SSU's Academic Story: Conversations abound
Conversations about SSU's academic identity continue in many forums. We had another drop-in lunch on October 12 at the Faculty Center (about 10 faculty members and President Armiñana attended), and a breakfast October 21 at North Light Books and Cafe (seven faculty members and Provost Rogerson). In the last few weeks, I've had conversations with the Library faculty, the Science and Technology Council of Department Chairs, the Professional Development Subcommittee, the Academic Coordinating Team (which consists of the Academic Senate leadership and the Provost and Deans and AVPs), and probably others. I've got more scheduled.
In these attempts to identify the significant distinguishing feature of an SSU education, I'm surprised by how quickly conversations seem to be converging around some ideas about close faculty/student interaction, faculty caring about their students' success, and student scholarship experiences. One phrase that captures a lot of this is "collaborative education," which seems to be a good fit for lots of people in lots of departments.
I hope you'll join us for continuing conversations.
In these attempts to identify the significant distinguishing feature of an SSU education, I'm surprised by how quickly conversations seem to be converging around some ideas about close faculty/student interaction, faculty caring about their students' success, and student scholarship experiences. One phrase that captures a lot of this is "collaborative education," which seems to be a good fit for lots of people in lots of departments.
I hope you'll join us for continuing conversations.
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