Liberal arts

Many people come into college feeling unprepared, nervous, and unconfident, and while being convinced that I was indeed prepared, I couldn’t help but feel some of these stressful emotions. Over the past month and a half, I have adapted to my new environment that is Pacific Lutheran University (PLU), and feel much more sure of myself as I continue through this semester. I have learned about what skills and mindsets can lead to a successful college experience, such as hope, grit, and resilience.…

where to go to school at or the decision of what to major in, is a calling from Christ. According to Stanley Hauerwas, “Your calling is to be a Christian student” (Hauerwas). That is why you made the decision to go to a Christian liberal arts college. Going to a liberal arts college is not just about taking classes that are based upon your major, but classes that will help you become a well-rounded person. At times you may think your calling is not for you or the right decision, it will be worth…

science, english, and art. When high school began, that focus was shifted onto what students needed to know for college. If or when a high school graduate decided to go to college, the next most important - and sometimes difficult - step was choosing a major. The major you chose would also determine your degree, which still causes controversy when it comes to which degrees are worth your time and money, and the relevancy of the liberal - arts in the education system today. Liberal education is…

and problems. In the article “New Liberal Arts”, Ungar (2010) states that there are several misconceptions about…

A liberal arts education is a form of education that makes a student have more familiarity with issues other than their major. This makes a student have an impeccable performance in the marketplace that most do not have. It helps assist students to have expertise on topics that range countless subjects. The education that student’s comprehend in four years is extraordinary, they go into society having a little more knowledge than the mediocre college graduate. Liberal art universities put…

Whalen’s intent in his article, “The Liberal Arts are Dead: Long Live the Liberal Arts” appears to be an appeal to young students preparing for or just starting college and contemplating what they will study. The appeal is a supplication for consideration of the liberal arts as a foundation upon which to build a career. Whalen specifically credits the liberal arts as the basis of one's ability to apply rhetoric in their theories and arguments; that is, the liberal arts teaches us how to…

In a liberal arts core, students must enroll in a variety of classes ranging from mathematics to philosophy. At Marywood University, everyone must complete liberal arts classes in order to receive their degree, with the purpose being to create a well-rounded, broadly educated person. Having knowledge in different subjects can be helpful in any professional field, including mine, which is speech-language pathology. By taking a multitude of classes, I will be more prepared when working in the…

Is there still place for liberal art education in Post-Secondary Education, or should Colleges and Universities concentrate on workforce training majors? “Change is a double-edged sword. Its relentless pace these days runs us off our feet. Yet when things are unsettled, we can find new ways to move ahead and to create breakthroughs not possible in stagnant societies. If you ask people to brainstorm words to describe change, they come up with a mixture of negative and positive terms. On the…

1. What can liberal arts education do to me? Through the beginnings of this course I have discovered that there is a lot more to the liberal arts than I thought before having a small understanding of them. The question itself is a prime example. Rather than asking what liberal arts education can do for me it asks what it can do to me. I had never thought of an education in this sense. Liberal arts education can change my way of thinking. It is more than just learning a subject to pass a course…

legitimacy and importance of a liberal arts education for a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) major. My opponent makes the argument that a liberal arts education holds no importance to a student studying in the STEM field. His first premise (1) is that STEM majors do not need to take courses outside their major. His second premise (2) is that a liberal arts education lacks depth in required general education courses. His third premise (3) is that a liberal arts education…