Renewal Sources, Conferences and Reference Materials

During the renewal process, the General Studies Council was guided by numerous publications about general education reform, such as these from the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC格式&U):

• “Academic Freedom” (Liberal 教育, Spring 2006)
• Advancing Liberal 教育: 评估 Practices on Campus, 2005
• “Creating Shared Responsibility for General 教育 and 评估” (Peer Review, Fall 2004)
• “Cultural Studies and General 教育” (Liberal 教育, Summer 2004)
• “教育 Reform” (Peer Review, 2008年秋季)
• General 教育 and Student 转移, 2005
• General 教育 and the 评估 Reform Agenda, 2004
• General 教育: A Self-Study Guide for Review and 评估, 2005
• General 教育: The Changing Agenda, 1999
• Greater Expectations: A New Vision for Learning as a Nation Goes to College, 2000
• High Impact 教育al Practices, 2008
• Integrative Learning: Mapping the Terrain, 2005
• “Quantitative Literacy” (Peer Review, Summer 2004)
• Revising General 教育 - And Avoiding the Potholes: A Guide for Curricular Change, 2009
• Strong Foundations: General 教育 Programs, 1994
• “Student Preparation, Motivation, and Achievement” (Peer Review, Winter 2007)
• Taking Responsibility for the Quality of the Baccalaureate Degree, 2004
• The Art and Science of Assessing General 教育 Outcomes: A Practical Guide, 2005
• The Status of General 教育 in the Year 2000: Summary of a National Survey, 2000
• “Toward Intentionality and Transparency: Analysis and Reflection on the Process of General“ (Peer Review, 2008年秋季)

The General Studies Program sent Council members to attend leading professional conferences and workshops about general education reform, 如: 

• AAC格式&U (Association of American Colleges & Universities) Conference 2006: "Liberal 教育 and Democracy's Big Questions"
• AAC格式&U Conference 2007: "General 教育 and 评估: Engaging Critical Questions, Fostering Critical Learning"
• HLC (NCA) Annual Conference, 2006
• HCL 评估 Workshop, 2007
• NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement) Users Workshop, 2007