HON 181 Honors Colloquium 1

1 hour

Honors Colloquium 1 is the first half of the year-long colloquium course requirement for new students in the Honors Program and the Macaulay Honors College at John Jay College. With an emphasis on experiential learning, this course begins to develop students’ understanding of the central theme of John Jay’s Honors Program: the common good. Students will learn to provide critical analysis of varying perspectives on the pursuit of the common good through the development of a viable service project that fosters personal wellness and professional development. Students will write analytical and reflection papers on justice issues using research in scholarly sources. They will work in groups to design a service project and present to the class their work plan along with an intellectual exploration of the themes of justice, service, and common good in their project. Students will present a selection of their course work in a portfolio, showcasing the way their academic work contributes to the common good.