Our general education program stresses the inquiry-based and collaborative learning favored by the commission, as well as providing greatly enhanced writing requirements. And we are proud to have been chosen by the National Science Foundation as one of 10 universities nationwide as an exemplar of how to integrate research into the undergraduate experience. Of course not. But the data reported to the regents suggests we are on the right track. Courses are generally available in reasonable numbers, students have greater access to advisers and requirements, faculty have been trained in the use of new technologies, research experiences are widely available to undergraduates and we have one of the most distinguished honors program in the country.
Research universities can provide undergraduates with extraordinary opportunities.
And with a governing board, administration, and faculty all committed to offering the highest possible quality experience, the university may continue to make national reports like the Carnegie Commission obsolete before they are published. Michael R. Gottfredson is vice president for undergraduate education at the University of Arizona.