Faculty

January means a meeting with all of the faculty for the coming semester. Contracts are signed, dates and rules are clarified, and most important, the mission of the College is discussed: how do we effectively teach these young people to become excellent professionals and transform society?




Some of it is practical and concrete -- how to improve student grammar and spelling across the curricula, how to integrate the spirit of research into classes. And some is more difficult to put into words -- how to help students develop responsibility, how to get students thinking ethically.




It is a great way to start the semester, getting everyone in the same frame of mind. I always leave these meetings energized for the months to come.