UI: Students responsible
Kurtis Hiatt - The Daily Iowan
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Metro
What are you doing to be socially and personally responsible? Is the UI encouraging you?
Though the topic may seem convoluted, many college students said they want their university to focus more on those values - from encouraging students to excel academically and serve the community to being open to others' opinions.
A majority of 23,000 undergraduate students and 9,000 faculty and staff at the 23 schools surveyed said personal and social responsibility should be a focus for universities, but most don't think they are, according to initial findings released April 17 by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
But UI officials said various parts of UI mission statements and goals do promote personal and social responsibility - without the words verbatim - and students are doing well in these areas.
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"Personal responsibility has been a part of what we try to talk to students about," said Steve Parrott, the director of University Relations. "We're also trying to see how we can make that clear."
Parrott said the university is in the process of creating the Student Success Initiatives, which would consist of messages geared toward students about academic excellence, diversity, involvement, responsibility, and community - all of which may fall under the overarching "personal and social responsibility" values.
Officials also hit on many of the personal and social values in the UI's "Iowa Promise" plan and through the UI's Civic Engagement Program.
Students may seem to be innately socially and personally responsible, some said.
UI English Professor Dee Morris said students are respectful in her classes and open to others' opinions.
Though the topic may seem convoluted, many college students said they want their university to focus more on those values - from encouraging students to excel academically and serve the community to being open to others' opinions.
A majority of 23,000 undergraduate students and 9,000 faculty and staff at the 23 schools surveyed said personal and social responsibility should be a focus for universities, but most don't think they are, according to initial findings released April 17 by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
But UI officials said various parts of UI mission statements and goals do promote personal and social responsibility - without the words verbatim - and students are doing well in these areas.
( Daily Iowan TV video feature )
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"Personal responsibility has been a part of what we try to talk to students about," said Steve Parrott, the director of University Relations. "We're also trying to see how we can make that clear."
Parrott said the university is in the process of creating the Student Success Initiatives, which would consist of messages geared toward students about academic excellence, diversity, involvement, responsibility, and community - all of which may fall under the overarching "personal and social responsibility" values.
Officials also hit on many of the personal and social values in the UI's "Iowa Promise" plan and through the UI's Civic Engagement Program.
Students may seem to be innately socially and personally responsible, some said.
UI English Professor Dee Morris said students are respectful in her classes and open to others' opinions.
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posted 4/23/08 @ 3:55 PM CST
There are some faculty and administrators that need to learn a little about ethics and responsibility. The offcice for Student Services needs an ethics lession. (Continued…)
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