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Helping Students Understand and Articulate the Value of Their Liberal Arts Education
Tristen Shay Assistant Head Advisor
Kerry Thomas Academic Advisor
College of Liberal Arts
Oregon State University
Learning Outcomes
• Review environmental pressures facing Liberal Arts majors • Discuss the value of a Liberal Arts Education • Explore advising programming that works with students from
prospective status through graduation
“The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think” -Albert Einstein
Liberal Arts Detractors
• News articles • Family and
Friends • Campus culture • Non-linear path
to career • The big question “What are you going to do with that?”
Necessity of Liberal Arts
• Technical vs. practical skills • US Labor Department- 7 unique careers between graduation
and retirement • 60% of future jobs don’t exist yet • Global Citizen- preparation for more than just a job • “This is not just a major- it’s who I am”
In Small Groups In Groups: What do you see as issues for Liberal Arts students on your campus? How do you address those issues?
Envision the future
• Business Card Binder
• Ambassador Blog
• Alumni Blog
• Student Stories
Speech Comm
Art
Anthropology
Theatre Arts
Philosophy
Psychology English
Spanish
Prospective through First Year
• Visit Programs-Ambassadors
• START- New Student Orientation
• CONNECT- Welcome first years to campus
• Centralized advising • Winter Welcome • Matriculation Ceremony
“Graduate with a Diploma in one hand and a Resume in the other.”
Sophomore and Junior Years
• Transition to major advising • Dedicated major advisors • Internships • Workshops in partnership with
career services • Study abroad • Research • Halfway point check-in
Senior year through graduation
• Tandem Advising • Central and Major
• Degree Works- MyDegrees
• Recognition of Exceptional Seniors
• Alumni event- connect advisors and students
• Graduation Reception • Graduation video- advice for first years
What Questions do you have about our approach?
What would you like to share from your institution?