Petition in Support of Gender Studies in the Core Curriculum

Title: Petition in Support of Gender Studies in the Core Curriculum
Description: "PETITION IN SUPPORT OF GENDER STUDIES IN THE CORE CURRICULUM: Dear Core Curriculum Council Members, Whereas the Appalachian State University General Bulletin states that 'Appalachian State University's undergraduate program seeks to educate men and women for the twenty-first century,' and whereas the bulletin goes on to state that the educational goals for every baccalaureate level graduate of Appalachian State should include 'an awareness of the world's diversity of cultural and national experiences, identities and values,' as well as 'an understanding of the issues and problems facing the contemporary world,' and whereas consideration given to both men and women who contribute to academic inquiry, and to culture as a whole, is essential to such awareness and understanding, and whereas currently there is no policy, written or otherwise, which guarantees that our Core Curriculum provides such a balanced educational perspective, therefore, we the undersigned support a gender studies requirement being added to the Core Curriculum, and we support the recommendation that the new 'multi-cultural' designator be considered as a logical home for this addition. Thank you for your attention to this matter."
Creator: Appalachian State University Core Curriculum Council
Date: 1994
Source: UA.107: Cultural, Global, and Gender Studies records