BOLIVAR, Mo. — Southwest Baptist University’s new experiential major maps were featured in the EAB Daily Briefing email on Jan. 14.
The article, titled “5 insights from an experiential major maps expert,” includes
information presented by Dr. Allison Langford, vice president for strategic planning
and initiatives, in a web conference for EAB in December. Throughout the conversation,
Langford presented five main takeaways and lessons learned.
Experiential major maps go beyond a four-year degree plan to align course requirements with co-curricular and experiential learning opportunities. They help to address some barriers students face in pursuit of a degree and to convey the unique value of a degree from SBU.
“It’s important to look at the name ‘major map’ and realize that any map gives you multiple avenues to a destination,” Langford said. “This is not meant to be seen as prescriptive.”
SBU’s major maps provide direction for students to grow academically, pursue servant leadership, embrace our global society and plan for their future during each year of their SBU experience. View major maps for all undergraduate degrees offered on SBU’s Bolivar campus.
SBU is one of more than 1,500 schools, colleges and universities throughout the country partnering with EAB for research and insights to address challenges with the education industry.
*Published: 1-21-2020