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Marketing and Supply Chain Management Departmental Honors

Intro

The Marketing and Supply Chain Management Departmental Honors Program offers academic enrichment and challenges beyond standard coursework for students. It encourages high-level internships, collaborative research, and other high-impact practices, enhancing critical inquiry, independent learning, and leadership potential in marketing and supply chain management professions. Honors work may count towards the University Honors Program and is recorded on the student’s university record.  

For more information, contact Dr. Scott Swanson, Department Chair of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, or an academic advisor within the Advising, Retention, and Career Center (ARCC).

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Kaitlyn Riehle
"Being part of the Marketing Department Honors Program has been an incredibly enriching experience, allowing me to apply my classroom marketing knowledge to real-world scenarios and make strong connections with faculty members. I have been able to enhance my critical-thinking, collaboration, and intrapersonal skills to prepare me for future challenges in the marketing field."

Requirements

  1. Cumulative GPAs of 3.75 or higher and major GPAs of 3.8 or higher at the time of graduation, to pass the final review by the department honors committee, indicating appropriate rigor in the student's honors work. 
  2. Complete at least two of the following honors experiences, each in consultation with a faculty mentor:
    • Participate in a substantial faculty/student collaborative research project.
    • Present the results of a research project at a regional, national, or international conference or participate individually in a regional or national competition.
    • Design and execute, under the guidance of a department faculty member, a substantial professional project, that may be completed with involvement from a community mentor who works in conjunction with the faculty mentor (e.g., for community members or agencies, for local companies).
    • Undertake an approved marketing or supply chain management internship.
    • Study abroad or participate in the National Student Exchange, with completion of a related honors project;.
    • Another honors project that is approved by the chair of the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management and the department honors committee.
  3. Write a substantial reflection paper for each of their honors projects that incorporates all of the following elements:
    1. The paper must describe the project in detail and the work the student completed during the course of the project.
    2. The paper must address the contribution(s) of the honors project to the student's overall educational experience and address what the student has learned through completing the honors project.
    3. The paper must address how the honors project contributed to the student's professional development within his/her chosen profession.
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Departmental Honors Process

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Eligibility Notification

Students who have completed forty-five (45) credits of coursework with a 3.5 cumulative GPA or higher will receive information about the department honors program. Student interested are recommended to meet with their Advising, Retention and Career Center (ARCC) Advisor to discuss the program and the requirements. 

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Meet with Faculty Member

Students should meet with a faculty member(s), who might serve as a potential mentor, to obtain informal approval for the application.

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Submit Application

Submit application eForm and essay, along with their degree audit, working with their ARCC advisor, as needed. 

Departmental Honors Application eForm
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Approval Process

The Department Honors Committee will meet and, if the student is approved, assign a faculty mentor to work with the student until graduation for each project. 

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Complete and Submit Projects
  1. For each project, the faculty mentor(s) and student will develop a plan, which must be submitted as a proposal to and approved by the Department Honors Committee, to complete the requirements for the Honors Program.
  2. Students will work continuously with their faculty mentor(s) and submit proposals and papers to the department honors committee throughout the honors process, using the eForm as needed. Adjustments to the project, if any, will be made in progress by the faculty mentor(s) and in consultation with the Department Honors Committee, as needed.
  3. Papers must be completed and submitted to the department honors committee at least six (6) weeks before Finals Week in the semester the student wishes to graduate, to ensure documents are received and reviewed by the department honors committee by the deadline.
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Final Approval

Students must submit all work for both projects at least six (6) weeks prior to graduation. Final review will be completed by the Department Honors Committee before awarding Honors distinction at graduation.

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Questions?

Contact Dr. Scott Swanson, Department Honors Coordinator and Department Chair for Marketing and Supply Chain Management.

Contact Dr. Scott Swanson
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Marketing and Supply Chain Management Department

Schneider Social Science Hall 400D
1702 Park Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
United States

715-836-3677