Why A Science and Liberal Arts College should try and gain Autonomy

Purpose – Mastery- Autonomy Every organization has a purpose .• For.e.g. Making students successful global citizens equipped with skills to

perform effectively anywhere in the world in the area of their interest

• To achieve the purpose it has to gain mastery in certain skills offered by the college .

• For .e.g. Problem solving skills, communication skills, organizations skills, debating skills, critical analysis skills.

• To achieve mastery in the skills , freedom of self governance is essential and hence Autonomy

For .eg. Developing a course and giving credit to that course which students study along with people from the community and industry where exchange of ideas are more effective and useful for the growth of the student.

Academic Freedom

What does it mean? •Faculty can be more creative and

innovative in designing, delivering and assessing the syllabus

•Most importantly new ways of making classroom time more productive, engaging and have liberty to have exams scheduled as per convenience of both students and teachers

Industrial Linkage • More scope to involve experts from Industry to come and

deliver sessions on latest technologies and business practices

• Focus on more hands on projects and workshops

• Faculty and student can work together on a research paper of importance to Industry

• Change in current courses or starting new courses with credits to get streamlined it with the industry needs

• Endorsing work experience initiatives like Internships

Alumni & Community Outreach•Stronger connect with Alumni

• Formation of Alumni Association to help student community and Society at large

• Credits for working with local NGOs dealing with social issues

•Devise new innovative projects for benefit of society

•Hold events in campus to strengthen ongoing Social causes

Strengthen Student Support Services Strengthen the services associated with •Learning a foreign language• Travel within India and abroad• Placement Opportunities •Provide academic credits to students on

successfully doing certifications in skills which are essential in job market

Credits to Sports and Fine Arts

•Sports, Dance, art, music, photography, Sound editing, video editing are skills which provide experiences which academic classroom learning can’t and hence they have to endorsed by the college and given credits.