Dir. Niels Christensen on the Honors College at Radford University: Where Academic Excellence and Social Community Come Together.
Prof. Niels Christensen’s first experience with Honors College was as a faculty member at San Diego State University and was randomly assigned to teach the Honors Introductory Psychology course.
Prof. Christensen loved teaching these engaged, interesting students so much that he asked the Dept Chair if he could teach this honors class again.
His Dept Chair asked him to get in line!
Today, Prof. Christensen is the Director of the Honors College at Radford University.
In this podcast, Director Christensen introduces the Honors College at Radford University, Notable Programs, What they look for in their Students, Faculty, and Career Opportunities.
In particular, we discuss the following with him:
- Director Niels Christensen’s Background
- Honors College at Radford University
- Student Requirements
- Career Opportunities
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Introducing Dir. Niels Christensen of Honors College at Radford U [0:52]
- Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [2:13]
- Professional Background [4:35]
- About Radford Honors College [6:24]
- Honors College Characteristics [9:22]
- Notable Programs [11:04]
- How to Apply [12:21]
- Student Community Profile [13:57]
- Faculty [15:48]
- UG Research/Capstone [17:34]
- Scholarships [19:01]
- SURF - Summer Research [20:18]
- Study Abroad [21:53]
- Career Opportunities [24:04]
- Wrap up [25:23]
Our Guest: Niels Christensen is Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Honors College at Radford University. Director Christensen received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame. He then earned his Master’s and PhD in Social Psychology from Texas A&M University.
Memorable Quote: “ The honors students really liked that sort of conversational discussion, seminar approach to learning. And so all of the honors courses at Radford are capped at 20 students, and they're very small. And that gives the faculty the flexibility to maybe teach the class in somewhat unusual ways.” Director Niels Christensen.
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