March 24, 2008
For Immediate Release
For an Interview:
Janice Gygi
(801) 863-8863
Carol Geary Schneider, President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), will visit Utah Valley State College March 31 in an effort to prepare faculty for the College’s transition to university status July 1. Schneider’s visit to UVSC will include a discussion about UVSC’s efforts to be recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as an Engaged Learning Institution, which provides an action-oriented education for students, and will feature a free presentation open to the public, titled “Educating for Personal and Social Responsibility: The Role of a University,” March 31 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sorensen Center, SC 206.
“Schneider is one of the nation’s leading thinkers on the importance of education,” say Janice Gygi, chair of the General Education Committee at UVSC. “As we transition to a university, her input will be invaluable to us.”
Under Schneider’s leadership at AAC&U, the association launched a 10-year public advocacy and campus action initiative designed to engage students and the public with what really matters in a college education for the twenty-first century. With 1,100 institutional members, AAC&U is the leading national organization, devoted to advancing and strengthening undergraduate liberal education.
Schneider’s visit to UVSC is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the General Education Committee.
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Kim Chapman
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Melissa Plowman
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