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<span class=\"pop-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <h2 id=\"pop-implementation-title\">Implementation Strategies<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pop-body\">\n        <p>Our implementation strategy rests on three pillars that lead to a single path: students cultivate the virtues of the disciplines they study, test them against diverse perspectives, and carry them into life beyond the classroom. Together, the pillars give faculty and staff a common structure for building virtue into their work:<\/p>\n        <ul>\n          <li><strong>Cultivate Character within the Disciplines:<\/strong> students develop the virtues each field embodies (curiosity in science, precision in math)<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Integrate Diverse Perspectives:<\/strong> contact with varied communities builds virtues like empathy and honesty<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Prepare Students for a Good Life:<\/strong> links classroom learning to college resources (career and life design, experiential learning) to build resilience and motivation<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"pop-capacities\" popover class=\"cei-popover\" aria-labelledby=\"pop-capacities-title\" style=\"--pop-accent:#695350\">\n  <div class=\"pop-inner\">\n    <button type=\"button\" class=\"pop-close\" command=\"hide-popover\" commandfor=\"pop-capacities\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button>\n    <span class=\"pop-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <h2 id=\"pop-capacities-title\">Student Development Capacities<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pop-body\">\n        <p>Student development capacities are the psychological and behavioral processes &mdash; such as self-regulation, resilience, and motivation &mdash; that support student success and make virtue development possible. Our model identifies four categories of student development capacities:<\/p>\n        <ul>\n          <li><strong>Cognitive &amp; Metacognitive Capacities:<\/strong> The intellectual foundation for virtue development.<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Intrapersonal Capacities:<\/strong> Internal conditions that habituate character development.<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Interpersonal Capacities:<\/strong> Relational practices for enacting virtue within community.<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Performance &amp; Transfer Capacities:<\/strong> The ability to enact virtue across contexts and environments.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"pop-gecomp\" popover class=\"cei-popover\" aria-labelledby=\"pop-gecomp-title\" style=\"--pop-accent:#ac442a\">\n  <div class=\"pop-inner\">\n    <button type=\"button\" class=\"pop-close\" command=\"hide-popover\" commandfor=\"pop-gecomp\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button>\n    <span class=\"pop-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <h2 id=\"pop-gecomp-title\">General Education Competencies<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pop-body\">\n        <p>General Education Competencies are Austin Community College&rsquo;s rendition of Texas&rsquo;s core objectives for general education. Each represents a key area of student development not only for academic preparedness and success, but for achieving the core characteristics that foster a good life, and ultimately reinforce and are supported by broader character development.<\/p>\n        <ul>\n          <li><strong>Communication Skills:<\/strong> Develop, interpret, and express ideas and information through written, oral, and visual communication that is adapted to purpose, structure, audience, and medium.<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Critical Thinking:<\/strong> Gather, analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and apply information for the purposes of innovation, inquiry, and creative thinking.<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Empirical and Quantitative Skills:<\/strong> Apply mathematical, logical, and scientific principles and methods through the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Personal Responsibility:<\/strong> Identify and apply ethical principles and practices to decision-making by connecting choices, actions, and consequences.<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Social Responsibility (Civic and Cultural Awareness):<\/strong> Analyze differences and commonalities among peoples, ideas, aesthetic traditions, and cultural practices to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Teamwork:<\/strong> Consider different points of view to work collaboratively and effectively in pursuit of a shared purpose or goal.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"pop-gecore\" popover class=\"cei-popover\" aria-labelledby=\"pop-gecore-title\" style=\"--pop-accent:#e2a74b\">\n  <div class=\"pop-inner\">\n    <button type=\"button\" class=\"pop-close\" command=\"hide-popover\" commandfor=\"pop-gecore\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button>\n    <span class=\"pop-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <h2 id=\"pop-gecore-title\">General Education Core Curriculum<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pop-body\">\n        <p>Because the general education core curriculum is defined by the state of Texas as coursework &ldquo;necessary to prepare students for civic and professional life&rdquo; and that equips &ldquo;students for participation in the workforce and in the betterment of society,&rdquo; it provides an ideal focal point for character education within the community college context. The general education curriculum is organized into subject areas that group disciplines, academic traditions that provide the context to develop intellectual, moral, and civic virtues, as well as performance strengths.<\/p>\n        <ul class=\"subject-list\">\n          <li>Communication<\/li>\n          <li>Mathematics<\/li>\n          <li>Life and Physical Sciences<\/li>\n          <li>Language, Philosophy, and Culture<\/li>\n          <li>Creative Arts<\/li>\n          <li>American History<\/li>\n          <li>Government\/Political Science<\/li>\n          <li>Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Component Area Option<\/strong> &mdash; a broad area which also includes student development and oral communication coursework<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"pop-college\" popover class=\"cei-popover\" aria-labelledby=\"pop-college-title\" style=\"--pop-accent:#4e2b77\">\n  <div class=\"pop-inner\">\n    <button type=\"button\" class=\"pop-close\" command=\"hide-popover\" commandfor=\"pop-college\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button>\n    <span class=\"pop-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <h2 id=\"pop-college-title\">Whole Community College<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pop-body\">\n        <p>Character is never formed in the classroom alone. Every office a student encounters should answer one question: <em>how does what we do develop the whole person?<\/em> A student&rsquo;s entire experience of ACC, not just the time spent in class, should point toward the cultivation of virtue. Our college offices and centers map onto four domains, all oriented toward the virtues at our model&rsquo;s core:<\/p>\n        <ul>\n          <li><strong>Entry and Belonging:<\/strong> Welcome Centers, Advising, Academic Support, and Libraries<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Inquiry and Community:<\/strong> LEAD, College Cultural Centers (El Centro, African-American Cultural Center, etc.), Great Questions, Honors, and Community Seminars<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Civic and Global Engagement:<\/strong> Experiential Learning, Global Studies, and Student Life<\/li>\n          <li><strong>A Future Beyond ACC:<\/strong> Career, Life, and Transfer Service Offices<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"pop-assessment\" popover class=\"cei-popover\" aria-labelledby=\"pop-assessment-title\" style=\"--pop-accent:#634156\">\n  <div class=\"pop-inner\">\n    <button type=\"button\" class=\"pop-close\" command=\"hide-popover\" commandfor=\"pop-assessment\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button>\n    <span class=\"pop-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <h2 id=\"pop-assessment-title\">Assessment<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pop-body\">\n        <p>Quality assessment provides a built-in continual feedback loop for revision and growth, where data is collected from a variety of sources to gain a holistic and formative understanding of our model at work and to create a better experience for students and faculty. This includes:<\/p>\n        <ul>\n          <li>Institutional effectiveness data<\/li>\n          <li>Program-wide student self-assessments<\/li>\n          <li>Course specific assessments<\/li>\n          <li>Student &amp; faculty narratives<\/li>\n          <li>Longitudinal cohort data<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"pop-virtues\" popover class=\"cei-popover\" aria-labelledby=\"pop-virtues-title\" style=\"--pop-accent:#ac442a\">\n  <div class=\"pop-inner\">\n    <button type=\"button\" class=\"pop-close\" command=\"hide-popover\" commandfor=\"pop-virtues\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button>\n    <span class=\"pop-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    <h2 id=\"pop-virtues-title\">Virtues<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pop-body\">\n        <p>Because these virtues are necessary for the pursuit of truth and the good life, it is essential that undergraduates continue to develop them early on in their required general education coursework and that they inform the work of the college.<\/p>\n        <ul>\n          <li><strong>Intellectual Virtues<\/strong> include curiosity, open-mindedness and intellectual humility<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Moral Virtues<\/strong> include empathy, honesty, compassion, and patience<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Civic Virtues<\/strong> include working effectively with people who see the world differently<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Performance Strengths<\/strong> include resilience, motivation and determination<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1067e1 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1067e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c47ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44c47ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Virtues Framework<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682ff34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"682ff34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because these virtues are necessary for the pursuit of truth and the good life, it is essential that undergraduates continue to develop them early on in their required general education coursework and that they inform the work of the college.<\/p><ul><li>Intellectual Virtues include curiosity, open-mindedness and intellectual humility<\/li><li>Moral Virtues include empathy, honesty, compassion, and patience.<\/li><li>Civic Virtues include working effectively with people who see the world differently.<\/li><li>Performance Strengths include resilience, motivation and determination.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e494e90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"e494e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2390\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2390\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Student Development Capacities <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2390\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0366a18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0366a18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2390\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82c915 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d82c915\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddf067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ddf067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Student development capacities are the psychological and behavioral processes &#8211; such as self-regulation, resilience, and motivation &#8211; that support student success and make virtue development possible. Our model identifies four categories of student development capacities:<\/p><ul><li>Cognitive &amp; Metacognitive Capacities: The intellectual foundation for virtue development.<\/li><li>Intrapersonal Capacities: Internal conditions that habituate character development.<\/li><li>Interpersonal Capacities: Relational practices for enacting virtue within community.<\/li><li>Performance &amp; Transfer Capacities: The ability to enact virtue across contexts and environments.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2391\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2391\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> General Education Competencies <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2391\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfd5f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dfd5f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2391\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04fa6e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04fa6e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abeaab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abeaab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>General Education Competencies are Austin Community College\u2019s rendition of Texas\u2019s core objectives for general education. Each represents a key area of student development not only for academic preparedness and success, but for achieving the core characteristics that foster a good life, and ultimately reinforce and are supported by broader character development.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Communication Skills<\/strong>: Develop, interpret, and express ideas and information through written, oral, and visual communication that is adapted to purpose, structure, audience, and medium.<\/li><li><strong>Critical Thinking<\/strong>: Gather, analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and apply information for the purposes of innovation, inquiry, and creative thinking.<\/li><li><strong>Empirical and Quantitative Skills<\/strong>: Apply mathematical, logical, and scientific principles and methods through the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.<\/li><li><strong>Personal Responsibility<\/strong>: Identify and apply ethical principles and practices to decision-making by connecting choices, actions, and consequences.<\/li><li><strong>Social Responsibility (Civic and Cultural Awareness)<\/strong>: Analyze differences and commonalities among peoples, ideas, aesthetic traditions, and cultural practices to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.<\/li><li><strong>Teamwork<\/strong>: Consider different points of view to work collaboratively and effectively in pursuit of a shared purpose or goal.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2392\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2392\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> General Education Core Curriculum <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2392\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5cd97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c5cd97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2392\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f7d03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9f7d03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c9e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7c9e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because the general education core curriculum is defined by the state of Texas as coursework \u201cnecessary to prepare students for civic and professional life\u201d and that equips \u201cstudents for participation in the workforce and in the betterment of society,\u201d it provides an ideal focal point for character education within the community college context. The general education curriculum is organized into subject areas that group disciplines, academic traditions that provide the context to develop intellectual, moral, and civic virtues, as well as performance strengths.<\/p><ul><li>Communication<\/li><li>Mathematics<\/li><li>Life and Physical Sciences<\/li><li>Language, Philosophy, and Culture<\/li><li>Creative Arts<\/li><li>American History<\/li><li>Government\/Political Science<\/li><li>Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/li><li>Component Area Option (a broad area which also includes student development and oral communication coursework)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2393\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2393\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Assessment <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2393\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2129c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d2129c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2393\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a879ac7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a879ac7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de1f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7de1f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Quality assessment provides a built-in continual feedback loop for revision and growth, where data is collected from a variety of sources to gain a holistic and formative understanding of our model at work and to create a better experience for students and faculty.<\/p><p>This includes:<\/p><ul><li>Institutional effectiveness data<\/li><li>Program-wide student self-assessments<\/li><li>Course specific assessments<\/li><li>Student &amp; faculty narratives<\/li><li>Longitudinal cohort data<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2394\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2394\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Implementation Strategies <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2394\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b9858 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8b9858\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2394\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eb54ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3eb54ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294a1ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"294a1ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our implementation strategy rests on three pillars that lead to a single path: students cultivate the virtues of the disciplines they study, test them against diverse perspectives, and carry them into life beyond the classroom. Together, the pillars give faculty and staff a common structure for building virtue into their work:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Cultivate Character within the Disciplines:<\/strong> students develop the virtues each field embodies (curiosity in science, precision in math)<\/li><li><strong>Integrate Diverse Perspectives:<\/strong> contact with varied communities builds virtues like empathy and honesty<\/li><li><strong>Prepare Students for a Good Life:<\/strong> links classroom learning to college resources (career and life design, experiential learning) to build resilience and motivation<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2395\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2395\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> College Community <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2395\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d951b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52d951b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2395\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e695d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e695d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1d08a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d1d08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Character is never formed in the classroom alone. Every office a student encounters should answer one question: how does what we do develop the whole person? A student&#8217;s entire experience of ACC, not just the time spent in class, should point toward the cultivation of virtue. Our college offices and centers map onto four domains, all oriented toward the virtues at our model&#8217;s core:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Entry and Belonging:<\/strong> Welcome Centers, Advising, Academic Support, and Libraries<\/li><li><strong>Inquiry and Community:<\/strong> LEAD, College Cultural Centers (El Centro, African-American Cultural Center, etc.), Great Questions, Honors, and Community Seminars<\/li><li><strong>Civic and Global Engagement:<\/strong> Experiential Learning, Global Studies, and Student Life <\/li><li><strong>A Future Beyond ACC:<\/strong> Career, Life, and Transfer Service Offices<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education for the whole person. Preparing Students for a Good Life: A Model for Investigation and Inquiry The Virtues Framework Select any part of the diagram to read more &mdash; including the Virtues at its center. 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