We must be consumed by a desire to enhance the educational experience of our students to ensure that they are prepared for the future. Students must have the writing, speaking, reading, mathematical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and value clarification skills appropriate for achieving excellence in a democratic society. Students must have developed the attitudes of citizens prepared to work in, lead and guide a society of diverse people. The study of foreign language and culture should be required by all students, and students should be aware of and practice physical fitness and wellness principles. In addition to these liberal arts skills, knowledge, and attitudes, each student should have studied something in depth and have his or her experience capped with an integrative experience that would result in the student demonstrating that he or she has tied the entire educational process together.
Professional education is enhanced by requiring a strong liberal arts base.
The environment that would deliver such an education should be governed by the principles that it teaches. It should be collegial, fair, and open to free discussion where mutual respect is practiced and disagreement about issues takes place without respect for the individual being lost. The environment should practice and teach the values found in a multi-cultural world. We should have women and racial minorities prominent in all aspects of university life. Liberal education ensures sensitivity to and fair treatment for all people.