Policy No.

AA-1447.2

 

 

  

POLICY & PROCEDURES MEMORANDUM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

TITLE:

 

HONORARY

DEGREES

 

  

EFFECTIVE DATE:

 

May 17, 2005

 

  

    

 

CANCELLATION:

none

 

 

OFFICE:

 

Academic Affairs (AA)

 

 

 

   

 

POLICY STATEMENT

 

Subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors for the Louisiana Community and

Technical College System (LCTCS), Delgado Community College is authorized to confer an

Honorary Associate of Arts in Humane Letters to any individual who has made significant

contributions in his/her respective field of endeavor, including civic engagement, community

development, or the institution’s advancement. In accordance with LCTCS Policy #1.041,

Honorary Degrees,

and Louisiana Revised Statute 17:3352, honorary degrees are conferred by vote

of the Board upon recommendation of the President of the Louisiana Community and Technical

College System, the Chancellor, and the Vice Chancellor for Learning and Student Development. In

addition, the following requirements apply.

 

(1) Honorary degrees shall not be granted in a specific discipline.

 

(2) Honorary degrees shall not be printed in a manner to be mistaken as an earned

degree granted by the College.

 

(3) Two categories of individuals are excluded from receiving honorary degrees--

faculty or staff members currently employed at the granting institution and

Louisiana elected and/or appointed officials in office at the time of selection and

conferral.

 

(4) To emphasize and preserve the value of honorary degrees, the College is limited

to awarding a maximum of two honorary degrees per academic year.

 

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(5) Faculty and staff members of the College are encouraged to recommend

individuals who have made significant achievements in their fields of endeavor.

Such recommendations must be submitted in writing, with supporting

documentation describing the individual’s accomplishments, to the Vice

Chancellor for Learning and Student Development for review and consideration

by the College.

 

  

  

  

  

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

Review Process:

 

Academic Affairs Council 4/21/05

College Council 5/17/05

 

Reference:

 

Louisiana Community and Technical College System Policy #1.041,

Honorary Degrees

 

Louisiana Revised Statute 17:3352,

Degrees; Conditions

 

Distribution:

Electronic distribution via the College’s Internet and Email Systems