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Worcester State College Press
Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Davis Educational Foundation Awards
College $248,000 WORCESTER, Mass. – December 14, 2007 – Worcester State College has been awarded a $248,000 grant over three years from the Davis Educational Foundation of Falmouth, Maine, to support the implementation of the new general education program, named the liberal arts and science curriculum (LASC). The curriculum was developed over several years by joint faculty and administration committees and approved by Worcester State College President Janelle Ashley in May, 2007. “Advancing the goals of liberal education, the new curriculum enables students to experience general education as a coherent and interdisciplinary whole. The structure of the LASC promotes a greater number of shared experiences for students and requires progressively more challenging courses that address a broad range of student outcomes. Additionally, the new curriculum promotes academic rigor, in part through careful and productive assessment,” said Professor Kristen Waters, interim coordinator of the Liberal Arts and Science Curriculum. The grant from the Davis Educational Foundation will: · Fund additional faculty leadership positions to implement the first major change in the general education curriculum at WSC in thirty years; · Provide professional development for faculty members to develop new and redesign existing courses in ways that focus on student-centered learning and specific course objectives; · Create a comprehensive program of assessment for the LASC; · Support Coordination of Academic and Student Affairs contributions to the First-year Experience Program; · Develop a system of advising for the new curriculum, purchase additional computing software for tracking and advising, and assist faculty in learning advising tools and practices. The Davis Educational Foundation was established by Stanton and Elizabeth Davis after Mr. Davis’ retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc.
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