If we wish our students to make a difference in the world after leaving Millikin, our obligation to their ethical development is clear and cannot be separated from our responsibility for their intellectual growth. Given that the world is increasingly diverse, yet interconnected, our intellectual responsibility to our students makes it essential that we prepare them for this global reality. Core Means Use of the following methods will inform courses across the Millikin program. All provide direct access to knowledge and encourage active engagement. Information Technology Information technology can strongly support and enrich the development of learning goals by engaging students directly with primary texts, in collaborative projects, and through well-defined active learning experiences.
Information technology can also help redefine and reshape the faculty role.
Infusion of Critical Skills Over the years, faculty at Millikin have demonstrated their commitment to the development of critical thinking and writing across the curriculum. A revitalized curriculum builds on this commitment and makes it more intentional and more widespread by adding learning goals in oral communication, research, quantitative skills, and information technology. In addition, an optional proficiency in second language is available to those students who wish it or to those departments which require it. Standards will be set by university-wide committees in consultation with appropriate experts. Students will have multiple opportunities to develop these skills and demonstrate proficiencies, both in University Studies and in the major.