Signature Programs
Signature Programs are traditions that help the mission of CRC come alive each year. From large social events such as the CRC Olympics to resources like our in-house Advising Team, these programs define and structure our living learning community. Likewise, these experiences set a tone and vision for our common experiences together.
As a learning community our purpose is... "not to transfer knowledge but to create environments and experiences that bring students to discover and construct knowledge for themselves, to make students members of communities of learners that make discoveries and solve problems" (Barr & Tagg, 1995, p. 15).
Our Signature Programs include:
- What Matters To Me and Why distinguished guest speaker series
- Advising Team
- Monthly CRC Teas
- Mini Common Reads (discussion & dessert) of Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) books and others
- CRC Olympics
- CRC Common Read
- Interest Groups
- Mission and Vision Groups
- Community Forum
- Honored Instructor Awards
- Late Night Breakfast
- Food for Thought Program
- CRC Convocation during Wisconsin Welcome
- CRC Resource Center
- Pollan Series
Goals of Signature Programs:
- Engage the community in fun and informative ways
- Co-create educational experiences around community development, relationship building, contemporary and intellectual issues, social justice, community service, citizenship, and leadership skill development
- Help students make meaning of the complexity of their college experience by providing a balance of challenge and support
- Assist students in becoming liberally educated through engagement in the residential community
