Dear Friends of the College,
Welcome to the November 2010 e-newsletter for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Inside A&S.
In this issue, you'll read about the many upcoming College-sponsored intellectual and cultural events that serve to enhance our students' educational experiences, both in and out of the classroom. Please encourage your students to take a break from studying and attend a lecture, see a film, or participate in a discussion on a topic of current interest. Engagement in lifelong learning allows our students to understand firsthand the importance of maintaining an open mind and an open heart -- not just during the college years but throughout one's life.
In other College news, I am pleased to report that Trudi K. Tedjeske, who has been serving the College as its Acting Director of Academic Advising, has accepted its offer to become the new Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Students. As Assistant Dean, Trudi will be responsible for the creation and ongoing delivery of exceptional and personalized academic advisement services; will represent the College in responding to the needs and questions of students, parents, or guardians; and will interact with various University offices with respect to important, and often urgent, undergraduate student issues. Furthermore, Trudi will oversee specialized professional advisement services in the College, such as pre-law advisement, health professions advisement, and internships.
As Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Students, Trudi will help shape a new vision for the administration of services to our undergraduate students. We will cluster important and related academic student services on the first floor of the St. Augustine Center for the Liberal Arts in an effort to create a more convenient and holistic experience for our students. Our concept is to create a 'one-stop shopping' experience for all of our students' questions regarding courses, professional development, study abroad, and graduation.
In addition, the Office of the Dean is working collaboratively with the leaders of the Student Government Association (SGA) to create a Student Advisory Council to the Dean. The purpose of the student council is to provide a consistent and sustainable line of communication between undergraduate students in the College and the Dean's Office. The Student Advisory Board provides the student constituency a forum to voice its collective needs, concerns, and suggestions to the administration to enhance the educational, spiritual, and community-building experience of all undergraduate students of the College. More information will be shared in the days and months ahead as the council takes shape.
Implementation plans for the new Core Curriculum currently are underway. Six standing Core Curriculum Subcommittees -- Foundational Courses, Humanities Courses, Social Science Courses, Science Courses, Writing, and Diversity -- have been established and are working to put the new core into effect. You can read more about the College's newly revised Core Curriculum here. Please scroll down the page to see the courses that comprise the new Core, which will take effect fall 2011.
Thank you for continuing to read Inside A&S and for your ongoing interest in the life of the College. I wish you a happy and joyous Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
John A. Doody, Ph.D.
Dean of the College
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