Work with the Honors College Faculty Fellows Program
The Faculty Fellows Program in the Schreyer Honors College provides faculty a unique opportunity to advance honors education at Penn State. Alongside Honors College leadership and one another, three fellows will work on programming to benefit the College and its Scholars.
Current Faculty Fellows
Jen Agans Associate Professor, Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
An Associate Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Jen will look at expanding community-engaged learning for Scholars, including via the honors thesis.
Derek Aggleton Associate Teaching Professor, Philosophy
An Associate Teaching Professor of Philosophy, Aggleton has been teaching for over 20 years, including the last 12 at Penn State. He specializes in teaching ethics and European philosophy, and has also taught communications, literature, and political science. His Faculty Fellows project focuses on helping honors instructors across the University incorporate the concept of moral literacy in their coursework.
Marcy Milhomme Associate Teaching Professor for Continuing Education, Communication Arts and Sciences
An Associate Teaching Professor and Assistant Director for Undergraduate Studies in Communication Arts and Sciences, Milhomme also serves as the course supervisor for Effective Speech for Engineers. Her Faculty Fellows project aims to develop a "21st Century Toolbox" of communication and presentation skills for Schreyer Scholars.
John O'Neill Professor, Hospitality Management
A Professor of Hospitality Management, John will develop ways to improve the thesis experience for Scholars and the faculty who work with them.
Michelle Sikes Associate Professor, Kinesiology, African Studies, and History
An Associate Professor of Kinesiology, African Studies, and History, Michelle will develop a process to "match" Scholars with community organizations based on shared interests.
Application Process
The Schreyer Honors College seeks up to three new Faculty Fellows for the 2024-25 year. Faculty Fellows should be appointed at an associate level or higher, teaching or tenure-line, with an interest in working with the Honors College's Dean and/or Associate Deans on one of the following topics of strategic importance to the College:
- Development and assessment of Schreyer Scholars' critical thinking via co-curricular programming
- Engaging Scholar with the "global perspective" aspect of our mission
- The honors thesis
- Service and experential learning in the honors setting
Compensation will be $2,000 per semester plus fringe, or $2,500 per semester towards discretionary funds (must choose one or the other). Please send a one-paragraph expression of interest about one of the above topics, or any questions, to Rich Stoller, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, by July 20.
Questions
For questions about the Faculty Fellows Program, please contact Dean Mather.
