New course puts Penn State students in control of transformational technology
7/9/18
A new general education course at University Park — GEOG 397 — will immerse students in the world of virtual reality, 360-degree video, augmented reality and more.
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General Education
Integrative Studies Seed Grants awarded to faculty across University
4/13/18
The Office for General Education has announced this year’s seed grants to support the development of Integrative Studies courses. The awarded proposals are representative of a wide range of academic disciplines, and include proposals from faculty at Penn State campuses across the Commonwealth.
Faculty and staff learn about revised general education requirements
1/30/18
Margaret Slattery, assistant dean of the Office for General Education, recently visited Penn State New Kensington to discuss the University's new general education requirements.
Office for General Education seeks Faculty Scholar applications
9/12/17
The application period is now open for the General Education Faculty Scholars Program, comprised of 16 faculty members representing the various campuses, colleges and general education areas at Penn State.
Schreyer Conference on Oct. 25 to focus on General Education program
5/2/17
Faculty of all ranks and administrators at all Penn State locations are invited to participate in the biennial Schreyer Conference, set for 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Oct. 25 at The Nittany Lion Inn. The conference, titled “General Education: Inspiration for Integration,” will focus on moving forward with Penn State’s recently revised General Education program.
Measuring 'rhythms of Penn State' gives students preview of earthquake science
4/26/17
A simple electronic device found in nearly every smartphone today is helping students learn about the science of earthquakes in one general education geosciences course, GEOSC 109, Earthquakes and Society. Taught by Charles Ammon, professor of geosciences, the course was designed to give students insight into how geoscientists understand earthquakes — and, more generally, what's involved in conducting science.
Science fact or fiction, art and nature proposals win course development grants
4/20/17
Three Penn State Abington faculty received Integrative Studies Seed Grants.
Office for General Education announces Integrative Studies Seed Grant awards
4/20/17
The Integrative Studies Seed Grant Program, offered through the Penn State Office for General Education, will support 71 different course development projects this summer. In response to the large volume of highly qualified proposals, the budget was generously increased by more than 50 percent by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Undergraduate Education.
Sustainability Institute supports seed grants to develop sustainability courses
1/19/17
Penn State's Sustainability Institute (SI) is looking to support the development of courses that develop students’ multidisciplinary sustainability literacy. The Office of the Provost has provided over $400,000 for development of new Integrative Studies General Education courses. The SI is one of 13 collaborating units at the University providing additional funds or wrap-around expertise and resources to assist faculty. The deadline for submission is 5 p.m. on Feb. 28.
Seed grants available for faculty to develop Integrative Studies Gen Ed courses
1/13/17
The Penn State Office for General Education is pleased to announce an opportunity for faculty interested in developing a new Integrative Studies General Education course.
New Kensington’s Donald Bruckner charter member of General Ed Faculty Fellows
12/14/16
Donald Bruckner, associate professor of philosophy at Penn State New Kensington was named a General Education Faculty Fellow recently by the Penn State Office of General Education.
Sixteen faculty members named first General Education Faculty Fellows
11/18/16
Sixteen faculty members representing various campuses, colleges, and General Education areas at Penn State, have been named General Education Faculty Fellows. The General Education Faculty Fellows Program is a new initiative of the recently created Office for General Education.
Office for General Education announced as new unit in Undergraduate Education
8/8/16
Penn State Undergraduate Education has announced the addition of a new unit, the Office for General Education, to develop and lead the General Education curriculum for all undergraduate students at the University and to support faculty development in this area.
Faculty Senate approves implementation of integrative studies requirement
3/16/16
The Faculty Senate approved on March 15 a detailed implementation plan for the new integrative studies requirement in General Education, which will impact freshmen beginning in summer and fall 2018. The new requirements are meant to broaden students' understanding of how information and material from different fields — or Knowledge Domains — can be tied together.
Faculty Senate to consider implementation of new integrative studies requirement
3/14/16
The Faculty Senate will consider a proposal for implementation of the new general education requirement that will have baccalaureate students take six credits of integrative studies courses. Such courses are designed to help students gain a broader understanding of how information can be integrated across different knowledge domains to boost learning. The vote at the March 15 meeting will be on whether to approve an implementation plan.