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Show editorial Befme9 Promote May Term As Something Umicpie In a few weeks the 45 and four May Term courses will begin. May Term is a unique academic experience for both students and faculty. It offers students an opportunity to take enrichment courses; that is, courses which are not as structurally bound to regular academic coursework as those offered during fall and spring semesters. away-from-camp- May Term offers faculty an opportunity to pass along knowledge about specific aspects of their particular fields in which they are well versed. college experience. Ideally, May Term is the epitome of the private, liberal-art- s Past examples of this type of more creative course thinking include a film theory and criticism course taught by Dean Baar, in which his students saw several movies each day to enhance classroom lectures; a computer artificial intelligence course taught jointly by the philosophy and computer science department; and a variety of courses which have been combined Westminster is near complete incorporation of this somewhat abstract concept of May Term. Fewer liberal education courses are being offered, which means that more emphasis is being placed on these kinds of enhancement courses. Students can encourage the creation of more of these courses by taking advantage of the more eclectic courses offered. Faculty can examine what motivates professors to design such classes. And the administration could benefit both groups by clearly defining and promoting May Term as something unique in purpose from the rest of the academic year. The Forum Staff with travel experiences. DonS miss your cilia nee So be a Forum PhoSographeri eglster Went Fall lor EM302A . Photo Director will be chosen by the Forum Editors from the Photo Staff 8 Forum April 17, 1987Issue No. 15 |