The second University of Delaware General Education Institute will be held July 15-16 in the Perkins Student Center. Details are still being finalized, however, several nationally known speakers are scheduled for the program, plus a variety of workshops and discussion groups focusing on UD’s efforts in general education.

The institute will feature two keynote presentations. Richard Light, Walter H. Gale Professor of Education in the John F. Kennedy School of Government and Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, will speak at 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 15. His topic will be "Strengthening the Undergraduate Experience: Six Concrete Examples that Have Dramatically Changed Students' Engagement on Campus."

Deborah Bosely, director of the University Writing Programs at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, will speak at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 16. Her topic will be "Writing in the Disciplines: Keys to a Successful Program."

The institute will have three primary objectives:

• To place the UD General Education Initiative in a national context;

• To highlight general education initiatives at UD, especially freshman-year experiences, capstones, writing, quantitative literacy and diversity; and

• To help faculty to build and develop skills related to the General Education Initiative and get appropriate support.

For details about registration information and additional information, contact the Undergraduate Studies Office at 831-3330 or send e-mail to CTE-Reg@udel.edu.

May 16, 2002