Responsibility in a Time of CrisisA LEAP Forum co-hosted by Miami Dade College and the Association of American Colleges & Universities

May 21, 2009

Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College; Chair, Board of Directors, AAC&U

Carol Geary Schneider, President, AAC&U

“A COLLABORATION BETWEEN EDUCATORS AND EMPLOYERS”

The Essential Learning OutcomesKnowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical

and Natural WorldFocused on engagement with enduring and contemporary big questions

Intellectual and Practical SkillsPracticed extensively across the curriculum, in the context of progressively more challenging problems, projects, and standards for performance

Personal and Social ResponsibilityAnchored through active involvement with diverse communities and real-world challenges

Integrative LearningDemonstrated through the application of knowledge, skills, and responsibilities to new settings and complex problems

The Miami Dade College Learning Outcomes Covenant Embraces the LEAP

Essential Learning Outcomes

The Personal and Social Responsibility Outcomes Are Embraced in Mission

Statements But… Often Neglected in Practice

Many Students Think that Personal and Social

Responsibility Outcomes are Low Priorities—Both for

College Learning AND for Work

CORE COMMITMENTS:Educating Students for Personal

and Social Responsibility

A Major AAC&U National Initiative Funded by the John

Templeton Foundation

What Can We Do—Together—to Make Civic, Ethical and

Intercultural Learning Widely Shared Goals, for College, for

Each Student, and for Society?