The Associated Colleges of Illinois is a group of 24 private liberal arts colleges working together to serve business and community needs. Governed by college presidents, business executives and community leaders, ACI has been creating successful partnership programs since 1952. In selecting Shining Examples of Liberal Arts for Leadership , ACI sought talented people who are often society's unsung heroes. But, in the long run, society is sustained by the hands-on leadership of teachers, nurses, business executives and government workers. The people ACI is honoring as Shining Examples of Liberal Arts for Leadership don't usually make the news, but they are truly headliners to the thousands of individuals whose lives they touch.
Technologies quickly pass into obsolescence.
But by exploring a wide range of subjects and focusing on individual growth, the liberal arts curriculum prepares graduates to think independently, to process and synthesize information quickly , and to make effective decisions. These skills last a lifetime, regardless of prevailing technology. While at Millikin, Goodman was a Dunn Fellow in the governor's Chicago office and was active in the Millikin AIDS Awareness Organization and the university's Orientation Commission. She is also an active member of the League of Women Voters and the American Association of University Women. Millikin's liberal arts curriculum introduced me to programs and disciplines I previously had not considered.