Goals of a Bates Education 2004-2005

Designs I, II, III and Foundation Posters
May 20, 2005

In 2003-2004 the Bates faculty began a discussion of the goals of a Bates Education that culminated in a December vote to go forward.  In March a process was voted on and the Coordinating Committee and the Design Team were chosen.

This website will present notes from the many open meetings sponsored by the Coordinating Committee, copies of emails from the group offering discussion topics and sometimes reporting on what we have heard.  We hope that faculty will use the website as a means of learning what their colleagues are thinking.  We are also always interested in comments from faculty, about the information presented here, or other thoughts related to our goals for a Bates education.

COORDINATING COMMITTEE
Elected by faculty and students* elected by the Student Government

Kirk Read: co-chair
Bonnie Shulman: co-chair
John Cole
Dyk Eusden
Leslie Hill
Lynne Lewis
Laurie O’Higgins
Paula Schlax
Marie Hemmelgarn*
Yang Jerng Hwa*

Charge: To aid the faculty in considering the goals of a Bates education and how they can best be achieved.  Also, to reflect the College community’s interests during the design process.

DESIGN TEAM
Appointed by the Coordinating Committee from nominations from the faculty

Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir
Matt Côté
Sue Houchins
Casey O’Callaghan
John Strong

Charge: To design and recommend to the faculty a general education program likely to achieve our goals.

We’d like your comments and questions.
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