Several Elon University faculty members will attend the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Summer Institute on General Education June 9-14. The Elon team will join colleagues from 30 other colleges and universities across the country for the institute, which will be held at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.
Elon faculty attending the institute are Janet Warman, director of general studies; Nancy Midgette, associate provost; Jean Schwind, associate professor of English; Jeffrey Coker, assistant professor of biology; and Tom Mould, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology. The Elon team will work to develop a comprehensive assessment plan for the university’s General Studies program.
Teams attending the institute will examine current trends in general education, discuss strategies for implementing curricular reforms and refine their own general education reform plans in the context of their campus missions. Participants will attend sessions on topics such as writing clear goals, faculty development, integrative learning, diversity and assessment.
Other schools sending teams to the Institute on General Education include Iowa State University, Santa Clara University, the University of Nebraska and the U.S. Air Force Academy.
“We are very pleased with the sophistication of the general education reform efforts represented by those coming to this year’s Institute,” said Institute Co-Director Ross Miller. “Their plans are driven by important questions about linking goals to institutional mission, fostering high levels of achievement, and assessment for improvement and accountability.”