The Teagle Foundation has established a new blog for discussing undergraduates’ engagements with religion, both in and outside the classroom. To read more about the blog’s development, go here. And the blog itself is located at:
http://www.teaglefoundation.org/liblog/default.aspx?bid=3
The Foundation’s website also has links to a 2006 essay written by George Kuh (who will be the keynote at the NEFDC conference listed below under “SOTL Conferences in November”). An excerpt from Kuh’s essay, “Spirituality, Liberal Learning, and College Student Engagement” is below:
“Our analyses revealed three noteworthy patterns:
1. Students who frequently engage in spirituality-enhancing practices also participate more in a broad cross-section of collegiate activities. [. . .]
2. Institutional mission and campus culture matter more to spirituality and liberal learning outcomes than most other institutional characteristics. [. . .]
3. Students at faith-based colleges engage in spiritual practices more and gain more in this area, but participate less often in certain other activities associated with liberal education outcomes.”
Read Kuh’s essay in its entirety here.
Posted by Stacy Grooters
