

To graduate as a J. N. Andrews Honors Scholar, the Honors student will complete the following steps culminating in the Senior Honors Thesis:

Take HONS 398 Research Pro-Seminar (Fall of Junior year).
Connect with a faculty member (primary advisor) who will oversee the research/creative activity.
Register for HONS 497 Senior Honor Thesis - a minimum of 2 cr.
Prepare a proposal with the help of a primary advisor (and a secondary advisor of the student's choice).
Obtain approval of the proposal by the Honors Council. Sign up for a proposal time in the Honors office. The student must make sure that his/her advisor can attend.
Complete the Senior Honors Thesis no later than the final semester of the senior year.
Present the project as a poster at the Honors Reception no later than March of the senior year.
Present the project orally to an interdisciplinary audience at the Honors Thesis Symposium.
Submit the final paper by noon on the Friday before Exam Week with the signatures of the primary and secondary advisors.

Visit the Honors Office for any further questions.

FINAL HONORS THESIS DEADLINES FOR 2009 - 2010

October - January
Defend Honors Thesis proposal and obtain approval of research project from the Honors Council.

Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Pick up 30" x 40" poster board at Honors Office in preparation for Honors Poster Session.

Monday, 1 March 2010
Have completed the printing and mounting of poster for Honors Thesis Poster Session.
(AU Imaging charges heavy rush printing fees so plan accordingly)

Friday, 5 March 2010
(1:00 - 3:00 pm) Poster Session at Chan Shun Lobby.

Friday, 26 March 2010
100 word abstract of project due to Honors Office (this appears in the Thesis Symposium Program).

Friday, 2 April 2010
Turn in advisor-signed final copy of Honors Thesis to Honors Office

Friday, 9 April 2010
1-page (front and back) presentation handout (this includes your 100-word abstract, a brief presentation outline, and a selected annotated bibliography) due to Honors Office.

Friday, 16 April 2010
(12:30 - 5:30 pm) Thesis Symposium at Nethery Hall

Poster Session Tips

See Handbook pages 18 - 21 (link below if you do not have a hard copy)

AU Imaging charges large rush fees that should motivate early submission of your poster file for printing. However, AU Imaging has agreed to offer further incentive for early submission by giving a 10% discount to students who bring in their files for printing by 26 February. According to Imaging, your .jpg files will look best if at least 300 resolution. Phone AU Imaging (269-471-6983) if you have any questions, and please take advantage of this 10% discount. You will need to identify yourself as an Honors Senior Researcher and request the Enhanced Matte paper. You will be able to charge the printing fee to your AU account.

Thesis Symposium Tips

See Handbook pages 22 - 25 (link below if you do not have a hard copy)

Helpful Links:

Excellent Examples of Thesis Papers, Posters and Proposals:

Posters:

Anna Park's poster on Tragically-Ever-After : Virgil's Aeneid and the Roman Catharsis (large image may take a while to load) used with Ms. Park's permission.

Jessica Groeneweg's poster on Bacteria Species Cultured from mastitic Milk at the Andrews University Dairy (large image may take a while to load) used with Ms. Groeneweg's permission.

David Bouzy's poster on Bridging the Post-Grad Gap: Comparing the Information Systems Requirements of Accounting Curricula in 4-year Colleges and Universities with Employer Expectations (large image may take a while to load) used with Mr. Bouzy's permission.

Brianna Payne's poster on Indirect Effects of Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) Disturbances on Vigilance in Glaucous-Winged Gulls (Larus Glaucescens) (large image may take a while to load) used with Ms. Payne's permission

Ja-Yeon Hwang's poster on Determining the Full-Cost of Endowments: Indirect Cost Allocation (large image may take a while to load) used with Ms. Hwang's permission.

Darrel J. Rohl's poster on Arabes Esbonitae: Hellenization, Romanization and Culture Change (large image may take a while to load) used with Mr. Rohl's permission.

Jennifer Jakobsons' poster on Being Heard in Shakespeare's Cymbeline (large image may take a while to load) used with Ms. Jakobsons' permission.

Eun Jin Choi's poster on Native Language and Cultural Impact on Second Language Acquisition (large image may take a while to load) used with Ms. Choi's permission.

Tricia Guadiz's poster on A Greener Approach to Brominations (large image may take a while to load) used to Ms. Guadiz' permission.

Thesis Papers: (Coming Soon)

Proposals:

Nicole Van Allen's Proposal on Inhibition of Bacterial Carbohydrate Metabolizing Enzymes by Novel Chalcones (Microsoft Word File) used with Ms. Van Allen's permission.

Katy Van Arsdale's Proposal on "Eve in the Image of Man: Feminist Concerns in Paradise Lost" (Microsoft Word File) used with Ms. Van Arsdale's permission.

Rebekah Helsius's Proposal on "Where Painting Meets Poetry: Visual Interpretation of Contemporary Poems" (Microsoft Word File) used with Ms. Helsuis's permission.