Liberal Arts Core Review Steering Committee (LAC-RSC)

Announcements

LAC-RSC Final Report - August 2011

 

LAC-RSC Survey Results

Sample LAC Perception Survey

Proposed LAC Revision Process

 

Revised LAC Models

• Red Model
• Yellow Model
• Blue Model
• Model Comparison
• Purposes and Goals
  
  

Fall Faculty Workshop Information

-- Workshop Comments
-- PowerPoint Presentations:

• Survey Results - Spring 2010 Survey of Faculty, Spring 2010 Survey of Students
  and Graduating Senior Survey

• Foundations of Excellence Presentation® (FoE) Presentation

Meeting Minutes

Committee Charge

History of the Liberal Arts Core

LAC Purposes and Goals

Assessment of Learning in the Liberal Arts Core

Brown Bag Podcasts

1/25/10 - Peer Institutions' LAC Requirements - Presentation by Jake Rudy and Siobahn Morgan

http://univnia.na4.acrobat.com/p71408201/
LAC - GE Comparisons

 

2/08/10 - Peer Institutions' LAC Requirements - Presentation by Jake Rudy and Siobahn Morgan

http://univnia.na4.acrobat.com/p53458545/

LAC - GE Comparisons

 

2/15/10 - The First Year in the LAC – What Should be Our Learning Outcomes - Presentation by

April Chatham-Carpenter

http://univnia.na4.acrobat.com/p61767613/
FY Learning Goals
First-Year Learning Goals & Outcomes (draft)

2/22/10 - An Alternative Model for General Education: Grand Valley State University - Presentation by

Susan Hill and Siobahn Morgan
http://univnia.na4.acrobat.com/p59418411/

3/1/10 - Using the Qualities of an Educated Person (QEP) Project to Think About the LAC - Presentation by

Ira Simet and Jerry Soneson
http://univnia.na4.acrobat.com/p64722839/
Presentation in PowerPoint Format

Presentation in .pdf

3/5/10 - General Education: A Core Knowledge Approach - Presentation by Jerry Smith

http://univnia.na4.acrobat.com/p11166657/

3/29/10 - Another Model of General Education: Truman State University - Presentation by Melissa Payne

http://univnia.na4.acrobat.com/p45242766/

4/9/10 - Sustainability Education and the Liberal Arts Curriculum: Central College's Journey -

Presentation by Zaffiro, Professor of Political Science, Central College, Pella, Iowa

http://univnia.na4.acrobat.com/p38924419/

 

Student/Faculty Liberal Arts Core Survey Results

Student Survey Results

Faculty Survey Results

Readings on the Liberal Arts

Raising The Bar Employers’ Views On College Learning In The Wake Of The Economic Downturn. A Survey Among Employers Conducted on Behalf of: The Association Of American Colleges And Universities
http://www.aacu.org/leap/documents/2009_EmployerSurvey.pdf

The Quality Imperative - Match Ambitious Goals for College Attainment with an Ambitious Vision for Learning.
A Statement from the Board of Directors of the Association of American Colleges and Universities

Inside Higher Ed 1 24 10 AAC&U Quality_Imperative_2010

Harvard's Crisis of Faith - Can a secular university embrace religion without sacrificing its soul?
Newsweek, Published February 11, 2010