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choose among basic requirements is key. “Our students can spend the first 60 hours just exploring areas of knowledge,” she says, citing WSSU’s variations on General Education classes — classes in the style of the Socratic method — designed by the school’s faculty. Why not learn about politics through music, for example? Or why insist that non-science majors suffer through an exacting biology lab when they could become literate in science with, say, a course about human disease or diagnosis? The university balances academic rigor with a focus on the individual. In the second piece to their innovative program, WSSU provides We engaged in a yearlong study about where higher education is going, and we found ourselves back at the age-old tradition of liberal arts. —Brenda Allen, provost financial and emotional support to students, many of whom are the first generation in their families to go to college. Enter University College and Lifelong Learning (UCaLL). Headed by Associate Provost and Dean Kathy Stitts, Clockwise from opposite page: graduation day; the pedestrian mall and clock tower; students get broad choices in curriculum; cheering on the Rams usairwaysmag.com october 2012 93 http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - October 2012

US Airways - October 2012
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: Amusement Parks
Wine & Dine: San Diego
Wine & Dine: Nashville
Adventure: Paragliding
Great Escapes: Ireland
Great Escapes: Bernardus Lodge & Winery
Gear Up: Tech for Eyes and Ears
The Color of Money: Rio de Janeiro
Pink & Proud: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Great Tastes: Molyvos and the Russian Tea Room
University Spotlight: Hollins University
Celebrate Winston-Salem, N.C.
Must Read: The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - October 2012