Regional Area Network Events
First-Year Gateway Curriculum
CONNECTICUT Saturday, August 4 Bryant Fun Day at Lake Compounce Family fun day starts at 11:00AM Group dinner at Lakeside Pavilion at 5:00PM
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MASSACHUSETTS Saturday, August 4 • 5:00 to 7:00PM Cape Cod Cocktail Reception Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club • Brewster RHODE ISLAND Saturday, August 25 • 4:00 to 7:00PM Newport International Polo at Glen Farm Portsmouth Details for these events and much more can be found at:
http://alumniconnect.bryant.edu
Alumni-Admission Connection
The Character of Success Bryant University Office of Admission 1150 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917
Global Foundations of Organizations and Business The world economy needs individuals with sophisticated skills, global perspective, expertise in multiple areas, and the ability to acquire new knowledge and skills as needed to meet the challenges of continuously changing business conditions. Global Foundations of Organizations and Business (within the College of Business) focuses on developing skills in building a personal skill portfolio, leadership, negotiation, communication, and time management.
Writing Workshops A 21st century “educated person” must be able to develop and express ideas in writing, comprehensively explore issues, ideas, artifacts and evidence, and then coherently write an opinion or conclusion. The Writing Workshops will focus on developing skills in engaging with others as a collaborative of writers, effectively accessing, interpreting, evaluating, and presenting information with an awareness of purpose and context.
The Bryant IDEA The last and perhaps most groundbreaking block of the Freshman Gateway is The Bryant IDEA - Innovation & Design Experience for All. A collective experience occurring in the spring semester of freshman year, it emphasizes experiential learning and integration across disciplines, two fundamental elements of Bryant’s approach to education. It is a 72hour hands-on experience focused on teaching the innovation process, specifically two key building blocks for creating new innovations in any field: design thinking and team work. Students work on projects covering a range of “real world” situations, ranging from the arts to social services to the business sector. They work in teams coached by faculty, staff, alumni mentors, and undergraduate seniors. Key elements of the innovation process are taught in faculty workshops and are applied immediately to projects. Within their teams, students practice elements of the design thinking process and come up with creative solutions to their project. Overall, Bryant’s curriculum is divided into two major sections. The Foundation Curriculum will yield 48 credits and encompass the First-Year Gateway and general education courses. The second segment, the Specialization Curriculum, nets 72 credits and includes core sequences and majors, concentrations, minors, and electives. This is the segment where students get to do the customization referred to above. More detail will be offered in future issues!
A Newsletter for Members of the Alumni-Admission Connection
Volume 12, Issue 2, Summer 2012
Annual AAC Renewal Time! Summer has finally arrived in New England and it’s time for our annual AAC renewal. It’s time to renew your commitment to AAC and make sure we have up-to-date information about you. The 2012-2013 Membership Renewal Form is enclosed. If you can continue your participation in AAC, please check the appropriate box at the top. Then, review the personal information, making any changes needed and return it to us in the postage-paid envelope provided. Also, take a moment to check the box indicating your preferred way to receive the newsletter: hard copy via mail or electronically. If you cannot continue, we understand completely. We know about careers and families! Just check the “Sorry!” box on the form and return it to us. The renewal date this year is July 16. Please let us hear from you by then. All renewing members will receive the updated AAC manual and directory along with the fall newsletter.
Phone: 401-232-6100 Toll Free: 800-622-7001 admission@bryant.edu admission.bryant.edu
Bryant programs garner national recognition! The Bryant Connection is published three times a year for the Alumni-Admission Connection members of Bryant University. Send comments on this newsletter or AlumniAdmission Connection activity to Rebecca Eriksen, Senior Assistant Director for Events and Volunteers, Bryant University Office of Admission, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917, 401-232-6957, 800-622-7001, or reriksen@bryant.edu.
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Bloomberg Businessweek recently ranked our International Business program 27th in the nation, up from 41st last year… …and our Entrepreneurship program is 71st, up from its debut last year at 97th.
Bryant introduces First-Year Gateway Curriculum In talking with prospective students and their families, please indicate we are starting something new and exciting at Bryant. This article is intended to make you aware of the change occurring so you can present up-to-date information. More in-depth information will be available to you through future editions of this newsletter. Students can learn more on the Bryant website. Beginning with the upcoming fall semester, Bryant will implement its new First-Year Gateway Curriculum, an innovative, unique program specifically developed by Bryant faculty, under the leadership of Vice President for Academic Affairs José-Marie Griffiths, to prepare students for life in the 21st century. In the typical college model, all students working toward a major are required to take the same courses; if students want to customize their college experience, the institution will impose its plan or, at best, make it inconvenient to vary. Bryant’s approach is to give students the tools they need to put together the components of their program and build programs that give them credentials in multiple areas. It was specifically designed to be integrated, developing habits of mind that cross disciplines; inspiring, leading to knowledge of self and society; innovative, encouraging unquenchable curiosity; and international in scope, incorporating the entire world. Bryant’s Foundation Curriculum still includes the traditional academic areas: business, economics, math, history, humanities, languages, arts and literature, social sciences, and natural sciences. Degree offerings have not changed and the requirement for liberal arts students to have a business minor and business students to have a liberal arts minor remains in effect. The difference is a set of experiences called the First-Year Gateway curriculum in which all freshmen will participate. It consists of four building blocks:
Global Foundations of Character and Leadership To be effective global citizens in the 21st century, college graduates need to be creative thinkers who can examine contemporary problems in historical perspective with an understanding of diverse world-views and cultures. The course Global Foundations of Character and Leadership (within the College of Arts & Sciences) focuses on developing the character and leadership skills required to make complex ethical decisions, critical thinking, and an understanding of other cultures and perspectives.
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Thank You!
Ambassador Angle
You’ve heard it before but we’re not going to stop saying THANK YOU! AAC members are indispensable to Bryant’s recruitment effort. When you share your experiences both at Bryant and beyond, you are giving prospective students a chance to envision themselves in the same context. It would be impossible to duplicate the force of your presence and your enthusiasm as advocates for Bryant in your communities. In addition, you have been there for college fairs, summer send-offs, January receptions, admission interviews, phoning admitted students, and as speakers at on-campus recruitment events. During the spring college fair season, eight members represented Bryant at college fairs: Kristin Abate ’07 Nicole Archambault ’10 Dave Crosby ’05 Kristen Fricione ’08 Stephanie Kirk ’10
Jim Magee ’88 Barbara Manville ’80 Mike Motschwiller ’88 Dave Suaviso ’96
As we approached the May 1 “universal” college reply date, 18 members phoned admitted students to offer their congratulations and answer questions. When the opportunity presented itself, they also shared their Bryant experiences. Their reports back to us indicate they also spoke with a number of parents! Our 2012 Phone Calling Campaign members are: Steve Berman ’68 Michael Boyd ’92 Lloyd Cahoon ’66 Michael Connor ’87 Ryan Daley ’08 Robert England ’06 Mark Giganti ’88 Michelle Kavalchuk ’07 Timothy Kundzicz ’10
Tiago Machado ’10 Jim Magee ’88 Barbara Manville ’80 Sara Marshall ’04 Raymond Mills ’04 Bruce Reirden ’76 Alicia Townsend ’10 Bryan Wojtowicz ’08 Alan Zuckerman ’80
Our warmest thanks to all of you.
Vice President for International Affairs is new position Global engagement is a cornerstone of Bryant’s Vision 2020 plan: Expanding the World of Opportunity which includes plans for a powerful network of strategic outposts and international collaborations with partners in other countries including China and India. Consistent with this planning mainstay, the University has established the position of Vice President for International Affairs to oversee and coordinate initiatives in the global arena. Dr. Hong Yang, the Charles Smiley Chair Professor of Science and Technology and director of Bryant’s U.S. -China Institute and Confucius Institute, has been appointed to the position. In addition to supporting development of the University’s ongoing international strategies, Yang will play a leading role in our joint venture partnerships and programs in China. Yang, recognized as a U.S.-China Public Intellectual Fellow by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, has been an active member of the Bryant community since 1998. He is a distinguished colleague, professor, and research scientist. Yang established the University’s Environmental Studies in China program in his first year at Bryant. He is the founding director of Bryant’s U.S.-China Institute and has directed the Confucius Institute at Bryant since 2006. He has developed numerous programs of academic, business, and
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cultural exchanges between the University and China and has attracted more than three million dollars in grants and gifts. In addition to his work at Bryant, Yang has held visiting appointments at Brown University and Yale University, where he conducted research on long-term global climate change. He is also an honorary professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and three Chinese universities. Yang has traveled around the globe for lectures and research collaborations and has received numerous scientific awards, honors, and recognitions, including the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Award in Molecular Biology and Evolution. He is the author or more than 70 scientific articles and a co-editor of three recent books on geobiology, ecology, and conservation of Chinese Dawn Redwoods. He was recognized with the Bryant University Research and Publication Award twice, and received Bryant’s Distinguished Faculty Award in 2006. Professor Yang received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the China University of Geosciences in Wuhan (BA) and in Beijing (MS), and his Ph.D. from the University of Idaho. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor before joining the Bryant faculty.
Ashley Hicks
Class of 2012 Major: Finance Minor: Psychology
In the June 2010 issue of Connection, we featured Ashley Hicks in this column. She was at the halfway point in her college career and the column described several steps in her major/career choice evolution. We thought you’d enjoy an update on the remainder of Ashley’s career at Bryant and, now, beyond! Ashley spent the spring 2011 semester in Florence, Italy and, she says, “It was the best experience I could have asked for.” In addition to her studies, she travelled throughout Italy, from the top to the bottom of the boot, and then to five different countries by train, bus, boat, tram, chairlift, plane, foot, and most importantly by dogsled. The last was in the Slovenian Alps. She climbed the Eiffel Tower, walked down Las Ramblas in Barcelona, and toured Prague Castle in the Czech Republic. Upon returning to Bryant, she worked in the President’s Office and continued to be an amazing Ambassador. As a senior, she earned the highest number of points (232!) and was awarded a BIG Bryant umbrella to use in her new home – see below. As Ashley walked through the Archway this May, she knew she was about to head west – to Seattle, that is. She is an Assistant National Bank Examiner for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). She expects to be examining banks in least five states – Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Alaska – during her eight-month training period. Her interest in the banking industry was sparked during Professor Peter Nigro’s Management of Banking Institutions course. She learned of this opportunity from him and he put her in touch with an alumnus, who has held the same position for several years and who gave her confidence that her Bryant education had prepared her to be successful in it. She and her cat, Romeo, are settling into their own apartment. We wish you continued good luck, Ashley!
Bryant dedicates new baseball and softball complex named for Bill ’67 and Sue Conaty In the spring of 1967, Bill Conaty was captain of Bryant’s baseball team and about to graduate. This spring, 45 years later, Bill threw out the ceremonial first pitch to officially dedicate Conaty Park, the University’s new baseball and softball complex named for him and his wife, Sue. A $1.3 million donation from the Conatys, of Sunapee, NH and North Palm Beach, FL, has helped transform the Bryant baseball and softball complex into a first-class Division I stadium that is arguably the best in New England, offering bleacher seating for 500, including 200 chairback seats, and a state-of-the-art press box. “We are so appreciative of Bill Conaty’s support of his alma mater,” Director of Athletics Bill Smith said earlier this year. “The renovations to our baseball and softball complex enrich our facilities and our program, not only for our student-athletes and
coaches, but for our fans as well, who will finally be able to enjoy the comforts of a stadium as they come out to enjoy another successful Division I baseball season.” Conaty, a University Trustee, is retired from the position of senior vice president for human resources at General Electric, the company he first joined upon graduation from Bryant. As the human resources leader for GE employees worldwide, he was widely acclaimed for his track record of innovation. In addition to many distinguished leadership roles within his field, Conaty currently serves on the advisory board of Cornell University’s Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies and the Board of Directors of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. He is co-author of The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers, published in 2010.
Upcoming Events 2012 Reunion @ Homecoming
Friday, September 21 – Sunday, September 23 2nd Annual Bryant University Football Golf Outing Saturday, August 4•11:30AM—5:00PM Country View Golf Club • Burrillville Archie Boulet Golf Tournament Monday, October 15 • 11:30AM Quidnessett Country Club • North Kingstown
Fall Open House
Saturday, October 20 For prospective students and their families Email Rebecca Eriksen (reriksen@bryant.edu) if you’d like to help out.
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Thank You!
Ambassador Angle
You’ve heard it before but we’re not going to stop saying THANK YOU! AAC members are indispensable to Bryant’s recruitment effort. When you share your experiences both at Bryant and beyond, you are giving prospective students a chance to envision themselves in the same context. It would be impossible to duplicate the force of your presence and your enthusiasm as advocates for Bryant in your communities. In addition, you have been there for college fairs, summer send-offs, January receptions, admission interviews, phoning admitted students, and as speakers at on-campus recruitment events. During the spring college fair season, eight members represented Bryant at college fairs: Kristin Abate ’07 Nicole Archambault ’10 Dave Crosby ’05 Kristen Fricione ’08 Stephanie Kirk ’10
Jim Magee ’88 Barbara Manville ’80 Mike Motschwiller ’88 Dave Suaviso ’96
As we approached the May 1 “universal” college reply date, 18 members phoned admitted students to offer their congratulations and answer questions. When the opportunity presented itself, they also shared their Bryant experiences. Their reports back to us indicate they also spoke with a number of parents! Our 2012 Phone Calling Campaign members are: Steve Berman ’68 Michael Boyd ’92 Lloyd Cahoon ’66 Michael Connor ’87 Ryan Daley ’08 Robert England ’06 Mark Giganti ’88 Michelle Kavalchuk ’07 Timothy Kundzicz ’10
Tiago Machado ’10 Jim Magee ’88 Barbara Manville ’80 Sara Marshall ’04 Raymond Mills ’04 Bruce Reirden ’76 Alicia Townsend ’10 Bryan Wojtowicz ’08 Alan Zuckerman ’80
Our warmest thanks to all of you.
Vice President for International Affairs is new position Global engagement is a cornerstone of Bryant’s Vision 2020 plan: Expanding the World of Opportunity which includes plans for a powerful network of strategic outposts and international collaborations with partners in other countries including China and India. Consistent with this planning mainstay, the University has established the position of Vice President for International Affairs to oversee and coordinate initiatives in the global arena. Dr. Hong Yang, the Charles Smiley Chair Professor of Science and Technology and director of Bryant’s U.S. -China Institute and Confucius Institute, has been appointed to the position. In addition to supporting development of the University’s ongoing international strategies, Yang will play a leading role in our joint venture partnerships and programs in China. Yang, recognized as a U.S.-China Public Intellectual Fellow by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, has been an active member of the Bryant community since 1998. He is a distinguished colleague, professor, and research scientist. Yang established the University’s Environmental Studies in China program in his first year at Bryant. He is the founding director of Bryant’s U.S.-China Institute and has directed the Confucius Institute at Bryant since 2006. He has developed numerous programs of academic, business, and
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cultural exchanges between the University and China and has attracted more than three million dollars in grants and gifts. In addition to his work at Bryant, Yang has held visiting appointments at Brown University and Yale University, where he conducted research on long-term global climate change. He is also an honorary professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and three Chinese universities. Yang has traveled around the globe for lectures and research collaborations and has received numerous scientific awards, honors, and recognitions, including the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Award in Molecular Biology and Evolution. He is the author or more than 70 scientific articles and a co-editor of three recent books on geobiology, ecology, and conservation of Chinese Dawn Redwoods. He was recognized with the Bryant University Research and Publication Award twice, and received Bryant’s Distinguished Faculty Award in 2006. Professor Yang received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the China University of Geosciences in Wuhan (BA) and in Beijing (MS), and his Ph.D. from the University of Idaho. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor before joining the Bryant faculty.
Ashley Hicks Class of 2012 Major: Finance Minor: Psychology
In the June 2010 issue of Connection, we featured Ashley Hicks in this column. She was at the halfway point in her college career and the column described several steps in her major/career choice evolution. We thought you’d enjoy an update on the remainder of Ashley’s career at Bryant and, now, beyond! Ashley spent the spring 2011 semester in Florence, Italy and, she says, “It was the best experience I could have asked for.” In addition to her studies, she travelled throughout Italy, from the top to the bottom of the boot, and then to five different countries by train, bus, boat, tram, chairlift, plane, foot, and most importantly by dogsled. The last was in the Slovenian Alps. She climbed the Eiffel Tower, walked down Las Ramblas in Barcelona, and toured Prague Castle in the Czech Republic. Upon returning to Bryant, she worked in the President’s Office and continued to be an amazing Ambassador. As a senior, she earned the highest number of points (232!) and was awarded a BIG Bryant umbrella to use in her new home – see below. As Ashley walked through the Archway this May, she knew she was about to head west – to Seattle, that is. She is an Assistant National Bank Examiner for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). She expects to be examining banks in least five states – Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Alaska – during her eight-month training period. Her interest in the banking industry was sparked during Professor Peter Nigro’s Management of Banking Institutions course. She learned of this opportunity from him and he put her in touch with an alumnus, who has held the same position for several years and who gave her confidence that her Bryant education had prepared her to be successful in it. She and her cat, Romeo, are settling into their own apartment. We wish you continued good luck, Ashley!
Bryant dedicates new baseball and softball complex named for Bill ’67 and Sue Conaty In the spring of 1967, Bill Conaty was captain of Bryant’s baseball team and about to graduate. This spring, 45 years later, Bill threw out the ceremonial first pitch to officially dedicate Conaty Park, the University’s new baseball and softball complex named for him and his wife, Sue. A $1.3 million donation from the Conatys, of Sunapee, NH and North Palm Beach, FL, has helped transform the Bryant baseball and softball complex into a first-class Division I stadium that is arguably the best in New England, offering bleacher seating for 500, including 200 chairback seats, and a state-of-the-art press box. “We are so appreciative of Bill Conaty’s support of his alma mater,” Director of Athletics Bill Smith said earlier this year. “The renovations to our baseball and softball complex enrich our facilities and our program, not only for our student-athletes and
coaches, but for our fans as well, who will finally be able to enjoy the comforts of a stadium as they come out to enjoy another successful Division I baseball season.” Conaty, a University Trustee, is retired from the position of senior vice president for human resources at General Electric, the company he first joined upon graduation from Bryant. As the human resources leader for GE employees worldwide, he was widely acclaimed for his track record of innovation. In addition to many distinguished leadership roles within his field, Conaty currently serves on the advisory board of Cornell University’s Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies and the Board of Directors of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. He is co-author of The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers, published in 2010.
Upcoming Events 2012 Reunion @ Homecoming Friday, September 21 – Sunday, September 23 2nd Annual Bryant University Football Golf Outing Saturday, August 4•11:30AM—5:00PM Country View Golf Club • Burrillville Archie Boulet Golf Tournament Monday, October 15 • 11:30AM Quidnessett Country Club • North Kingstown
Fall Open House Saturday, October 20 For prospective students and their families Email Rebecca Eriksen (reriksen@bryant.edu) if you’d like to help out.
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Regional Area Network Events
First-Year Gateway Curriculum
CONNECTICUT Saturday, August 4 Bryant Fun Day at Lake Compounce Family fun day starts at 11:00AM Group dinner at Lakeside Pavilion at 5:00PM
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MASSACHUSETTS Saturday, August 4 • 5:00 to 7:00PM Cape Cod Cocktail Reception Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club • Brewster RHODE ISLAND Saturday, August 25 • 4:00 to 7:00PM Newport International Polo at Glen Farm Portsmouth Details for these events and much more can be found at:
http://alumniconnect.bryant.edu
Alumni-Admission Connection
The Character of Success Bryant University Office of Admission 1150 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917
Global Foundations of Organizations and Business The world economy needs individuals with sophisticated skills, global perspective, expertise in multiple areas, and the ability to acquire new knowledge and skills as needed to meet the challenges of continuously changing business conditions. Global Foundations of Organizations and Business (within the College of Business) focuses on developing skills in building a personal skill portfolio, leadership, negotiation, communication, and time management.
Writing Workshops A 21st century “educated person” must be able to develop and express ideas in writing, comprehensively explore issues, ideas, artifacts and evidence, and then coherently write an opinion or conclusion. The Writing Workshops will focus on developing skills in engaging with others as a collaborative of writers, effectively accessing, interpreting, evaluating, and presenting information with an awareness of purpose and context.
The Bryant IDEA The last and perhaps most groundbreaking block of the Freshman Gateway is The Bryant IDEA - Innovation & Design Experience for All. A collective experience occurring in the spring semester of freshman year, it emphasizes experiential learning and integration across disciplines, two fundamental elements of Bryant’s approach to education. It is a 72hour hands-on experience focused on teaching the innovation process, specifically two key building blocks for creating new innovations in any field: design thinking and team work. Students work on projects covering a range of “real world” situations, ranging from the arts to social services to the business sector. They work in teams coached by faculty, staff, alumni mentors, and undergraduate seniors. Key elements of the innovation process are taught in faculty workshops and are applied immediately to projects. Within their teams, students practice elements of the design thinking process and come up with creative solutions to their project. Overall, Bryant’s curriculum is divided into two major sections. The Foundation Curriculum will yield 48 credits and encompass the First-Year Gateway and general education courses. The second segment, the Specialization Curriculum, nets 72 credits and includes core sequences and majors, concentrations, minors, and electives. This is the segment where students get to do the customization referred to above. More detail will be offered in future issues!
A Newsletter for Members of the Alumni-Admission Connection
Volume 12, Issue 2, Summer 2012
Annual AAC Renewal Time! Summer has finally arrived in New England and it’s time for our annual AAC renewal. It’s time to renew your commitment to AAC and make sure we have up-to-date information about you. The 2012-2013 Membership Renewal Form is enclosed. If you can continue your participation in AAC, please check the appropriate box at the top. Then, review the personal information, making any changes needed and return it to us in the postage-paid envelope provided. Also, take a moment to check the box indicating your preferred way to receive the newsletter: hard copy via mail or electronically. If you cannot continue, we understand completely. We know about careers and families! Just check the “Sorry!” box on the form and return it to us. The renewal date this year is July 16. Please let us hear from you by then. All renewing members will receive the updated AAC manual and directory along with the fall newsletter.
Phone: 401-232-6100 Toll Free: 800-622-7001 admission@bryant.edu admission.bryant.edu
Bryant programs garner national recognition! The Bryant Connection is published three times a year for the Alumni-Admission Connection members of Bryant University. Send comments on this newsletter or AlumniAdmission Connection activity to Rebecca Eriksen, Senior Assistant Director for Events and Volunteers, Bryant University Office of Admission, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917, 401-232-6957, 800-622-7001, or reriksen@bryant.edu.
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Bloomberg Businessweek recently ranked our International Business program 27th in the nation, up from 41st last year… …and our Entrepreneurship program is 71st, up from its debut last year at 97th.
Bryant introduces First-Year Gateway Curriculum In talking with prospective students and their families, please indicate we are starting something new and exciting at Bryant. This article is intended to make you aware of the change occurring so you can present up-to-date information. More in-depth information will be available to you through future editions of this newsletter. Students can learn more on the Bryant website. Beginning with the upcoming fall semester, Bryant will implement its new First-Year Gateway Curriculum, an innovative, unique program specifically developed by Bryant faculty, under the leadership of Vice President for Academic Affairs José-Marie Griffiths, to prepare students for life in the 21st century. In the typical college model, all students working toward a major are required to take the same courses; if students want to customize their college experience, the institution will impose its plan or, at best, make it inconvenient to vary. Bryant’s approach is to give students the tools they need to put together the components of their program and build programs that give them credentials in multiple areas. It was specifically designed to be integrated, developing habits of mind that cross disciplines; inspiring, leading to knowledge of self and society; innovative, encouraging unquenchable curiosity; and international in scope, incorporating the entire world. Bryant’s Foundation Curriculum still includes the traditional academic areas: business, economics, math, history, humanities, languages, arts and literature, social sciences, and natural sciences. Degree offerings have not changed and the requirement for liberal arts students to have a business minor and business students to have a liberal arts minor remains in effect. The difference is a set of experiences called the First-Year Gateway curriculum in which all freshmen will participate. It consists of four building blocks:
Global Foundations of Character and Leadership To be effective global citizens in the 21st century, college graduates need to be creative thinkers who can examine contemporary problems in historical perspective with an understanding of diverse world-views and cultures. The course Global Foundations of Character and Leadership (within the College of Arts & Sciences) focuses on developing the character and leadership skills required to make complex ethical decisions, critical thinking, and an understanding of other cultures and perspectives.
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