BANGOR — The Husson University School of Science and Humanities announced that it has received a grant for $142,300 to fund the school’s ongoing project, Re-envisioning General Education, from the Davis Educational Foundation established by Stanton and Elisabeth Davis after Mr. Davis’s retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets Inc.
“This grant will support efforts to revise and rethink our general education curriculum. It affirms Husson University’s dedication to providing students with an exceptional core curriculum that will serve as a strong foundation for all of their studies,” said Dr. Robert A. Clark, president of Husson University.
“Husson has been engaged in reviewing its general education curriculum over the last two years,” said Dr. Patricia Bixel, dean of the school of science and humanities. “The Davis Foundation understands the importance of general education within a larger college curriculum. Being awarded this grant is testimony to the strength of our initial planning and a vote of confidence in our process and goals.”
Bixel said that the grant award will allow Husson University to create a coherent and consistent general education curriculum that both prepares students for their chosen majors and is flexible enough to adapt if students change their minds.
At the end of the grant period, Husson University will have developed and implemented a new, dynamic general education curriculum based on best practices from around the country. The goal is to create progressive and rigorous course sequences that teach defined content and skills applied within a student’s major.
“Outside grants and awards provide strong recognition that Husson’s academic programs are effectively preparing work-ready graduates. In addition, they affirm the university’s role and value in transforming student lives,” Clark said. “Husson is extremely grateful to the Davis Educational Foundation for supporting our continuing efforts to ensure that our curriculum helps support future economic growth in Maine, and beyond, by preparing students for successful professional careers.”