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The College of Arts and Sciences is home to remarkable faculty and students.
We
accomplish a lot together, and I feel privileged to serve as the dean. In
particular, the level of involvement of the faculty and students in shaping
and
improving our undergraduate programs, from the new general education
curriculum to the new College
Undergraduate Research Electronic Journal to CollegePalooza, our
springtime
celebration of the arts and sciences.
The Dean's Advisory Board continues to provide strong leadership in these
and
other areas, and I'm looking forward to another great year of working with
them
and with other students to make the College's outstanding undergraduate
experience even better. -Dennis DeTurck
The mission of the Dean's Advisory Board is to improve the undergraduate experience by acting as a liaison between the students and administration of the College of Arts & Sciences.
Since its establishment, the DAB has not only assisted the College Office in projects ranging from the development of the new curriculum to the replacement of the outdated webmail system, but has also been the impetus behind such endeavors as the construction of Mark's Café, the ongoing creation of the B-FLAT Minor (consisting of courses in Budgeting, Finance, Leadership and Teamwork), and College Palooza, a celebration of the liberal arts held each spring.
This semester, the DAB is split into three sub-committees: Academic, Outreach, and Student Initiatives. The Academic committee will be continuing to work on the implementation of the B-FLAT Minor, updating Penn-in-Touch and addressing the College's Pass/Fail system. The Student Initiatives committee is in the early stages of a proposal for a Civic Engagement Minor, among other projects, and the Outreach committee is working to garner more student input for the DAB by improving the website and passing out surveys on Locust Walk.
We think this is going a very productive year for the Dean's Advisory Board and we look forward to hearing your feedback.
-Andrew Migdail '08 and Georgios Drossinos '09
Co-Chairs, College Dean's Advisory Board
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Dr. Dennis DeTurck
Dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences New website coming soon!
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