CLA2005: Introduction to Liberal Education and Responsible Citizenship

This course will focus on the themes of identity, community and civic engagement. We will focus on developing dimensions of personal and social responsibility to include contributing to a larger community and taking seriously the perspectives of others. This course will take on big questions such as: What does it mean to contribute to a larger community? What does a college education prepare you for? How can critical thinking skills be applied to real life case studies? How do you navigate your identity in the workplace, academic, and service-learning settings? What is responsible citizenships and engage in diverse and competing perspectives? In this course, we will turn to real-world stories and voices to explore our potential for greater understanding, compassion, empathy, resilience, democratic imagination, and critical citizenship prereq: [CLA 1005], CLA Presidents Emerging Scholars, freshman

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