News & Events
SMC Events for Wednesday, October 10, 2007
AAC&U Core Commitments: Educating Students for Personal & Social Responsibility
Patricia King, University of Michigan
Professor, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education
Patricia’s research focuses on learning and development among late adolescents and adults, including college students. She is especially interested in approaches to student development that explore the intersections among developmental domains, such as intellectual, identity and social development, and how these affect collegiate outcomes ranging from citizenship to intercultural maturity to character development. She serves as the Principal Investigator for the University of Michigan team for the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education. She is also a consulting scholar for AAC&U’s Core Commitments project.
Jillian Kinzie, Indiana University
Associate Director, Center for Postsecondary Research & NSSE Institute
Jillian coordinates the NSSE Institute project activities. Her
doctorate is from Indiana University in higher education with a minor in women's studies. Jillian transitioned to the NSSE staff from the faculty at IU where she coordinated the master's program in higher education and student affairs from 2000-2002. She has more than a decade of additional experience as a research associate and administrative work in academic and student affairs. Jillian's research interests include college choice, first year student development, teaching and learning in college, access and equity, and women in underrepresented fields.
10:30am to 11:30am, Campus Deans and Directors Committee
(Soda Center Lafayette Room)
Pat and Jillian will speak with the group about SMC’s recent NSSE data that relate to growth in personal and social responsibility. In preparation, the group will receive a NSSE summary and a brief article, “Educating for Citizenship.”
12:40pm to 2:10pm, Shared Mission Event
(Soda Center Moraga Room)
Pat and Jillian will join students, faculty, and staff for an engaging discussion of the five key dimensions of personal and social responsibility and how they resonate with the mission of Saint Mary’s and can inform the campus conversation about core curriculum—both inside and outside the classroom. Lunch will be served.
2:30pm to 4pm, Social Justice Coordinating Committee (Soda Center Moraga Room)
The SJCC and Pat will discuss the assessment component of the Core Commitments grant and explore how data can inform the development of a social justice action plan. In preparation, the group will receive a summary of the assessment instrument and a brief article, “Educating for Citizenship.”
2:30pm to 4pm, Division of Student Life
(Soda Center Lafayette Room)
Jillian and the Student Life staff will learn about successful practices and programs across the country that enhance student learning and development. The group will consider possible new initiatives at SMC that support students’ development in the five dimensions of personal and social responsibility.
4:30pm to 6pm, Leadership Program Areas
(Soda Center Moraga Room)
Pat will lead a workshop for staff and faculty who support and guide student leaders, as well as student leaders who guide their peers. The group will learn about the notion of student learning and development as self-authorship and discuss practical applications to their work.
4:30pm to 6pm, Teaching & Learning
(Soda Center Lafayette Room)
In this conversation, faculty and Jillian will discuss classroom practices and pedagogical frameworks that support teaching and learning for personal and social responsibility. All faculty are welcome; those who teach service-learning, community-based research, and social justice across the curriculum are especially encouraged to attend.
ALSO: October 11
(Founders Room)
8am to 9:30am: Jillian and Pat will meet with the Core Curriculum Task Force.
9:30am to 10:30am: Jillian and Pat will debrief with the Walk the Talk Team.
