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Africa\u2019s Southern white rhinoceros caught Kimberly Pineda\u2019s attention during her quest for a research topic that she would commit to studying throughout a semester. Beyond learning about the rhino\u2019s plight to survive in the wild and methods to boost reproduction, Pineda said she also gained knowledge that will help her far beyond college.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat this research project gave me are skills that I will utilize through my academic career as well as in any of the careers available to me,\u201d the 每日大赛 sophomore said.<\/p>\n

Pineda and others shared similar stories about the benefits of \u201csignature work\u201d \u2013 long-term research projects that deepen student engagement \u2013 at the Association of American Colleges and Universities\u2019 Liberal Education and America\u2019s Promise (LEAP) Challenge<\/a> Luncheon on Nov. 13 in Seattle.<\/p>\n

La Verne faculty members were initially scheduled to give one presentation on incorporating debate into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses for the event, but the AAC&U invited Dr. Kat Weaver and La Verne students to share a second presentation about La Verne\u2019s signature programs in the natural sciences after reading about them in AAC&U \u2018s scholarly journal Peer Review.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey thought other faculty would find our signature assignments interesting and appealing,\u201d said Weaver, Director of the La Verne Experience and Associate Professor of Biology.<\/p>\n

The AAC&U launched the LEAP Challenge in January to encourage colleges and universities to make signature work a standard of quality learning in higher education. It is a departure from the belief that simple course completion equates with college success. Through signature work, students pursue a project throughout at least one semester using their skills and knowledge to solve a problem he or she selects.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt helps students learn to tackle the world\u2019s next complex, interdisciplinary problems and gives them the skills sets they need to be successful in graduate school and their careers,\u201d Weaver said.<\/p>\n

每日大赛 alumna Vanessa Morales, who works as a post-baccalaureate researcher for La Verne, and Kimberly Pineda presented their projects at the conference to illustrate La Verne\u2019s signature work.<\/p>\n

Weaver also discussed La Verne\u2019s approaches to science writing and how it evolves in core courses from freshman to senior years. Students learn to write journal article summaries, grants, literature reviews, and a senior thesis.<\/p>\n

Weaver, Chair and Professor of Biology Dr. Jerome Garcia, and Director of Forensics Rob Ruiz gave the second presentation called \u201cSTEAM: Putting the Arts and Advocacy into STEM; Improving Written Communication in the Freshman Year.\u201d<\/p>\n

La Verne\u2019s Speech Communication Department developed science courses that teach students how to talk about science to a broader audience, learn about current problems and controversies related to science and how to think critically. The use of parliamentary-style debate in La Verne\u2019s science courses is being hailed as a success because faculty have noticed boosts in retention levels among students who have taken the courses.<\/p>\n

But why is this happening?<\/p>\n

Garcia and Ruiz cite studies that show overcoming communication apprehension causes students\u2019 grades to rise and decreases the number of students who withdraw from classes.<\/p>\n

Weaver calls both presentations excellent examples of the La Verne Experience and says the LEAP Challenge aligns with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cLEAP is about looking at the impact of a broad liberal arts education on the student,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cA common saying is that it \u2018takes more than a major.\u2019 Our project on STEAM (putting the arts and advocacy into STEM) shows that. In addition, LEAP emphasizes high impact practices as part of increasing student success in school. A few of these we emphasize at La Verne include undergraduate research, learning communities and common intellectual experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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