Student success at college is not just achieving high grades The National Forum for Teaching and Learning defines student success as the process by which students fulfil their potential and flourish at college and in society. This is a broader activity than simply achieving high grades. Psychosocial competencies are core to the definition of student success: these are the ‘soft skills’ or ‘non-cognitive skills’ that enable students to cope well with learning challenges, engage deeply in learning, and develop their identities as learners and as active citizens. Transitions are a key issue within this priority area, with transitions such as the move from school to college presenting both challenges and opportunities for students.
Initiative
Entrepreneurial Education in the Liberal Arts
About this initiative
The project is led by Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick and is being completed in collaboration with: · Mid-West Enterprise Plan · Mid-West Regional Skills Forum · Smart Limerick – Limerick Digital Leaders Network · Paul Partnership Limerick (Social Enterprise) · University of Notre Dame, Australia The project will explore connections and encourage dialogue between the liberal arts and entrepreneurship. Having an entrepreneurial mindset is beneficial to all, allowing those who develop it to be more creative, innovative and self-confident in whatever they undertake. Entrepreneurship gives practical expression to liberal arts insofar as it shares the values of the liberal arts: commitment to self-expression, debate, creativity, problem solving, civic engagement, and social responsibility. Our project will
• Explore the entrepreneurial values, needs and motivations of both staff and students across the Liberal Arts;
• Explore how the Liberal Arts can intersect with the entrepreneurial needs of social and commercial enterprise;
• Scope a future vision for the development of creative, innovative and entrepreneurial teaching and learning initiatives in the Liberal Arts;
• Support a culture of entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation in the Liberal Arts.
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