Florence Hall
Florence Hall is a residence for the male scholars who are enrolled at Honours College. It is located at the entrance of Honours College and has sixteen(16) rooms in total with each being occupied by two scholars.
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Winfred Brown Hall
Winifred Brown Hall is a residence for the female scholars who are enrolled at Honours College. It is the third building from the entrance into Honours College and has eight(8) rooms in total with each being occupied by two scholars.
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Josephine Tucker Hall
Josephine Tucker Hall is an exquisite residence for the female scholars who are enrolled at Honours College. It is the last building towards the top of the hill on which Honours College is located and has twenty-four(24) rooms in total with each being occupied by two scholars.
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Every Semester the Honours College students take a retreat. The retreat is aimed at helping students refocus on their calling into the community of learning and to God's purpose for the world. During the retreats, a mentor - usually a Christian leader in the community is invited to facilitate exploration of issues of interest with the students at the plenary. Following the address by the mentor, students break into discussion groups to explore further issues raised in the plenary. Specifically, these retreats seek to:
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Challenge the students to focus on the purpose of their calling into the Honours College while at the same time making a positive impact in the world with the work they are doing. Their work should act as an inspiration to others and also energize them to succeed.
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Challenge the students to focus on the purpose of their calling into the Honours College while at the same time making a positive impact in the world with the work they are doing. Their work should act as an inspiration to others and also energize them to succeed.
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Identify and address challenges that suffocate students' academic and career preparation. These challenges should reveal essential skills that are important for students develop if they want to increase their chances of making it in the university and beyond.
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Hold students accountable to God and be in constant search for God's purpose for their career life. It is hoped that this ultimately will generate a cadre of leaders of integrity whose faith informs their profession.
SCHOOL OUTREACH
School Outreach (School Visits)
This social enrichment program has now become an important function of Honours College community. Every semester, through the Academic Registry for Admission, students take part in reaching out to schools and offer career guidance. Through such visits, students have had opportunities to interact and offer supportive guidance to secondary school students in making appropriate choices on a broad range of issues that are personal, spiritual, academic and career-related
WESTERN UGANDA
Holy Dove Vocational Institute, Kabale
A school that introduces one to the art of practice
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Vocational Institute, kasese
This vocational school borders Congo and is a resourceful institute for practical skills.
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Nyakasura Secondary School, Fort Portal
This Secondary school is the cream de la cream of secondary schools in Fort Portal.
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This is sponsored by the Uganda Studies Program (USP) and aims at enabling students to study the peace initiative in post-genocide Rwanda, especially the traditional Gacaca Courts. Not only is this an opportunity to learn through exposure, but it also helps students reflect on pertinent issues on social, political and economic reconstruction of post-genocide Rwanda. Moreover, it helps them reflect on the biblical themes of peace, reconciliation, and restoration.
ADVANCED ASSIGNMENTS
Below are some of the guidelines on how scholars (Honours College students) should write their advanced assignments.
INTRODUCTION
An advanced assignment is an extended essay, normally regarded as a significant additional work in the subject matter of class or other activity. It constitutes a very important part of the Academic Enhancement Programme of the Honours College.
REQUIREMENTS
Advanced Assignments shall be significant additional work in the subject matter of the course, forum discussion or study trip. It constitutes a very important part of students’ academic development that must be taken seriously.
NATURE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
Advanced Assignment takes form of integration essay in which students are helped to integrate issues of academic engagement into their on – going professional formation.
CHOICE OF TOPIC
Students may select a topic in any course offered in the semester. Other areas where a student may select a topic from include: Workshops, Thursday academic forum, and Rwanda study trip.
PLANNING AND WRITING OF THE ASSIGNMENT
Students are encouraged to do exploratory reading of literature available on their topics of research. This can help clarify the suitability of the topic already chosen, or to propose a new one. From exploratory reading a student should generate a preliminary bibliography – a list of suggested reading articles.
PRESENTATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT
In order to fulfill the Advanced Assignment requirement for the semester, a student is required to do an oral presentation, this will be done in the Thursday Academic Forum. It shall include a 10 – 15-minute presentation, with at least 5 pages in writing made during the Thursday Forum.
THE INTEGRATION PAPER
Only final year students in the Honours College will do an Integration Paper in the final semester. Integration Paper is a story of the student’s journey of academic and professional formation through Honours College.
GRADING OF THE ASSIGNMANET
The assignment will be marked by the lecturer apart from the other coursework and examination. These will be reflected in the students’ Transcripts upon graduation as non-credit course units undertaken in Leadership.