READING LIST

General Education Planning Retreat
September 7, 2007

Essential Readings

Please take the time to review the following selections before the September 7 retreat. These readings will make your participation in the retreat more worthwhile and enjoyable.

1. "Chapter 3: Purposes." 

Bok, Derek. Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should be Learning More.  Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006. 58-81  (See print copy of reading list for link to PDF version)

2. "College Learning for the New Global Century" Executive Summary (PDF)

American Association of Colleges and Universities’ Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) initiative, 2007

3.  The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, General Education Core Curriculum Requirements: A Narrative and a Plan for "Evolutionary" Change

UNLV General Education Core Curriculum Task Force, 2003

4.   Current UNLV General Education Requirements

Pages 56-59 of UNLV Undergraduate Catalog, Fall 2006-Spring 2008 (PDF)

 

Optional Resources

The following links provide a deeper understanding of the national conversation on undergraduate education reform.

1.  "Chapter 10: Acquiring Broader Interests"

Bok, Derek. Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should be Learning More.  Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006. 255-280 (Copies available upon request)

2. "Greater Expectations: A New Vision for Learning as a Nation Goes to College" Quick Read

American Association of Colleges and Universities, 2002

3.   "Reinventing Undergraduate Education: A Blueprint for America's Research Universities" Overview

The Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University, 1998

4.   "Integrative Learning: Opportunities to Connect."

http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/elibrary/integrativelearning

Public Report of the Integrative Learning Project sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities and The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Eds. Mary Taylor Huber, Cheryl Brown, Pat Hutchings, Richard Gale, Ross Miller, and Molly Breen. Stanford, CA: 2007. 

5.  "Preliminary Report of the Task Force on General Education"

Harvard University Task Force on General Education, October 2006

6.   "A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education"

7.    "Liberal Education and the Journey to an Educated Person."

Nellen, Annette. SJSU Achieving Greater Expectations Strategic Planning Retreat, Dec. 1, 2006

33:05 minute presentation on San Jose State’s efforts to revise undergraduate curriculum in light of national scholarship.

NOTE: RealPlayer file format, free player at http://www.realplayer.com/

8.   "A Dialogue with Dr. Carol Geary Schneider (President, AAC&U) on Achieving Greater Expectations."  San Jose State University, November 11, 2005 

49:15 minute presentation by AACU President on Greater Expectations initiative

NOTE:  RealPlayer file format, free player at http://www.realplayer.com/

Benchmarks

9.       AACU  Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) outcomes, 1-page summary (PDF)

10.    Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Principles of Undergraduate Learning

11.    Michigan State Outcomes for Liberal Learning

12.    Portland State General Education

13.    Arizona State General Studies

14.    "Academic Programs to Look For" U.S. News & World Report Rankings

 

UNLV General Education-Related Links

15.    Faculty Senate General Education Committee website http://www.unlv.edu/committees/gec/

16.    VPAA General Education website http://generaled.unlv.edu/

NSHE Institutions

17.    College of Southern Nevada (CSN) Core Requirements

18.    Nevada State College Core Curriculum

19.    University of Nevada Reno Core Curriculum

20.    NSHE Transfer Rights and Responsibilities for Students and Institutions

 

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