West Chester University Honors College
Presents

Legacies of Leadership:  Stories from South Africa

March 5, 2010 to March 16, 2010

Through the program participants will explore areas of leadership that individuals are called upon to embrace as they become active agents of change for community enhancement.  By examining such topics as team building, globalization, ethical decision making and spirituality, power sharing, ubuntu and forgiveness, participants will gain greater insight into the forces that underlie critical decisions currently being made in the lives of South Africans.  The program involves two distinctive components: weekly class session for 3 hours during the spring semester and an international portion in South Africa (March 5-16, 2010).  A unifying element of the program will be the common core course HON 381 that all participants must register for during the spring of 2009.  The course will be completed at the end of the international portion of the program.

To learn more about the program download the brochure here.

 

 

WEST CHESTER “MOST IMPROVED” AMONG BEST BUYS

Once again, West Chester University is among Kiplinger’s 100 best values in public colleges, which ranks four-year schools based on their outstanding economic value with top-notch education. For the 2008-09 ranking, West Chester also won the “Most Improved” award, leaping from the #93 slot to #53, after boosting graduation rates and offering more need-based aid.

West Chester was one of three public universities in Pennsylvania listed among this year’s “best buys” (along with the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State at University Park.)

The chart, which will be published in the December 2008 issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, will be available on newsstands Tuesday, November 11th —and available at www.kiplinger.com/money/collegevalues.

“With the economic turmoil of 2008, families of all income levels are feeling the financial pinch,” says Fred Frailey, editor of Kiplinger’s. “But schools like these prove that an excellent education is still available at an affordable price.”

Selected from a pool of more than 500 public four-year colleges and universities, schools in the Kiplinger 100 were ranked according to academic quality, including admission and retention rates, student-faculty ratios and four- and six-year graduation rates, as well as on cost and financial aid. To view the complete article, please visit www.kiplinger.com. Rankings, methodology, and other specifics are available at: www.kiplinger.com/money/collegevalues