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Hi, I'm Jeff Ashley, the
Chair of the Department of
Political Science
here at Eastern.
The integrative learning
initiative has really allowed
our department to take some
conversations that we'd been
having for a number of years
to another level, and we
have made some
curricular changes.
In fact, the first major
curricular changes that we've
seen in probably 20 years, from
adding a capstone experience
and giving more students
flexibility in developing
a program of study that
is going to benefit them
in their future life.
We've also broadened horizons by
adding an external component,
and we're really excited
about this.
It goes along with the
study abroad movement,
student exchange,
internships.
But we also have government
simulations, Model Illinois
Government and Moot Court, where
the students go to Springfield
for four days and interact
with students from other
universities, hone their
critical thinking skills,
their communication skills,
their networking skills, and
they're able to take some of
the classroom concepts that
we have to another level
and actually debate bills
on the floor of the capital
and do Moot Court simulation
in the court chambers.
We're really excited about
what we're doing with
integrative learning, and if
anybody has any questions
please feel free
to contact me.
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