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Criterion Four

Criterion Four: Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of Knowledge Resources
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Criterion Statement: The organization promotes a life of learning for its faculty, administration, staff, and students by fostering and supporting inquiry, creativity, practice, and social responsibility in ways consistent with its mission.

• Core Component - 4a The organization demonstrates, through the actions of its board, administrators, students, faculty, and staff, that it values a life of learning.
• Core Component - 4b The organization demonstrates that acquisition of a breadth of knowledge and skills and the exercise of intellectual inquiry are integral to its educational programs.
• Core Component - 4c The organization assesses the usefulness of its curricula to students who will live and work in a global, diverse, and technological society.
• Core Component - 4d The organization provides support to ensure that faculty, students, and staff acquire, discover, and apply knowledge responsibly.

The links below will take you to the supporting evidence related to Criterion 4.

Core Component - 4a The organization demonstrates, through the actions of its board, administrators, students, faculty, and staff, that it values a life of learning.
Chapter	Page	Evidence
2	64 - 65	Reach Out for College Credit publication (available in the physical resource room) Free College Day (schedule of classes available in the physical resource room) Workforce Training Institute Let's Get to Work!
5	154 - 156	Workforce Training Institute classes Free College Day (schedule of classes available in the physical resource room) Let's Get to Work! University Center U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. 2005. GLIMA Blue Water
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Core Component - 4b The organization demonstrates that acquisition of a breadth of knowledge and skills and the exercise of intellectual inquiry are integral to its educational programs.
Chapter	Page	Evidence
2	62	Mission, Vision and Goals
Core Component - 4c The organization assesses the usefulness of its curricula to students who will live and work in a global, diverse, and technological society.
Chapter	Page	Evidence
2	68 - 70	Faculty Agreement 2004-2006 Patterns Perkins data
3	81	College Catalog graduation requirements International Business program
4	122 - 123	Programs
5	156 - 158	College Catalog graduation requirements Assessing Student Learning Outcomes 2004-05; October 2006, p. 3
Core Component - 4d The organization provides support to ensure that faculty, students, and staff acquire, discover, and apply knowledge responsibly.
Chapter	Page	Evidence
2	62 - 63	Alumni Association Programs
4	123 - 124	College Catalog graduation requirements SC4 Clubs and Activities

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