Faculty

Monique Balbuena, assistant professor (diaspora and multilingualism, Jewish, Latin American, and Maghrebi literatures). B.A., 1988, M.A., 1994, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Ph.D., 2003, California, Berkeley. (2004)

Louise M. Bishop, assistant professor (Old English, medieval and Renaissance literature). B.A., 1978, Fairleigh Dickinson; M.A., 1980, Ph.D., 1984, Fordham. (1987)

Frances B. Cogan, professor (Victorian, 19th-century literature). B.A., 1969, M.A., 1970, Ph.D., 1981, Oregon. (1981)

Joseph G. Fracchia, associate professor (European intellectual history). B.A., 1972, California, Davis; M.A., 1975, California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., 1985, California, Davis. (1986)

David A. Frank, professor (rhetoric and communication); director, forensics. B.A., 1978, M.A., 1979, Western Washington; Ph.D., 1982, Oregon. (1979)

Richard Kraus, professor. See Political Science.

Dayo Nicole Mitchell, assistant professor (Atlantic world history, British Empire). B.A. 1997, Williams; M.A., 1999. Ph.D., 2005, Virginia. (2004)

Roxann Prazniak, associate professor (Chinese history, European intellectual history). B.A., 1970, California, Berkeley; M.A., 1973, San Francisco State; Ph.D., 1981, California, Davis. (2002)

Daniel Rosenberg, associate professor (European intellectual and cultural history, 18th century). B.A., 1988, Wesleyan; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1996, California, Berkeley. On leave 2006–7. (2000)

Cecilia Rosenow, visiting assistant professor (American literature 1850–1950 and American modernism). B.A., 1989, Santa Clara; M.A., 1995, Portland State; Ph.D., 2002, Oregon. (2003)

Sharon Schuman, courtesy assistant professor (Renaissance, Shakespeare, modern theory). A.B., 1967, Stanford; M.A., 1969, San Francisco State; Ph.D., 1975, Chicago. (1994)

Helen Southworth, assistant professor (20th-century French and English literature, women’s literature). B.A., 1989, London; M.A., 1991, Ph.D., 1999, Southern California. (2002)

Gregory Thomas, visiting assistant professor (modern European history, history of science). A.B., 1992, Stanford; M.A., 1999, Ph.D., 2002, California, Berkeley. (2006)

Reuben Zahler, instructor (Latin American history). B.A., 1991, Cornell; M.A., 1999, Ph.D., 2005, Chicago. (2005)

Emeritus

Henry M. Alley, professor emeritus. B.A., 1967, Stanford; M.F.A., 1969, Ph.D., 1971, Cornell. (1982)

The date in parentheses at the end of each entry is the first year on the University of Oregon faculty.

Affiliated

Raymond Birn, history

Elizabeth A. Bohls, Engish

Gregory D. Bothun, physics

Carl R. Bybee, journalism and communication

Katharine V. Cashman, geological sciences

Suzanne Clark, English

Shaul E. Cohen, geography

Alan Dickman, biology

James W. Earl, English

Stephen F. Fickas, computer and information science

James D. Fox, library

Lamia Karim, anthropology

Robert Kyr, music

Marilyn Linton, undergraduate studies

V. Patteson Lombardi, biology

Debra L. Merskin, journalism and communication

Dorothee Ostmeier, German and Scandinavian

Marilyn Reaves, UO Libraries

William Rossi, English

James M. Schombert, physics

Steven Shankman, English

Jiannbin Lee Shiao, sociology

Ann Tedards, music

Nathan J. Tublitz, biology

Clark Honors College

The Robert Donald Clark Honors College is a small liberal arts college of 600 students. The purpose of the college is to bring together excellent students and selected faculty members in a challenging and supportive academic program. Carefully designed small classes, a collegial environment, and close advising prepare students for advanced study leading to the bachelor of arts (B.A.), bachelor of science (B.S.), or any other bachelor’s degree offered at the university. Reaching beyond professional or specialized training and beyond the university years, Clark Honors College seeks to inspire students to a lifetime of broad intellectual curiosity and continuing self-sustained inquiry and personal growth.

Honors college courses are taught by its resident faculty as well as by specially selected faculty members from other campus programs.

Honors college courses fulfill university general-education requirements with an integrated curriculum of humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Survey courses taken in the first two years are supplemented with special colloquiums in the junior and senior years. Course enrollments are limited to twenty-five students.

Each honors college student selects a major from the academic departments or professional schools of the university. Fifteen percent of honors students have more than one major.

The student’s undergraduate education culminates in an advanced research project in the student’s major. The thesis, which results from this work, is presented to an oral examination committee made up of faculty members from the major department and the honors college. In this way, each student is given the opportunity to join the benefits of a liberal arts education with those of professional and specialized learning.

Students in Clark Honors College pay the same tuition as other university students. Due to the higher costs associated with special instruction and smaller classes, however, honors college students are assessed an additional resource fee, payable at the same time as tuition and appearing on each student’s bill. Students who entered in 2006–7 paid $700 a term for the first year, $350 a term for the second year, and $250 a term for the third year and beyond. Fees are subject to change. Complete resource fee information is on the honors college website. The honors college awards a number of need-based scholarships, which may cover all or part of the resource fee. Interested students are encouraged to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Students and Faculty

Those who study and teach in the honors college share an openness to new ideas, a commitment to the energetic pursuit of excellence, and a concern for the full, harmonious development of the individual. Honors college students represent interests in all the scholarly disciplines and come from all over the nation and from abroad.

Honors college students participate in a range of campus and community activities: student and university government and committees; the student newspaper, the Oregon Daily Emerald; University Theatre; Clark Honors College Creative Arts Journal; Clark Honors College Student Association; Oregon Student Public Interest Group (OSPIRG); School of Music and Dance productions; forensics (debate and individual events speaking); intramural and varsity athletics; and ROTC.

Many honors college alumni continue their education in graduate schools around the country and the world. They study such diverse fields as law, architecture, medicine, molecular biology, and English language and literature. Other graduates go on to endeavors in such areas as public service, private enterprise, Teach for America, and the Peace Corps.

Facilities

The honors college is located in Chapman Hall on the west side of the University of Oregon campus, close to Knight Library and the UO Bookstore.

Honors college facilities consist of a classroom, seminar room, faculty and administrative offices, lounge, kitchen, the Robert D. Clark Library, and the David E. Boyes Computing Laboratory.

Entering Clark Honors College

Clark Honors College seeks high-achieving students who bring their own contributions to the student body. The admissions committee looks for evidence of academic motivation and creative critical thinking.

Application Procedure

General university application procedures, prerequisites, and requirements apply. In addition, honors college applicants must submit two teacher recommendations, an essay, and an activity summary. The complete application, which must be submitted to the university, is on the UO Office of Admissions website. Paper copies also are available.

Students who have attended another higher-education institution, or who are enrolled in the university but not in the honors college, may apply for admission if they have a sound academic record and a strong desire for a challenging liberal arts education in addition to specialized work in a major. Students who have attended another college for one year or more are advised to acquire at least one of the teacher recommendations from a faculty member at that college.

Application Deadlines. The following application deadlines apply to freshmen, transfer students, and international students. The early notification deadline for the following academic year is November 1. The deadline for regular admission is January 15.

Academic Requirements

Requirements in the honors college substitute for the general-education requirements that other University of Oregon students must meet for graduation. The honors college core curriculum can be combined with any major at the university. In consultation with advisers, students take full responsibility for understanding and shaping their study programs within the broad context provided by these requirements. This process is itself a significant part of the education offered at the honors college.

Depending on test scores, students may use advanced placement or international baccalaureate credits toward honors college mathematics and science requirements, second-language requirements, applicable major requirements, multicultural requirements, or university electives.

Full-Year Sequences

History. Honors College History (HC 231H, 232H, 233H)

Literature. Honors College Literature (HC 221H, 222H, 223H)

Mathematics and Science Requirement

Students must take a total of four courses in mathematics and science; at least one course must be taken in each area. Courses may be chosen from the list below.

Mathematics. Courses chosen from MATH 105 and higher; CIS 122 and higher; PSY 302, 412; SOC 312, 412, 413; or other approved courses.

Science. Approved courses at the 200 level or above in anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, geography, geological sciences, physics, or psychology; or Honors College Science (HC 207H, 209H). Laboratories must be taken with some courses in order to fulfill requirements. Students are strongly advised to refer to the honors college website for a complete list of approved courses, and to confer with an honors college adviser before taking a course if there is any question.

Multicultural Requirement

Honors college students must take one approved course in two of the three multicultural categories described in the Registration and Academic Policies section of this catalog. In addition to the courses listed there, students may fulfill the multicultural requirement with Honors College Identities Colloquium (HC 424H), Honors College International Cultures Colloquium (HC 434H), or Honors College American Cultures Colloquium (HC 444H), which can also be used to satisfy honors college colloquium requirements.

Other Requirements

Colloquiums. Five required colloquiums include HC 421H, 431H, 441H, and two selected from among HC 421H, 424H, 431H, 434H, 441H, or 444H. Students may enroll in colloquiums after their freshman year. Recent topics are Civil Rights Rhetoric, Cosmology, Mahatma Gandhi, Issues in Public Art, Democracy and Technology, and Mysteries of the Brain.

Thesis Prospectus. Thesis Prospectus (HC 477H) initiates the thesis project in the student’s major department.

Writing. The honors college is committed to excellence in writing. The program integrates instruction and practice in fundamental rhetorical skills—writing, reading, speaking, and listening—with the subject matter of the core courses, particularly in Honors College Literature (HC 221H, 222H, 223H), Honors College History (HC 231H, 232H, 233H), and Thesis Prospectus (HC 477H). Students who graduate from the honors college generally do not take the university’s required writing courses. Students who transfer out of the honors college before completing work for their degree must satisfy the university writing requirement.

Second Language. For either a bachelor of arts (B.A.) or a bachelor of science (B.S.) degree, honors college students must (1) demonstrate second-language proficiency equivalent to completion of the second college year in a second language and (2) satisfy all requirements in a university department that offers a major leading to a B.A. or B.S. degree.

The second-language requirement is waived if a department requires more than than 90 credits of course work for a major leading to a B.S. degree. Such majors include biology, business administration, chemistry, computer and information science, general science, geological sciences, human physiology, and physics. The second-language requirement is also waived for students pursuing bachelor’s degrees in architecture, fine arts, interior architecture, and landscape architecture. In music, where there are several choices of degrees, the second-language requirement is waived only in cases where it is not a requirement for the student’s chosen degree.

University and Major Requirements. Honors college requirements, which replace university group requirements, represent roughly one-third of a student’s total four-year schedule. Before graduating, Clark Honors College students must also meet the particular requirements, listed elsewhere in this catalog, of their major department or professional school. They must maintain a 3.00 or better cumulative grade point average (GPA).

Honors College Courses (HC) [back to top]

199 (H) Special Studies: [Topic] (1–5R)

207, 209 (H) Honors College Science (4,4) How science can be applied and misapplied in answering questions about nature and society. Includes discussions and demonstrations. Primarily for nonscience students.

221, 222, 223 (H) Honors College Literature (4,4,4) Study of literature and the nature of literary experience through the reading of great works drawn from English and world literatures.

231, 232, 233 (H) Honors College History (4,4,4) Examination, through close study of secondary and primary source materials, of institutions and ideas that have shaped the modern world.

The following courses are open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

399 (H) Special Studies: [Topic] (1–5R)

401 (H) Research: [Topic] (1–21R)

403 (H) Thesis (1–21R)

405 (H) Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–21R)

406 (H) Special Problems: [Topic] (1–21R)

407 (H) Seminar: [Topic] (1–5R)

408/508 (H) Colloquium: [Topic] (1-21R)

409 (H) Practicum: [Topic] (1–21R)

410 (H) Experimental Course: [Topic] (1–5R) The 1-credit Thesis Orientation introduces students to the thesis project.

421 (H) Honors College Arts and Letters Colloquium: [Topic] (4R) Offered in a range of topics with an emphasis on arts and letters. R thrice when topic changes for a maximum of 16 credits.

424 (H) Honors College Identities Colloquium: [Topic] (4R) Topics focus on construction of collective identities (classes, genders, religions, sexual orientations), the emergence of representative voices, and the effects of prejudice, intolerance, and discrimination. Prereq: HC 221, 222, 223 or HC 231, 232, 233. R thrice for a maximum of 16 credits when topic changes.

431 (H) Honors College Social Science Colloquium: [Topic] (4R) Offered in a range of topics with an emphasis on social science. R thrice when topic changes for a maximum of 16 credits.

434 (H) Honors College International Cultures Colloquium: [Topic] (4R) Topics focus on race, ethnicity, pluralism-monoculturalism, or prejudice-tolerance of international cultures, or may describe and analyze a worldview substantially different from current U.S. views. Prereq: HC 221, 222, 223 or HC 231, 232, 233. R thrice for a maximum of 16 credits when topic changes.

441 (H) Honors College Science Colloquium: [Topic] (4R) Offered in a range of topics with an emphasis on science. R thrice when topic changes for a maximum of 16 credits.

444 (H) Honors College American Cultures Colloquium: [Topic] (4R) Topics focus on multiple American racial and ethnic groups—African American, Chicano or Latino, Native American, Asian American, European American—from historical and comparative perspectives. Prereq: HC 221, 222, 223 or HC 231, 232, 233. R thrice for a maximum of 16 credits when topic changes.

477 (H) Thesis Prospectus (2) Students polish prospectuses, exchange critiques and ideas, and present research in mock defenses with thesis adviser present.