The Hutchins School of Liberal Studies: Revitalizing and Expanding GE Pathways

This project will enable the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies to establish new criteria for transformative texts; revise and revitalize curriculum pathways and advising to conform to state and institutional demands; and most importantly, develop an implementation proposal to expand the Hutchins GE lower division curriculum to a large percentage of the incoming student body through SSU's First Year Experience (FYE) program. Structured around the themes of “Culture, Sovereignty, and Land,” this project will make Hutchins' curriculum more coherent and relevant to first generation students, low-income students, and students of color; build connections across transformative texts and disciplines; and prepare critical thinkers advancing to pre-professional and STEM careers.