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Symbol of Educational Excellence
Since 1931, ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø has provided its students with exceptional learning experiences in a global context. It is committed to supporting every student’s development and success, recruiting and promoting faculty of the highest credentials and standards of excellence, creating a supportive campus community and engaging the larger community and world.
Four-College Model
ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø's academic structure – the Four-College Model – has helped the University retain its small-school ambience despite rapid growth. Each college is headed by a dean who reports to theÌýprovost and vice president for academic affairs. The four colleges are:
The Four-College Model allows each academic area to have a greater sense of identity and gives students and faculty an academic home to support their experience of scholarly community. The model also increases transparency, decreases red tape, fosters stronger connections with the external community and aids in the creation of new and innovative programs.
Interdisciplinary Programs
In addition to the four colleges, ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø has four major interdisciplinary areas that draw students, faculty and resources from across the colleges and curriculum:
- Graduate and Continuing StudiesÌýcoordinates all-university programs for adult and part-time learners.
- Spartan StudiesÌýsupports the general education program that is the liberal arts core required of all undergraduate students not participating in the Honors Program.
- International ProgramsÌýoversees study abroad programs, international majors and certificates, and international student services.
- Honors ProgramÌýoffers an innovative curriculum, a close-knit community and undergraduate research experiences for high-achieving ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø students.
Academic Services
Working out of theÌýProvost’s Office, the associate provost and dean of academic services implements the University’s academic standards and requirements for all students (including policies and processes related to academic integrity and academic appeals) and oversees the following areas:
- Academic Success CenterÌý
- Center for Teaching and Learning
- Military Science
- The Macdonald-Kelce Library
Student-focused Learning
Celebrated scholars, teachers and authors from around the globe fill ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø’s distinguished faculty (90 percent have a Ph.D. or the highest degree in their field). Whether they teach primarilyÌýgraduate coursesÌýor travel abroad to present their research, ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø professors always keep their students at the center of their work and aim to educate the whole person. They also emphasizeÌýexperiential educationÌý— actively engaging students inÌýstudy abroad,Ìýinternships,Ìýservice learningÌýand their ownÌýresearch.
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