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Editorial written by Prof. Thomas Wellock, History Dept.Emphasis.docxjack60216
Editorial written by Prof. Thomas Wellock, History Dept.
Emphasis added by Bob Ota
Today's the first day of courses at CWU, so I'm devoting this column to the quality of education on campus. You have no doubt heard of the statistic that the income of college graduates rapidly outpaces their less educated peers. It has led many wavering high school students to give college a try.
Lately, the value of a college degree has been called into question for students who struggle in high school, a significant percentage of our student body. For those who graduate in the bottom 40% of their high school class, the odds against them completing college are 2 to 1. Even if they graduate, most of them won't find employment that requires a college degree, and their employers will grumble about their basic skills, especially in oral and written communication. Colleges take their tuition money but leave these students with mortgage-sized debts and no future.
There is a value in institutions that have a generous admissions policy like CWUs. We offer less advanced students a second chance and many succeed with it. But they need help to overcome their lack of preparation and, more importantly, poor work habits. In both areas, we are failing them with low expectations.
This isn't just the opinion of a cranky professor; our students tell us this is so. The National Survey of Student Engagement polls freshman and seniors at most of America's colleges regarding their college experiences. Compared to our peer institutions, CWU students do less studying (the majority less than 10 hours per week!), campus activities, employment, and family responsibilities. What are they doing with all that spare time? The survey reports that CWU students excel at socializing, watching TV, playing video games, and partying. Our students aren't dropping out because they are over worked and can�'t hack it, and those who graduate enter the working world having spent more time on an Xbox than their studies.
Why don't they work harder? They don't need to. We have created a system that goes easy on students. There are many reasons for this, but today I'll discuss general education courses.
General education courses aim to provide a well-rounded education, but have become a way of mining students for scarce resources. In general education, students choose from a menu of classes in the sciences, humanities, and arts. While creating a marketplace of ideas sounds good, it encourages mediocrity when coupled with a student's inclination to find the easiest path to a degree. Departments make students, and administrators happy when they create large, easy courses with little grading. Students flock to these courses, and administrators reward departments with resources for their efficiency in filling seats.
Students are aided and abetted in their search for the easy A by staff advisors. The well-meaning staffers no doubt want to boost retention rates, but this has a corrosive effect on quality. ...
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EducationUSA Weekly Update. #342, August 19, 2013EducationUSA
Accredited U.S. educational institutions can publicize their financial aid opportunities and campus news to the EducationUSA network of over 400 centers in 170 countries through our free service: EdUSA Weekly Update. EducationUSA advising centers will, in turn, circulate this information through a multitude of international channels via social media, newsletters, bulletin boards, websites, and more!
EducationUSA Weekly Update, #359, December 16, 2013EducationUSA
Accredited U.S. educational institutions can publicize their financial aid opportunities and campus news to the EducationUSA network of over 400 centers in 170 countries through our free service: EdUSA Weekly Update. EducationUSA advising centers will, in turn, circulate this information through a multitude of international channels via social media, newsletters, bulletin boards, websites, and more!
Editorial written by Prof. Thomas Wellock, History Dept.Emphasis.docxjack60216
Editorial written by Prof. Thomas Wellock, History Dept.
Emphasis added by Bob Ota
Today's the first day of courses at CWU, so I'm devoting this column to the quality of education on campus. You have no doubt heard of the statistic that the income of college graduates rapidly outpaces their less educated peers. It has led many wavering high school students to give college a try.
Lately, the value of a college degree has been called into question for students who struggle in high school, a significant percentage of our student body. For those who graduate in the bottom 40% of their high school class, the odds against them completing college are 2 to 1. Even if they graduate, most of them won't find employment that requires a college degree, and their employers will grumble about their basic skills, especially in oral and written communication. Colleges take their tuition money but leave these students with mortgage-sized debts and no future.
There is a value in institutions that have a generous admissions policy like CWUs. We offer less advanced students a second chance and many succeed with it. But they need help to overcome their lack of preparation and, more importantly, poor work habits. In both areas, we are failing them with low expectations.
This isn't just the opinion of a cranky professor; our students tell us this is so. The National Survey of Student Engagement polls freshman and seniors at most of America's colleges regarding their college experiences. Compared to our peer institutions, CWU students do less studying (the majority less than 10 hours per week!), campus activities, employment, and family responsibilities. What are they doing with all that spare time? The survey reports that CWU students excel at socializing, watching TV, playing video games, and partying. Our students aren't dropping out because they are over worked and can�'t hack it, and those who graduate enter the working world having spent more time on an Xbox than their studies.
Why don't they work harder? They don't need to. We have created a system that goes easy on students. There are many reasons for this, but today I'll discuss general education courses.
General education courses aim to provide a well-rounded education, but have become a way of mining students for scarce resources. In general education, students choose from a menu of classes in the sciences, humanities, and arts. While creating a marketplace of ideas sounds good, it encourages mediocrity when coupled with a student's inclination to find the easiest path to a degree. Departments make students, and administrators happy when they create large, easy courses with little grading. Students flock to these courses, and administrators reward departments with resources for their efficiency in filling seats.
Students are aided and abetted in their search for the easy A by staff advisors. The well-meaning staffers no doubt want to boost retention rates, but this has a corrosive effect on quality. ...
In the following presentation, app experts has presented some of the most fascinating news and Updates on MBA that a serious MBA aspirant can't afford to miss.
In this ebook, you will learn what innovative colleges, students, and employers are doing with their experiential practical learning to succeed in the 21st century.
1. UCF to hire 200 faculty, jobs posted online
Jessica Saggio, Central Florida Future 5:04 p.m. EST January 7, 2015
UCF is set to hire 200 faculty positions.(Photo: Bernard Wilchusky / Central Florida Future)
UCF is officially in pursuit of 200 new faculty members who will join the school's colleges in time for
the 2015-16 academic year.
According to the UCF jobs website, the 200 open faculty positions are up for grabs and applications
are being accepted online.
"...We're looking for 200 faculty members who like opportunity, growth and sunshine," the website
states.
The hires come after performance-enhancing funds were granted to the university from the state. Of
the positions, STEM faculty will see the biggest boost, along with nursing.
Related: UCF professor: Social media can make or break careers
"The last few years there's been a very big increase in student interest in enrollment in STEM fields.
[The campaign is] helping us address this immense growth in student interest in enrollment in STEM
fields," said Michael Johnson, dean of the College of Sciences.
For those who make the cut, the university will bring them to campus for an in-depth interview
process.
"[Committee members] bring [candidates] to campus, they typically meet lots of faculty and
students, they'll give a seminar on their research, sometimes they'll give an example class to show
how they teach, and then from that we try to choose who's the best person for the job we have and
bring them here next fall," Johnson said.
Related: 200 new hires to join UCF faculty for 2015-16
A brief scroll through the open jobs shows a variety of positions ranging from associate professors to
visiting instructors, research scientists and full professors.
Positions are available in every school at the university, from communications professors to primary
care physicians at the College of Medicine.
To apply for open faculty positions visit ucf.edu/jobs.
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