[Pols-l] latest draft of vision

[Omelicheva, Maria Y]

Dear All,

I inserted an additional sentence to the mission statement (below in bold and underlined). I thought that our mission focuses too much on knowledge acquisition and under-emphasize the development of thinking skills and other abilities that citizens of democracies need. Hence is the addition. I also thought that our statement needs to add a few words about diversity.

Mariya


Mission: Well-functioning democracies require a well-educated citizenry. Not all citizens need be social scientists, but neither should they be completely ignorant of what political scientists and philosophers have to say about the way governments organize their affairs. Accordingly, we train our students to become knowledgeable in many different areas, including the ways that government institutions work, how clashes of interests can be resolved peacefully, the ways that different social backgrounds affect shape political interests and participation, and how nations and organizations interact in the international system. We seek to support the intellectual growth of students by encouraging them to think, read, write, and speak clearly, cogently, and critically about issues that matter. Accordingly, we seek to (1) prepare undergraduates to be informed and critical citizens with the appropriate skills and accomplishments for pursuit of graduate / professional studies or employment in law, political science, public policy or international studies; (2) to prepare graduate students for successful careers in academia or in research-related organizations;  (3) to contribute to the development of public knowledge through the generation and dissemination of high quality research; and (4) to enhance the functioning of  the profession, the university, and the community through appropriate service activity.


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Mariya Y. Omelicheva

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science

University of Kansas

409 Blake

1541 Lilac Ln., rm. 504

Lawrence, KS 66044

(785) 864-9002

omeliche at ku.edu<mailto:omeliche at ku.edu>

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Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 2:36 PM
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Subject: [Pols-l] latest draft of vision

Colleagues, I am attaching the latest draft of our vision, mission, and goals statement for your consideration at our 11am meeting this Friday (12/2).

Please feel free to comment before then.

In December we'll submit the vision and mission component to the College, but they will want the goals, etc. next semester so it seems prudent to get those going as well.
Thanks for your attention to this.
DHM


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