Honors Seminar
WGS 441 (fall) & WGS 442 (winter)
Wednesdays, 11:30-12:20
Lane Hall G239
WINTER TERM
Please note that we will be meeting together in weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, and 15. In week 10, each student will have an individual meeting with Prof. Alexy to discuss their rough draft.
Week 1
Wednesday, 1/4
No meeting
No project journals are due this week.
Friday, 1/6
Updated Timelines are due on Canvas
Please complete this brief survey about your plans and needs moving forward.
Week 2
Wednesday, 1/11
Group meeting
Friday, 1/13
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 3
Wednesday, 1/18
No class meeting
Friday, 1/20
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 4
Wednesday, 1/25
Group meeting for all honors students
Friday, 1/27
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 5
Wednesday, 2/1
No class meeting
Friday, 2/3
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 6
Wednesday, 2/8
Group meeting for all honors students
Friday, 2/10
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 7
Wednesday, 2/15
No class meeting
Friday, 2/17
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 8
Wednesday, 2/22
Group meeting for all honors students
Friday, 2/24
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Spring break!
Week 9
Wednesday, 3/8
No class meeting
Full rough draft due at noon
Please email the draft to your mentor(s) and cc Prof. Alexy. In your email, please be sure to tell your readers what kinds of comments or feedback you would find particularly helpful. Are there any questions you'd like our thoughts on? Anything in particular you'd like us to be reading for?
Friday, 3/10
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 10
Wednesday, 3/15
No class meeting
Please sign up to talk with Prof. Alexy about your draft (20 min. appointments between 11am and 12:40pm on March 15th). We will meet on zoom.
Friday, 3/17
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 11
Wednesday, 3/22
No class meeting
Friday, 3/24
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 12
Wednesday, 3/29
No class meeting
Friday, 3/31
Last Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 13
Wednesday, 4/5
Final thesis versions are due at noon in WGS's front office, Lane Hall
Please print and bind your thesis in some sort of permanent cover or folder.
Week 14
Wednesday, 4/12
Group meeting focusing on preparing colloquium presentations
Week 15
No class meeting
Honors Colloquium - details TBD
FALL TERM
Please note that we will be meeting together in weeks 1, 2*, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14
*Week 2 is a required workshop for anyone planning to submit an IRB application for exemption.
Week 1
Wednesday, 8/31
Introductions and our plans together
Friday, 9/2
Opening Survey and Background Info due
Week 2
Wednesday, 9/7
Required workshop for anyone who plans to submit an IRB application.
Friday, 9/9
Timeline drafts are due
Week 3
Wednesday, 9/14
Group meeting for all honors students
Friday, 9/16
Weekly work journal due
Week 4
No meeting
Friday, 9/23
Weekly work journal due
Week 5
Wednesday, 9/28
Group meeting for all honors students
Friday, 9/30
Weekly work journal due
Week 6
No meeting
Friday, 10/7
Weekly work journal due
Week 7
Wednesday, 10/12
Group meeting
Friday, 10/14
Weekly work journal due
Week 8
No class meeting
Optional writing time together during our regular class meeting, in the classroom
Friday, 10/21
Weekly work journal due
Week 9
Wednesday, 10/26
Group meeting
Friday, 10/28
Weekly work journal due
Week 10
No class meeting
Optional writing time together during our regular class meeting, in the classroom
Friday, 11/4
Weekly work journal due
Week 11
Wednesday, 11/9
Group meeting
Friday, 11/11
Weekly work journal due
Week 12
No class meeting
Optional writing time together during our regular class meeting, in the classroom
Friday, 11/18
Weekly work journal due
Week 13
No meeting - Thanksgiving Break
Week 14
Wednesday, 11/30
Group meeting
Friday, 12/2
Weekly work journal due
Week 15
No class meeting
Optional writing time together during our regular class meeting, in the classroom
Friday, 12/9
Weekly work journal due
WGS 441 (fall) & WGS 442 (winter)
Wednesdays, 11:30-12:20
Lane Hall G239
WINTER TERM
Please note that we will be meeting together in weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, and 15. In week 10, each student will have an individual meeting with Prof. Alexy to discuss their rough draft.
Week 1
Wednesday, 1/4
No meeting
No project journals are due this week.
Friday, 1/6
Updated Timelines are due on Canvas
Please complete this brief survey about your plans and needs moving forward.
Week 2
Wednesday, 1/11
Group meeting
Friday, 1/13
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 3
Wednesday, 1/18
No class meeting
Friday, 1/20
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 4
Wednesday, 1/25
Group meeting for all honors students
Friday, 1/27
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 5
Wednesday, 2/1
No class meeting
Friday, 2/3
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 6
Wednesday, 2/8
Group meeting for all honors students
Friday, 2/10
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 7
Wednesday, 2/15
No class meeting
Friday, 2/17
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 8
Wednesday, 2/22
Group meeting for all honors students
Friday, 2/24
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Spring break!
Week 9
Wednesday, 3/8
No class meeting
Full rough draft due at noon
Please email the draft to your mentor(s) and cc Prof. Alexy. In your email, please be sure to tell your readers what kinds of comments or feedback you would find particularly helpful. Are there any questions you'd like our thoughts on? Anything in particular you'd like us to be reading for?
Friday, 3/10
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 10
Wednesday, 3/15
No class meeting
Please sign up to talk with Prof. Alexy about your draft (20 min. appointments between 11am and 12:40pm on March 15th). We will meet on zoom.
Friday, 3/17
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 11
Wednesday, 3/22
No class meeting
Friday, 3/24
Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 12
Wednesday, 3/29
No class meeting
Friday, 3/31
Last Project Journals are due on Canvas
Week 13
Wednesday, 4/5
Final thesis versions are due at noon in WGS's front office, Lane Hall
Please print and bind your thesis in some sort of permanent cover or folder.
Week 14
Wednesday, 4/12
Group meeting focusing on preparing colloquium presentations
Week 15
No class meeting
Honors Colloquium - details TBD
FALL TERM
Please note that we will be meeting together in weeks 1, 2*, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14
*Week 2 is a required workshop for anyone planning to submit an IRB application for exemption.
Week 1
Wednesday, 8/31
Introductions and our plans together
Friday, 9/2
Opening Survey and Background Info due
Week 2
Wednesday, 9/7
Required workshop for anyone who plans to submit an IRB application.
Friday, 9/9
Timeline drafts are due
Week 3
Wednesday, 9/14
Group meeting for all honors students
Friday, 9/16
Weekly work journal due
Week 4
No meeting
Friday, 9/23
Weekly work journal due
Week 5
Wednesday, 9/28
Group meeting for all honors students
Friday, 9/30
Weekly work journal due
Week 6
No meeting
Friday, 10/7
Weekly work journal due
Week 7
Wednesday, 10/12
Group meeting
Friday, 10/14
Weekly work journal due
Week 8
No class meeting
Optional writing time together during our regular class meeting, in the classroom
Friday, 10/21
Weekly work journal due
Week 9
Wednesday, 10/26
Group meeting
Friday, 10/28
Weekly work journal due
Week 10
No class meeting
Optional writing time together during our regular class meeting, in the classroom
Friday, 11/4
Weekly work journal due
Week 11
Wednesday, 11/9
Group meeting
Friday, 11/11
Weekly work journal due
Week 12
No class meeting
Optional writing time together during our regular class meeting, in the classroom
Friday, 11/18
Weekly work journal due
Week 13
No meeting - Thanksgiving Break
Week 14
Wednesday, 11/30
Group meeting
Friday, 12/2
Weekly work journal due
Week 15
No class meeting
Optional writing time together during our regular class meeting, in the classroom
Friday, 12/9
Weekly work journal due