Volume 125 Issue 10
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
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The committee spoke about the new interdisciplinary goals for general education, that will help students enroll in courses that better suit their major. This multi-year process will reevaluate several core classes to determine whether or not they meet specific criteria. Among the courses most likely to change are Western Civilization I and II and Humanities courses, which are required for all Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of General Studies and Bachelor of Science seeking students.
The University of Kansas Core Transition Committee met Tuesday to discuss revisions to the general education requirements for undergraduate students, including potentially removing Western Civilization I and II courses.
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"There are certain skills we want students to have, and this process will determine if a class can be improved or changed to teach those skills," Zimdars-Swartz said.
ered to students, whether to use large or small class sizes, and the necessity of requirement itself" said Professor Sandra Zimdars-Swartz, director of the Humanities and Western Civilization program. "This gives us a chance to establish the curriculum for these two courses in relation to the University's new educational goals."
However, the possibility of removing Humanities and Western Civilization from the curriculum requirements has left students like Michael Engelken, a junior from Olathe, wondering how the changes could affect students who have previously completed these courses.
Humanities and Western Civilization I and II, which
"If they change the requirement I will feel a little cheated," Engelken said. "Those six credit hours could have been well spent elsewhere."
Though the future of these courses remains uncertain, no changes will be made to the general education requirements until fall 2013.
A detailed criteria was developed by members of the Core Transition Committee and other campus faculty during the spring 2012 semester. The six educational goals, determined by KU Core, outline the necessary skills and knowledge that the University's core classes should encompass.
are principle course requirements, critically examine literary masterpieces ranging from Aristotle and Geoffrey Chaucer to Charles Darwin. The courses aim to bridge vast periods of history through popular themes in Western literature.
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Freshman elections open for voters today
Freshmen will have the chance to vote for their Student Senate representatives online starting Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Elections will continue online Wednesday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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To vote, go to the University's homepage at http://wwwku.edu and follow the instructions.
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The candidates are:
Lauren Arney
J'Qui Audena
Bahar Barani
David Fancher
Laura Hoefer
Don't forget
Freshmen don't forget you can vote for your Student Senate representatives today!
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