Purdue University College of Liberal Arts
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Please note: The funds for the individual engagement for 2007-2008 have been allocated. Dean Contreni and Associate Dean Miller will announce the 2008-2009 funding policies soon.
PLACE will support three overlapping and mutually reinforcing programs:
Each of these programs brings the expertise of Liberal Arts scholars and artists to bear on significant challenges to public life and is meant to create synergy among Discovery, Learning, Engagement, and Civic Responsibility. PLACE is thus central to Purdue University’s mission as a land-grant institution and is vital to fostering public scholarship. Purdue University’s Engagement Office has identified economic development, the enhancement of K-12 education, the promotion of service-learning, and life-long education as its four main goals. The College of Liberal Arts should be at the center of all of these areas, for, as we often insist, critical thinking, effective communication, and our over-all commitment to improving the health and well-being of citizens in our community are essential components of economic development, excellent public schools, and the ongoing interest in learning.
As much as individuals want to be part of endeavors that have a direct impact on the lives of people outside the University, they correctly recognize that it is hard work to identify and establish partnerships off campus. Rather than placing the burden entirely on individuals or groups to find ways to contribute to these ends, however, the College envisions a place for our faculty and students to focus on quality-of-life issues that prefigure economic growth, excellent public schools, and a communal commitment to critical thinking so essential for informed public discourse— to work in tandem with others engaging the same broad issue and to take part in a focused project defined collaboratively and supported by the College of Liberal Arts.
Themes by Year:
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