RWU joins consortium

BRISTOL – Roger Williams University has joined New American Colleges and Universities, a small consortium of schools that integrate liberal education, professional studies and civic engagement.
“The approach to education at Roger Williams University mirrors that of our members,” said Nancy Hensel, consortium president. “Their emphasis on blending strong liberal arts programs with well-regarded professional schools while providing experiential education through community service, study abroad and undergraduate research makes Roger Williams an ideal fit for our organization.”
Consortium members – 25 in all – are small- to medium-sized U.S. institutions committed to providing hands-on, project-based learning that connect theory to practice and classroom learning to real-world situations. Members also emphasize civic responsibility from a local, regional and global perspective.
The consortium enables its members to collaborate on projects and share best practices through events such as its annual Summer Institute; grant-funded projects such as its recent Teagle Foundation-funded monograph, “Redefining the Paradigm: Faculty Models to Support Student Learning;” and multi-campus projects, such as its Civic Engagement Collaborative, which will launch this fall.
Donald J. Farish, president of Roger Williams University, said the invitation to partner with the consortium allows RWU to “join forces with a select group” of institutions that share a similar approach to preparing students for successful careers and fulfilling lives.
“Collectively, we can demonstrate the potential for higher education to transform the lives of students and provide the skills and experiences needed for a lifetime of working toward the greater good of society,” Farish said.
RWU offers 4,000 undergraduates 45 majors spanning the liberal arts various professions, enabling students to become community-minded citizens through project-based, experiential learning. The university also offers more than a dozen graduate programs, a School of Continuing Studies based in Providence and Rhode Island’s only law school.
Other the schools in the consortium include the University of New Haven in New Haven, Conn., Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y., and Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind., where the consortium’s business office is located.

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