Off campus students can avail themselves of a network of several hundred faculty-supervised sites throughout New England and beyond from which to gain frontline exposure to the professions they have chosen. Students have the opportunity to express themselves and take responsibility for their decisions in what is still a relatively risk-free environment. Of course, faculty are always there to support and advise them. But in connected learning situations, such as when our students collaborate with the Boston design community to create a fashion show fundraiser, students have the responsibility and authority to perform in their chosen field. If their decisions aren't the best they could possibly make, they won't get fired.
Students get the opportunity to rethink their choices and make better ones.
A core curriculum emphasizing critical thinking, effective communication skills, and ethical development through the liberal arts creates a balance that enhances the work done by students in their professional studies. Lasell has selected a primarily integrative approach to a core curriculum. Educational research, supported by faculty experience, indicates that the integration of general education skills into all classes ultimately proves most effective. This unique approach is advancing the College toward its goal of becoming New England's leader in professionally oriented education in a liberal arts setting. HOME 1998, Lasell College.