Two sections of BCOR 310, God and the Good Life, heard from guest speaker Zoltan Istvan, the 2016 presidential candidate for the Transhumanist Party, the Friday before spring break. Transhumanism is the idea that human experience and capacity can be greatly enhanced by the use of technology and making those technologies widely available. It is a ... [Read More…]
CORE is dependent on quality of professors
The General Education Review Board is in the midst of reviewing the university's CORE and general education courses. A committee of five faculty members and three ex officio members has conducted meetings with faculty, held student focus groups, and randomly sampled students by survey to gather data regarding CORE and general education ... [Read More…]
Review Board discusses CORE and other courses
The General Education Review Board has met several times over the month of October to discuss the university's CORE and general education requirements. Dr. Gregory Straughn, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said the committee is still in the data-gathering phase of the review. "We are asking are the outcomes being met, what's good or bad ... [Read More…]
Cartoon: The dreaded annotated bib
"The dreaded annotated bib" Daily Doodle Dosage by Ben Todd ... [Read More…]
New classes able to fill Core requirements
More classes will be available to count for Core credit, including classes from Natural Science, Social Science, Fine Arts/Humanities and Cultural Awareness. Two faculty councils have approved new courses to meet the Core requirements. The University General Education Council and University Undergraduate Academic Council have developed criteria ... [Read More…]
New classes able to fill Core requirements
More classes will be available to count for Core credit, including classes from Natural Science, Social Science, Fine Arts/Humanities and Cultural Awareness. Two faculty councils have approved new courses to meet the Core requirements. The University General Education Council and University Undergraduate Academic Council have developed criteria ... [Read More…]
Make the most out of CORE
I wish I could go back and take CORE over again. Not because I enjoyed it, but because I didn't. The Cornerstone course for incoming freshmen is not a popular one; it especially wasn't in the fall of 2010. Students' complaints ranged from the abstract foundation of the material to the sometimes uncomfortable subject matter. Different instructors ... [Read More…]
CORE undergoing more changes
Administration has made more changes to the Core curriculum this year, including special topics, a new order of courses and a smaller number of required hours. The Core curriculum is part of the general education program. Dr. Nancy Shankle, assistant provost for general education, said while not a lot of changes are being made to the general ... [Read More…]
CORE changes good, may not be enough
The faculty voted to change the CORE curriculum last month after student reaction to the curriculum was more negative than hoped. The changes condense the required hours from 12 to nine and changed the required Bible courses slightly. Two CORE classes will now be one class, and another CORE course will be consolidated with a two-hour Bible class. ... [Read More…]
Curriculum changes to affect course registration
ACU faculty approved the proposal to consolidate and eliminate CORE classes to accommodate students before registration for Fall 2012. Dr. Nancy Shankle, interim assistant provost for general education, said the changes to curriculum will provide students a well-rounded education. "These changes to the CORE curriculum will help us provide a ... [Read More…]