The Liberal Arts Starter Kit

Audience/Context:

Faculty development session, Nielsen Center for Liberal Arts (June 2025)

Focus:

Embedding liberal arts values across courses

Methods:

Interactive 90-minute workshop with mini-presentations, guided discussion, shared resources

Description:

This workshop equipped instructors with tools for articulating and integrating the value of a liberal arts education. Activities included reflection, short lectures on liberal arts principles and the science of learning, and adaptable classroom exercises.

Outcomes:

Faculty left with a sequenced set of adaptable activities to reinforce liberal arts values.

Collaborators:

Rachel Ewing (Lees McRae), Jake Haggedorn (UNC-Asheville), Carlos Poggia (Berea College)