Plenary Session: "Transforming Students, Transforming Ourselves"
Location
Alumnae Hall, Haehn Campus Center, CSB
Start Date
12-7-2016 5:15 PM
End Date
12-7-2016 7:30 PM
Description
No form of education is more dedicated to the ongoing transformation of students, knowledge and society than the American liberal arts model. But in the midst of all the challenges and possibilities facing us, naming our own emerging transformations is difficult. Old categories fail to describe our new realities, and new concepts often seem superficial. Yet a powerful framing is necessary for people to understand us and to allow us to effect the transformations that are so fundamental to our mission.
Speaker Bio
Rebecca Chopp
Dr. Rebecca Chopp is chancellor of the University of Denver where she is leading a community-wide strategic planning effort focused on the 21st-century transformation of knowledge, the holistic education of students, and the university’s impact in the world. Chopp has emphasized the importance of creating an intentional and inclusive community. Previously, she was president of Swarthmore College and Colgate University. She also served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Emory University and as a dean at Yale University. Chopp is a widely published author and editor, including six books and more than 50 articles.
Plenary Session: "Transforming Students, Transforming Ourselves"
Alumnae Hall, Haehn Campus Center, CSB
No form of education is more dedicated to the ongoing transformation of students, knowledge and society than the American liberal arts model. But in the midst of all the challenges and possibilities facing us, naming our own emerging transformations is difficult. Old categories fail to describe our new realities, and new concepts often seem superficial. Yet a powerful framing is necessary for people to understand us and to allow us to effect the transformations that are so fundamental to our mission.
Comments
Introduction by Dr. Jonathan Green, Illinois Wesleyan University.