An appreciation of the nature, content, and role of the sciences is essential to preparing socially responsible citizens to shape our country's future. Beloit College is committed to giving all its students a thorough grounding in the sciences. By focusing on issues of global warming, AIDS natural disasters, and nuclear power, many Beloit science courses seek to examine the science that is intertwined with real world issues. A solid understanding of the science provides a deeper understanding of the social, political and economic context of contemporary issues. Introductory courses at Beloit do not distinguish between majors and non-majors. This reflects a conviction that the connections between science and society need to be evident to all students from the very start of their college careers. |
"Every Beloit student needs to feel welcome and engaged in science, not only science majors, but everyone - because all students will be called on as voters to make policy decisions, and as citizens to address ethical issues that involve science." -Ken Yasukawa, Professor of Biology |
In the new Center for the Sciences we will:
- Promote higher levels of scientific understanding, generating renewed enthusiasm among non-science majors for active citizenship in a world increasingly defined by science
- Foster interdisciplinary learning and research among all liberal arts
- Energize our faculty, providing the tools and infrastructure needed to be more interdisciplinary
- Provide a home for new interdisciplinary majors such as Environmental Studies and Health and Society
- House the summer Center for Language Studies program
- Invite formal and informal use from across campus
- Use this green building as a living laboratory to explore sustainable construction, design and building operation
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