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We Think We Can, We Think We Can…, Samuel Schuman

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

One of the most enduring story books of my childhood, along with Little Toot and The Little Train Who Thought He Could, was the tale of The Little House in the city. It is no surprise that all these are stories of little guys, surrounded by big things, but coming out OK by virtue of pluck and innate value.

Some of you perhaps remember this yarn, written in 1943 by Virginia Lee Burton (also the author of Mike Mulligan, by the way), which I propose as a kind of allegory to kick off our discussion today. The book …

The “Little House” That Can, John Nichols

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

Thanks to the Association of American Colleges and Universities, I have recently been given the wonderful opportunity to direct a project that brings together both regional and specialized accreditors to reflect on some of the challenges to American higher education as they busy themselves with revising their standards and processes. It seems to me that we have some grounds for being optimistic about the “little house,” as we’re calling undergraduate colleges, but there will be two or three intermediate steps in reaching that conclusion.

The first challenge, I think I’ve learned, is to be very clear about the difference between …

Presidents’ Campaign For The Advancement Of Liberal Learning (Call), Carol Schneider

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

As educational leaders and presidents of colleges and universities, large and small, public and private, two-year and four-year, we call on our colleagues around the country to ensure that every college student experiences the full benefits of a twenty-first century liberal education.

Understanding Caesar’S Ethnography: A Contextual Approach To Protohistory, Erin Osborne Martin

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The Celts of western and central Europe1 flourished during the height of Greek and Roman civilization, and yet there is a methodological schism between the study of the Mediterranean world and that of the “peripheral” Europeans. Our appreciation of classical society stems primarily from the plentiful written texts – texts that provide us with minute details of society, religion, and politics from the words of the people who actively participated in that culture. The study of the Celts, on the other hand, is more oblique: our primary source is archaeology, and what little textual evidence we do have derives from …

Teaching “The Other Legacy,” Learning About Ourselves: Latin America In Honors, Celia Lopez-Chavez

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These words, written in 1968 by Paulo Freire in his book Pedagogy of the Oppressed, were current in the 1960’s and still are at the beginning of the 21st century. For Freire, the ultimate goal is that students should learn to practice freedom in the classroom and to be committed to the society in which they belong. According to Freire, values and ideas should be a topic of discussion in the classroom in order for students to reflect on how to transform or create a better society.

Collaborative Learning: Higher Education, Interdependence, And The Authority Of Knowledge By Kenneth Bruffee: A Critical Study, James Kelly

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

In his very readable book on collaborative learning, Bruffee tells us, “[f]or a decade or more, reports on the state of American higher education have complained that many undergraduates tend to be authority-dependent, passive, irresponsible, overly competitive, and suspicious of their peers” (8). Bruffee’s hope is to help overcome these ills by arguing that “knowledge is a socially constructed, sociolinguistic entity and that learning is inherently an interdependent, sociolinguistic process” (8). While I tend to agree with this characterization of the state of higher education, I shall argue that Bruffee’s postmodern turn, according to which knowledge is a social construct, …

Design And Deception At Colonial Williamsburg, Anders Greenspan

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The study of Colonial Williamsburg, which celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary in December 2001, is a useful means of approaching the discussion of the ways interior decoration and garden design can be used as a means to promote political ideology. While the political role of these two areas of creative expression may not be immediately apparent in a visit to Colonial Williamsburg, they played an instrumental role in the restoration of the eighteenth-century town. They were also part of the original plan of the restoration’s founders to promote in twentieth-century Americans a strong national pride and love of country. At the …

Editorial Matter For Volume 3, Number 1, Ada Long, Dail Mullins, Rusty Rushton

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Editorial Policy
Contents
Call for Papers
Submission Guidelines
Dedication
Editor's Introduction, Ada Long
About the Authors

Creating A Common Voice For Liberal Arts Education, Charles F. Blaich, Mauri Ditzler

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As Sam Schuman so eloquently argues in his lead article, these are challenging times for the liberal arts. A society that owes so much to graduates of liberal arts colleges has come to see them as an education for a simpler time.
Why does a liberal arts education now seem out of place? Perhaps it is that, in times of rapid change, an education that offers the certainty of “textbook solutions” is more comforting than one that promises creative, thoughtful, and flexible “improvisation” in the face of a complex world. It may be that a narrowly focused, carefully applied education …

Student-Led Quality Teams In The Classroom, Cheryl Achterberg, Amanda Wetzel, Emily Whitbeck

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

The central aim of all honors programs is to produce the highest quality of learning experiences possible to students with high motivation and exceptional academic ability (Brown, 2001). The assumption has been for many years that a high quality learning experience is ensured in the traditional (honors) college classroom by small class size and a seminar format.

However, some of these classes are inevitably higher quality than others. Recent teaching innovations open additional instructional options to honors and other courses as well. Process evaluation or assessment can help course instructors learn how to make course adjustments while the course is …

That Fine Little House, Rosalie Otero

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

I was intrigued by Sam Schuman’s allegory about liberal arts education using Virginia Lee Burton’s story of The Little House. Sam points out that it was not the little house that changed, but its neighborhood. I would argue that not only the neighborhood changed, but what went on inside the little house. Like most people, my first house was small, and the activities that went on within our house generally centered around a young family and a new career. As the years progressed, I moved to a larger house, and the activities changed from managing teenagers to grandchildren and …

Liberal Education: “Learning To Learn”, Dale Knobel

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When Sam Schuman and Anne Ponder recruited Chris Dahl and me to join them in developing an “Undergraduate Summit” which might bring together representatives of the major higher education associations, they billed our roles as “conversation starters.” I hope our remarks do just that, not offering fixed conclusions but sparking conversation among those who’ve joined us at the table in Chicago and among those who might become acquainted with the Summit later on. It is more than the accident of friendship that brought us together to get a larger conversation underway. Though all four of us are now leading college …

Koinonia, Siang-Yang Tan, William H. Willimon, Carolyn Arthur, Damon Seacott, Melanie Sunukjian

Koinonia

Spotlight on Speakers
Heeding the Call of the Ministry of the Towel, Siang-Yang Tan

Being Honest About Why We Can't All Just Get Along, William H. Willimon

Perspectives on Practices
A Christian Philosophy of Student Development: The Ongoing Discussion and Debate, Carolyn Arthur

A Life Worth Living, Damon Seacott

The "State of Our Seniors" Address, Melanie Sunukjian

ACSD Matters
Executive Committee Elections

New Professionals Retreat

ACSD 2002 at Lee University

Regular Features
President's Corner

Editor's Disk

Ua11/1 Echo, Vol. 12, No. 1, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Magazine created for WKU faculty and staff.

Ua9 Investing In The Spirit, Wku Development & Alumni Relations

WKU Archives Records

Development office newsletter regarding donors and donations to Western Kentucky University.

Pod Network News, Spring 2002

POD Network News

President's Column

News from the Core

Diversity Commission

Resources for New Developers

Bright Idea Award Winners, 2001

Call for Manuscripts & Proposals

Position Announcement

Chicago Area Faculty Development Network

Kudos to ...

Books and Reports by POD Members

Conference Notes

In Memoriam

A Handy-Dandy Guide to How POD Works

2002-03 Executive Committee

2002-03 POD Core Committee

POD Relocates

Complete your library! To Improve the Academy Order Form

Assessing Student Strengths: Academic Performance And Persistence Of First-Time College Students At A Private Church-Affiliated College, Jeffrey S. Williamson

Faculty Scholarship – School of Graduate and Continuing Studies

The research study sought to identify the significance or impact of strengths training received by first-time college students at a private, denominationally affiliated college that holds membership in the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and to determine whether or not there were statistically significant differences in first semester outcomes between students who received formal feedback and training on their identified strengths and those who do not receive their strengths results or training.

First-time college students at Mount Vernon Nazarene College (MVNC) in Mount Vernon, Ohio completed the Gallup Strengths Finder (GSF) assessment as a part of the new …

Instruction Cost Report, Spring 2002, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Shows the costs associated with running the University of Northern Iowa broken down by college and department

March 29, 2002 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate March 29, 2002 Approved Minutes

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting to discuss privacy policies, curriculum committee, faculty work life surveys and UC101.

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Faculty Senate Meeting, March 28, 2002, Marshall University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• O’Connor, Molly. Plans for Pedway, Parking Lot Scrapped
• Moore, Michael. Missing Twilight Crooks
• Moore, Brian. Alumna Returns to Lady Tops – Mary Cowles
• Moore, Michael. DUI Case Against Coach Dismissed – Kenneth McDonald
• Sigman, Amber. Former MTV VJ Bringing Act to Hill – Bill Bellamy
• Debaters Share Title – Forensics Team
• Student Government Association Should Utilize Budget, Yet Be Frugal
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red Asking for SGA Funds
• Campbell, Amy. Pearce-Ford Tower RA’s Rude During Alarms
• Ekhardt, William. Pearce-Ford Tower Getting Bad Wrap
• Elzy, Joe. Housing …

Executive Council Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss banquet, awards and faculty appreciation day.

Bill 02-24-S - Bowling Green Community College Campus Improvements, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill allocating funds to install picnic tables for the Bowling Green Community College.

Meeting Agenda, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Agenda for March 26, 2002 meeting.

University System Policy On Sexual Orientation, Discrimination, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Annual Session March 22, 2002, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes of the December 7, 2001 Regular Meeting
• Election of Officers
• Recommendation re Trustee Emeritus Richard Haworth
• Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Research Misconduct Policy
• Western Student Association Constitutional Amendments
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Appointment of External Auditor
• Renaming of Streets
• University Plaza Lease
• Communication Antenna Leases
• Second Public Hearing: Grant of Power and Authority to Public Safety Officers and Establishment …

Senate Meeting, March 20, 2002, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

2002-03-16, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Morehead State University Board of Regents meeting minutes for March 16, 2002.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 77, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Mills, Zach. Tanning: A Toxic Trend
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Dining to Offer Deliveries
• O’Connor, Molly. Study Abroad Adviser Back on Hill – Yating Chang
• Warren, Brandy. Western Outlines Damages for Circuit Court – WKU Police
• O’Connor, Molly. In One Day, Out the Next: Student Government Association Vetoes Bill Giving $300 to NPR
• Housing Process Disorganized
• Grady, Brian. Editorial Cartoon re: Camping for Dorm Rooms
• Donors Made New Orleans Trip Possible – NCAA, Hilltopper Sports Network
• Fricks, Sarah. Letter to the Editor re: President’s Day
• Shinall, Dave. Worker Claims Negligence in …