Dr. Michael Walters/Dr. Paul Young

Houghton College, Houghton, NY 14744

585/567-9453 or 585/567-9308

michael.walters@houghton.edu

 paul.young@houghton.edu

 

 

RECOMMENDATION FORM

 

The Houghton Down Under program offers a full semester of integrated study in cooperation with Kingsley College, a Wesleyan College of Bible and Theology, located in Melbourne, Victoria.   The curriculum for this annual fall program is based in the Australian culture and utilizes the cosmopolitan urban setting of Melbourne to provide students with a unique learning experience.  Admission to the program is by application only with priority given to students whose major fields will be best served by such an opportunity.  Admission is competitively based on a minimum 2.75 GPA; purpose in going, and faculty recommendations. 

 

Name of Student: _____________________________________

 

Student: Please sign the authorization and give one recommendation to your faculty advisor and another to a faculty, staff, or ministerial person who knows you well.

 

I hereby authorize ___________________________________ to complete this form.  I waive my right of access to this recommendation and understand that the information will be used only for the purpose for which it was prepared.     (Circle one)    Yes      No

 

 

Student signature: __________________________________

 

 

Faculty member: The student named above is applying for admission to the Houghton Down Under semester in Australia.  The admission committee would appreciate your careful evaluation of the student’s suitability for this course of study.  Please consider the student’s maturity, motivation, emotional stability, and academic preparedness.  (Attach extra sheets if necessary.)

 

1.  How long and in what capacity have you known this student?

 

 

 

 

2.  What academic background and motivation does this student bring to the program?

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  What special qualities about this student best suit him/her for this program?

 

 

 

 

4.  Rate or describe several characteristics of this student:

Personality/Outlook

 

 

 

Flexibility/Cooperation

 

 

 

Vision/Goals for future

 

 

 

Emotional stability/Dependability

 

 

 

Relational skills/Teamwork

 

 

 

Spiritual Maturity

 

 

 

5.  What is your recommendation regarding this student and the Houghton Down Under program?

 

 

 

 

6.  Other comments

 

 

 

 

Signed:_________________________________________ Date:_________________________

 

Faculty/Staff/Ministerial position:__________________________________________________

Please mail to: Dr. Michael Walters, Houghton College, Houghton, NY 14744.