Liberal Education Academy seeks faculty associates

Applications to be an associate in the Liberal Education Academy are due in each college dean's office by February 15.

The purpose of the LEA is to increase the number of faculty members who apply the principles of liberal education in meaningful ways in their teaching. More information on the academy is available online at www.gvsu.edu/ftlc, click on "Claiming a Liberal Education." An application form is available under "Forms."

This year's associates are Lawrence Burns, psychology; Sigrid Danielson, art and design; Shirley Fleischmann, engineering; Karen Gipson, physics; Lisa Hickman, sociology; Gregory Mahoney, liberal studies; Susan Mlynarczyk, nursing; Dauvan Mulally, writing; and Joy Washburn, nursing.

LEA staff and co-sponsors of the program are Catherine Frerichs and Tamara Rosier, Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center; Lynn Sheehan, University Libraries; and Robert Smart, Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence.