Building from the Ground Up
Travis Ramage, Director of Academic Services
Sunny Sterba, Registrar
Today’s Agenda
• Introduction to George Williams College
• General Education at George Williams College
• Building the Degree Audit
• Questions
Introduction to
George Williams College
Location
• Williams Bay, WI
• The shores of Lake Geneva
(Geneva Lake)
History
• Had its beginnings as a YMCA and leadership camp with a mission of
educating students in body, mind, spirit and service.
• Became George Williams College in 1933, starting with the college campus
in Hyde Park, IL and then moving to Downer Grove, IL.
• The Downers Grove campus closed in 1985 with the Social Work program
being absorbed by Aurora University.
• GWC became affiliated with Aurora University in 1992, and merging the
two institutions in 2000.
• GWC was a campus offering graduate programs and adult degree
completion programs for returning adult students.
• In Fall 2012, GWC accepted its first class of traditional undergraduate first
year students since its beginnings in Hyde Park.
Demographics
Undergraduates – 120 students
• Traditional First Year and Second Year
• Transfer
• RN-BSN
Graduates – 170 master / 45 doctoral
• Education (MATC/MASE/MARI/MAEL)
• Master of Social Work (MSW)
• Doctor of Education (Ed.D)
• Doctor of Social Work (DSW)
Academic Programs
Undergraduate
• Human Ecology
• Parks and Recreation
• Social Work
• Sustainability and Environmental Management
Graduate
• Master of Social Work (MSW)
• Doctor of Education (Ed.D)
• Doctor of Social Work (DSW)
General Education at
George Williams College
Prior to Fall 2013
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
ENG 1000: Introduction to Academic Writing
ENG 2010: Introduction to Research Writing
MATH COMPETENCY
(DETERMINED BY PLACEMENT TEST)
MTH 1100: College Algebra OR
MTH 1110: Contemporary Mathematics
WAYS OF KNOWING
Knowing Ourselves and Others (KOA/KOB)
Observation of Our Natural World (ONW)
Aesthetic and Philosophical Expression (APA/APB)
WAYS OF LIVING
IDS 1600: Culture, Diversity, and Expression
IDS 2000: Wellness and Social Responsibility
Beginning Fall 2013…
The George Williams Plan
• Critical Thinking, Reasoning, and Communication
GWC 1000: GWC College Experience
GEN 1200: Empirical and Mathematical Reasoning (Math)
GEN 1400: Media Studies, Technology, and GWC
GEN 1500: Intro to Research and Information Literacy (ENG2010)
GEN 1600: Scientific Inquiry and Practice (ONW)
• Arts, Humanities, and Culture
• Social Entrepreneurship and Responsibility
• Critical Thinking, Reasoning and Communication
• Arts, Humanities and Culture
GEN 2100: Historical Studies and Society (KOB)
GEN 2200: Ethical Reasoning and Values (APA)
GEN 2300: Arts, Literature, and Inquiry (APB)
GEN 2400: Social Inquiry and Inclusivity (KOA)
• Social Entrepreneurship and Responsibility
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Critical Thinking, Reasoning, and Communication
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Arts, Humanities, and Culture
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Social Entrepreneurship and Responsibility
For new, First Year students:
Year 1: The Field of Social Entrepreneurship (3 hrs / 4 hrs)
Year 2: Skills of Social Entrepreneurship (3 hrs / 2 hrs)
Year 3: Social Entrepreneurial Venture (1 hr / 1 hr)
Year 4: Social Entrepreneurship-Leadership/Mentoring ( 2 hrs / 2 hrs)
For all transfer students:
Year 1: The Field and Skills of Social Entrepreneurship (1 hr; 8 weeks)
Year 1: Case Studies in Social Entrepreneurship (1 hr; 8 weeks)
Year 2: Service Project and Analysis (1 hr; 16 weeks)
Academic Plan
Bachelor of Science
in
Sustainability and Environmental Management
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Fall 2012
Spring 2013
GWC 1000: GWC College Experience
3
COM2100: Media and Society
4
MTH1110: Contemporary Math
3
ENG2010 Intro to Research Writing
4
IDS1600: Culture, Diversity, and Expression
4
NSM1150: Science Foundations
4
IDS1810: A Powerful Way of Change
4
IDS1810: Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Their Tools
4
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16
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
GEN 2100: Historical Studies and Society
4
COM 3500: Intercultural Comm. (sub for GEN2300)
3
GEN 2200: Ethical Reasoning and Values
4
GEN 2400: Social Inquiry
4
SEN 2200: Developing a Proposal – Changing Lives
2
NSM 1300: Earth Science
4
SUS 2100: Environmental Ethics
4
SEN 2100: Tools of Transformation for Sustainable,
3
Constructive Change
BIO 2200: Humans & the Environment
4
15
17
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
* BUS 3350: Consumer Behavior
3
NSM 3100WI: Research & Writing in NS
3
SUS 2200: Environmental Chemistry
4
SUS 2300: Natural Resource Economics
4
SUS 3100: Introduction to GIS
4
SUS 3300: Environmental Statistics
4
SUS 3200: Ecology/Conservation
4
SUS 3400: Environ. Soils & Food Production
4
SEN 3100: Implementation to Real World
1
SEN 3200: Transformation to Real World
1
16
16
Fall 2015
Spring 2016
SUS 4100: Grantwriting and Fundraising
3
SUS 2400: Literature & the Environment
3
SUS 4200: Water Resources & Environment
4
SUS 4500: Environmental Management
4
SUS 4300: Senior Capstone in Environ. Issues
4
SUS 4600: Civilizations & Their Environment
4
SUS 4400: Environmental Literacy & Critical Inquiry
4
SUS 4700: Energy & Changing Technology
4
SEN 4100: Leading for the Future
2
SEN 4200: Capstone
2
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17
Total Semester Hours
128
Admissions/Recruitment
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Brochures
Open House presentations
New Student Orientation presentations
Four-year plans
Degree planning worksheets
Degree Audit
ACADEMIC PROGRAM CODING
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BA.Undecided
BS.Recreation.Admin
BSW.Pre.Social.Work
BSW.Social.Work
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BA.Undecided.GWC
BS.Parks.Recreation
BSW.Pre.SWK.GWC
BSW.Social.Work.GWC
Degree Audit
STUDENTS STARTING FALL 2011
Degree Audit
STUDENTS STARTING FALL 2012
STUDENTS STARTING FALL 2013
Degree Audit
FROM THIS…
TO THIS…
Beginning Fall 2014
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Most courses will be changing from 3 to 4 semester hours
General Education requirements will be revised one more time to:
Aurora University Core (20 hrs)
(required for all AU and GWC Students)
ENG 1000: Introduction to Academic Writing
IDS 1610: Being Human
IDS 2020: Trajectories of Human History
IDS 2030: Science and Society
IDS 2040: Global Justice
George Williams College Core (36 hrs)
(supplement to Aurora University Core pending Faculty Senate approval)
GWC 1000: GWC College Experience
GEN 1200: Mathematical Reasoning for Science and Management
GEN 1400: Media Studies, Technology, and GWC
GEN 1500: Introduction to Research and Information Literacy
GEN 2300: Arts, Literature, and Inquiry
SEN 1000: Powerful Way of Change
SEN 2000: Changing Lives and the World
SEN 3000: Implementation and Transformation to the Real World
SEN 4000: Leading for the Future
For Transfer Students to George Williams College
• Students with an associate of arts/science degree, 60+ hours, or the
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) will only be required to complete IDS
2040 Global Justice
• Students with 30-59 hours will be asked to take one of the second year IDS
courses (IDS 2020 or IDS 2030) and IDS 2040.
• Students with less than 30 hours will be required to meet all General
Education requirements.
• There will not be transfer equivalencies offered for the new IDS courses.
Questions