Deans McKnight and Sullivan to Present at Interdisciplinary Studies Conference
Dean Natalie McKnight and Associate Dean Megan Sullivan will be speaking at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies. Committed to promoting conversation among scholars and administrators in the arts and sciences on issues concerning integrative studies, the Association has strong synergies with the work of the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning at the College of General Studies.
The conference, Impact for the Common Good?, will take place at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass., from October 22 to October 25. Academy members, practitioners, and community members will exchange ideas about how interdisciplinary studies can advance and expand the notion of the “Common Good.” It will also provide a forum to discuss how colleges and community groups can collaborate on new models for change.
McKnight and Sullivan will present on “The Ethics and Impact of Interdisciplinarity: Diverse Perspectives for the Common Good.” Discussing insights from the Capstone projects and Rhetoric research assignments—key components of the CGS student experience— McKnight and Sullivan will share how such assignments encourage students to look at issues from various perspectives in order to create a greater good for themselves, their studies, and their world.
For more information on Impact for the Common Good?, see here. For more on the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies, see here.