2010 Site Visitors - Rosalie Otero
| Email: | otero@unm.edu |
| Institution: | The University of New Mexico |
| Address: | The University Honors Program |
| Phone: | (505) 277-4211 |
| Fax: | (505) 277-4271 |
| Institution Type: | Comprehensive State University, 27,000 undergraduate enrollment |
| Program Type: | Institution-wide |
| Program Enrollment: | 1,200 per year |
| Present Position: | Director |
| Previous Honors Positions: | Associate Director, 1988-1992 |
| NCHC Member Since: | 1988 to present |
NCHC activities related to honors program/college assessment & evaluation etc.:
- Past co-chair, NCHC Assessment & Evaluation Committee
- Co-Chair of Faculty Site Visitor Training Institutes, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
- Several presentations at annual conferences on Assessment & Evaluation and Site Visitors' refresher sessions. Presenter for Beginning in Honors, Developing in Honors, and Best Practices sessions at annual conferences.
- Member of many Site Visiting Teams (Dr. Otero may be contacted for a comprehensive list):
- Kent State University Honors College (2001)
- University of Mississippi Honors College (2002, 2007)
- University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh Honors Program (2004)
- SUNY Oswego Honors Program (2008)
- College of Charleston Honors College (2009)
- University of Nevada, Reno (2009)
Activities in other areas or organizations related to assessment or site visits, workshops, etc.:
NCHC President (2002-2003); NCHC Executive Board (1994-1998, 2006-2009); Chair, Finance Committee (2998-2000); President, WRHC (1998-1999); Member, Honors Semesters Committee (1998-2002); Personnel Committee (2004-2005); Editorial Board member for Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council (2005- ) and Honors in Practice (2005- ).
Self identified areas of special interest and experience:
- Budgeting
- Building Honors Space
- Diversity
- Government of Honors
- Self-studies
- Curriculum Design
- International Programs
- Service-learning
- Undergraduate research
- Faculty Development
- Tenure in Honors
- NCHC involvement
On the Role of the Site Visitor as Consultants & Program Reviewers
Rosalie Otero, Director, University Honors Program,
University of New Mexico
I think that the role of a consultant or site reviewer is primarily to promote, support and assist. As an NCHC-recommended site visitor, I am primarily interested in enhancing and strengthening Honors Programs and Honors Colleges across the country. I am interested in examining an Honors Program or College from the perspective of the best practices developed by the National Collegiate Honors Council and as they relate to the individual institution. I try to provide a national perspective based on my experience of twenty years in NCHC including a term as President (2001-2002), as a past co-chair of the Assessment and Evaluation Committee, and as co-author of the NCHC publication, Assessing and Evaluating Honors Programs and Honors Colleges: A Practical Handbook.