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Date Posted: October 10, 2011 Print Edition: October 5, 2011 “What abilities, skills, knowledge do we think students should have when they complete a course, complete a program, or, in this case, graduate from our institution?” This was the question posed by Provost Eric Davis at the September 20 provost’s forum on learning outcomes, and it is a large concept that no doubt should be addressed. With this in mind, UFV is launching a new initiative that will provide members of the campus community with a universal plan and strategy – a set of desirable learning outcomes that ...

Thoughts on Adventist Higher Education — Part 1 Written by:  The most important question Adventist Higher Education can ask is, “What should be our primary definition of success?”[1] Everything depends on the answer. There are many different responses that Adventist colleges and universities could give: Enrollment Percent who get jobs in their major after graduation Percent who go on to get advanced degrees Student/teacher ratios Number of scholarships and subsidies provided Number of professors with doctorates Amount of research being done Unfortunately, none of these provides an ade...

WCASET is the leading academic and Industry gathering for presenting novel and fundamental advances in the field of Applied science, Engineering and Technology. As WCASET continues to increase in quality and prestige, and will explore the new horizon of innovations from distinguished researchers, scientists and eminent authors in academia and industry working for the advancements from the entire world. WCASET brings together academicians, education researchers, students, and practitioners from many countries while creating a great opportunity for collaboration and networking among the univers...

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Williams College will present its annual Faculty Lecture Series online at 4:15 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 25 through April 1. The series aims to present big ideas beyond disciplinary boundaries. Matt Carter, associate professor of biology, will kick off the series on Feb. 25 with "The Food Network: How Your Brain Makes You Feel Hungry or Full." Additional lectures include "Answer Music: Observation and Abstraction of the Living World," March 4; "The Faraway Brought Close: Poetry and the Work of Feeling," March 11; "Understanding the Interplay of Stress, Relationships, and Biology: Implications for ...