The proposals in our grant program stem from the Strategic Plan for the next five years. The foundation's major interest is to strengthen private higher education, with a principal emphasis on small liberal arts colleges. MacMurray's general education program consists of the liberal arts courses that are not in a student's major. This program was enthusiastically endorsed in a survey of alumni, who felt the sequence had helped them develop the ability to communicate clearly and effectively. They study literature, history, philosophy, science, religion, economics, politics, government and the arts.
Students take course work in several disciplines outside their major.
Students benefit by taking their knowledge and skills into the community or workplace in internships where they practice their intended profession. MacMurray will add a Quantitative Reasoning course this fall. It will teach skills needed to function and prosper in an increasingly technological world. Development of this course, with Dr. Karl Luth, assistant professor of chemistry, as coordinator, will be financed through the grant. Faculty Development Development of the Quantitative Reasoning course is one of 12 projects relating to faculty development which are included in the grant-financed program.