Building from the Ground Up

Travis Ramage, Director of Academic ServicesSunny 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 2013WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

ENG 1000: Introduction to Academic WritingENG 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

• Critical Thinking, Reasoning, and Communication

GWC 1000: GWC College ExperienceGEN 1200: Empirical and Mathematical Reasoning (Math)GEN 1400: Media Studies, Technology, and GWCGEN 1500: Intro to Research and Information Literacy (ENG2010)GEN 1600: Scientific Inquiry and Practice (ONW)

• Arts, Humanities, and Culture

• Social Entrepreneurship and Responsibility

Beginning Fall 2013…The George Williams Plan

• 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

• Critical Thinking, Reasoning, and Communication

• Arts, Humanities, and Culture

• 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 PlanBachelor of Science

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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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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 2100: Tools of Transformation for Sustainable, SEN 2200: Developing a Proposal – Changing Lives 2

Constructive Change NSM 1300: Earth Science 4

BIO 2200: Humans & the Environment 4 SUS 2100: Environmental Ethics 4

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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

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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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Total Semester Hours 128

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Admissions/Recruitment

• Brochures• Open House presentations• New Student Orientation presentations• Four-year plans• Degree planning worksheets

Degree Audit

• BA.Undecided• BS.Recreation.Admin• BSW.Pre.Social.Work• BSW.Social.Work

• BA.Undecided.GWC• BS.Parks.Recreation• BSW.Pre.SWK.GWC• BSW.Social.Work.GWC

ACADEMIC PROGRAM CODING

Degree AuditSTUDENTS STARTING FALL 2011

Degree Audit

STUDENTS STARTING FALL 2012 STUDENTS STARTING FALL 2013

Degree Audit

FROM THIS…

TO THIS…

Beginning Fall 20141. Most courses will be changing from 3 to 4 semester hours2. 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 WritingIDS 1610: Being Human IDS 2020: Trajectories of Human HistoryIDS 2030: Science and SocietyIDS 2040: Global Justice

George Williams College Core (36 hrs)(supplement to Aurora University Core pending Faculty Senate approval)

GWC 1000: GWC College ExperienceGEN 1200: Mathematical Reasoning for Science and ManagementGEN 1400: Media Studies, Technology, and GWCGEN 1500: Introduction to Research and Information LiteracyGEN 2300: Arts, Literature, and InquirySEN 1000: Powerful Way of ChangeSEN 2000: Changing Lives and the WorldSEN 3000: Implementation and Transformation to the Real WorldSEN 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