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Join
us for “Challenges Facing the Liberal Arts Today”
You
are invited to participate in a very special workshop designed to
bring together current faculty, students, alumni and parents of
Colorado College and Pomona College to reflect on the character
of liberal education in the 21st century.
David Oxtoby,
President of Pomona College and distinguished chemist, will visit
Colorado College to share his views on the challenges and prospects
of liberal arts education in the contemporary era.
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
3:30 – 6 PM
GATES COMMONS, PALMER HALL, on the Colorado College campus
The reading for workshop is available Online.
Please
RSVP. If interested, please RSVP
ONLINE which will allow us to plan for and acknowledge your
attendance.
Questions?
Contact Dennis
McEnnerney in the Philosophy Department
For
a full explanation of the program, click
here.
We
hope you can join us for what promises to be an afternoon of provocative
discussion and reflection!
With funding from the national Phi Beta Kappa Society, as well
as support from the Colorado College Dean’s Office, the Crown
Faculty Center, and the Philosophy Department, these events are
designed to encourage deliberation about liberal learning across
the College and in the broader community.
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