GE-Dialogue – Make the Connection! General Education, the Humanities and the “Real” World

18 Oct 2011 (Tuesday)
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
(light lunch from 12:30-12:45pm)

Venue: ACC 209

 

Abstract

As educators in General Education programs, we are often asked to defend the value of what we do. What critics often overlook is that the very skills learned in GE courses are those most prized by employers. This workshop will share the findings from the 2007 American Association of Colleges and Universities LEAP (Liberal Education and America’s Promise) report “College Learning for a New Global Century.”  After the workshop, faculty members will be able to:

 

• Explain the relationship between the skills learned in GE classroom and those most requested by employers in the “real” world.
• Identify specific examples of success stories from former students in GE courses.
• Develop a roadmap to build and sustain ties to graduates, integrating their success stories directly into GE courses to provide models and inspiration to future students.

 

Speakers Biography

 

 

Dr. Melissa A. Fitch
Visiting Fulbright Scholar
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

Associate Professor

Spanish and Portuguese
University of Arizona in Tucson