Explorations

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Janet Bennion, Associate Professor (Sociology and Anthropology)
David B. Beliles, Professor (English) 
Kevin Farrell, Associate Professor (Mathematics) 
Chandler R. Gilman, Associate Professor (English) 
David M. Johnston, Assistant Professor (Philosophy) 
Daisy McCoy, Professor (Mathematics) 
Julie Theoret, Associate Professor (Mathematics) 

Program Mission Statement

Explorations supports first-year students and sophomores who are actively investigating a variety of undergraduate majors and subsequent career options.  As students take electives and required General Education courses in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, their assumptions about learning, life, and careers are challenged.

Common Program Goals

Students will:

• be encouraged to investigate the many options for majors
• explore the great branches of knowledge, thus tapping into some expected and unexpected interests
• be surrounded by like-minded students and faculty who care, help define and redefine interests, skills, and aspirations, and ultimately assist a student choose a major with confidence.

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