Opportunities

NCHC is once again offering a Students in Honors (SIH) track as a part of the Annual Conference. A popular conference event, students will meet with honors faculty 1-on-1 to get feedback on a resume, CV, personal statement, elevator pitch (introduction) or how to talk about their honors journey with others.

These sessions will take place at NCHC23 during the Students in Honors (SIH) sessions, likely on Saturday November 11. The more volunteers we get to staff a 1-hour session, the better we can serve the students who attend our event in Chicago. Can you contribute your expertise for an hour during NCHC23?

Please complete the submission form below with your preferred area(s) to consult in. Applications will close Friday, May 28, and we will follow up with you over the summer with further details. Thank you for your participation!

Submit Your SIH Consultant Application

Meeting proposals are open to all NCHC Committees, regional organizations, and/or special interest groups. If you are interested in reserving meeting space during the conference week, please submit meeting requests through the Ex Ordo proposal system. Select Meeting in the track, all formats. The title of the meeting should indicate the committee and/or special interest group requesting the meeting. The 200–300-word abstract should indicate the purpose/charge of the meeting. The authors should be the committee co-chairs and/or contact people for this meeting.

Request your Meeting for NCHC23

Deadline: May 31

The NCHC: Engage Breakfast is a dynamic opportunity for NCHC members to get engaged in NCHC activities and communities, taking full advantage of all their membership offers.

Presenters will highlight their unique engagement opportunities at idea stations positioned throughout a large ballroom space, coinciding with an all-attendee breakfast. NCHC will provide one 6-ft. table and two chairs per idea station. Easels may be available upon request. Presenters may bring laptops or iPads to demonstrate information, but power connection will not be available. Other technology (LCD projectors, power strips) will not be allowed.

The goal of NCHC: Engage is to inform attendees about new and emerging options to take action and get involved in NCHC activities and groups. Creative displays and handouts are highly encouraged to draw attendees to your station. Materials can also be uploaded to the NCHC23 Mobile App.

All presenters must be representing an NCHC committee, subgroup, initiative, activity, or event.

Host a table for NCHC: Engage!

Deadline: June 30, 2023

Welcome to the NCHC23 Chicago Arts Master Classes!

Arts master classes are performance workshops and clinics that allow for individual or group creative presentations, coached or facilitated by experts in the discipline. This year we are offering master classes in drama, film, micro fiction, and music.

Applicants for the music master class must submit a recorded audition piece.

Audiovisual (AV) technology is available for arts master classes. All AV requests must be made at the time of proposal submission. Late AV requests cannot be accommodated.

DRAMA: The drama master class will be facilitated by Donna Clevinger (Mississippi State University). Questions should be directed to dclevinger@honors.msstate.edu.

FILM: The film master class will be facilitated by Michele Forman (University of Alabama Birmingham). Questions should be directed to mforman@uab.edu.

MICROFICTION - New this year! The microfiction master class will be facilitated by Jennifer Cognard-Black (St. Mary’s College of Maryland). [We all know what short fiction is—but what is a microfiction? At its most basic, a microfiction is a story told in 280 words or less. Yet this form must also catch a reader’s breath, offering compelling characters, a central problem, efficient plots, and resonant endings. As the well-known microfictionist Jerome Stern has asked, “What can be done on a single typed page in this oldest of ways of telling? What bright shapes can it contain?"] Questions should be directed to jcognard@smcm.edu.

MUSIC: The music master class will be facilitated by Galit Gertsenzon (Ball State University), Bernardo Scarambone (Eastern Kentucky University), Larry Smith (Missouri Baptist University), and Rebecca Sorley (University of Indianapolis). Questions should be directed to ggertsenzon@bsu.edu.

Evaluation of applicants will begin on May 26, 2023, with participants being selected on a rolling basis through August 31, 2023. The earlier you apply, the greater your chance of acceptance and the more time you will have to arrange funding and transportation for the conference. Successful application by July 1, 2023, will ensure inclusion in the prepared conference materials.

General questions regarding the NCHC23 Arts master classes should be directed to Steven Edwards at sedwar@dcc.edu or (504) 234-4457.

Steven Edwards (Delgado Community College)
Coordinator, NCHC23 Arts Master Classes

Submit for the Arts Master Classes