One of the key features of ACPA’s Institute on the Curricular Approach (formerly the Residential Curriculum Institute) is the “Showcase” sessions. Showcases are presentations from individual schools that have adopted the curricular approach. Functioning similar to case studies, these showcases dive into one institution’s work with the model and the challenges and successes they’ve had along the way. Sometimes these showcases can be about an institution or department’s entire journey and sometimes they focus in on one or two aspects of it.
Having previously showcased at the Institute and having chaired the showcase school selection committee, I recognize a lot of benefits to institutions that choose to share their journeys. For one, preparing to showcase is an excellent opportunity for a school to reflect on their work and synthesize it. This can pay dividends in ensuring staff develop a common understanding of where they’ve been and where they’re heading in the future. During the presentation preparation process itself, you will receive direct feedback from ICA faculty members. This can be an excellent opportunity to become more clear about your curricular goals and journey and how to articulate it. In essence you receive “free” feedback and critique from experts on how you can make your curricular work stronger. The actual presentation itself also provides showcasing schools with the opportunity to receive feedback and critique from other members of the Institute learning community. A school can network and make connections with other schools who may share a similar institutional profile or whom have some of the same challenges. And finally, it’s a great way for you and your staff to celebrate all the hard work you’ve done.
The call for showcase institutions is now open for 2020 and I encourage you to consider applying for this amazing opportunity. It’s common that many schools feel they may not be ready to showcase, as there is always work to be done, but remember that this is a journey of learning. It’s highly likely that you have some knowledge to share, and even more to gain from the opportunity.
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Past Institute Showcase Institutions:
- American University (2010)
- Appalachian State University (2017)
- Carleton University (2017, 2018)
- Central Michigan University (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Clemson University (2014, 2019)
- Colorado Mesa University (2012, 2013)
- Dartmouth College (2009)
- East Tennessee State University (2016)
- Eastern Kentucky University (2018)
- Florida International University (2019)
- Georgia Southern University (2015)
- Gettysburg College (2010, 2011)
- Indiana State University (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
- Indiana University Bloomington (2018)
- Lehigh University (2013, 2014, 2019) *Divisional
- Macalester College (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
- Messiah College (2011)
- New York University (2010, 2015)
- North Carolina State University (2017)
- North Dakota State University (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Northern Illinois University (2011, 2012)
- Pennsylvania State University (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
- Quinnipiac University (2018)
- Radford University (2018)
- St. Lawrence University (2012)
- Saint Louis University (2011, 2012, 2013)
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018)
- SUNY Brockport (2011, 2013)
- SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology (2018)
- SUNY Geneseo (2019) *Divisional
- SUNY University of Buffalo (2014, 2018, 2019)
- Syracuse University (2009)
- University of Central Florida (2016, 2018, 2019)
- University of Connecticut (2017)
- University of Dayton (2012, 2015)
- University of Illinois Springfield (2019) *Divisional
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2016)
- University of Iowa (2019)
- University of Kansas (2018) *Divisional
- University of Kentucky (2019)
- University fo Maryland Baltimore County (2019)
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst (2017, 2018)
- University of Minnesota (2010, 2012, 2013)
- University of Mississippi (2016)
- University of New Hampshire (2009, 2014, 2016)
- University of North Carolina School of Arts (2018) *Divisional
- University of Oklahoma (2015, 2017, 2018)
- University of South Carolina (2013, 2015, 2016)
- University of South Florida (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019)
- University of St. Thomas (2019) *Divisional
- University of Texas at Austin (2019)
- University of Utah (2018, 2019)
- Virginia Tech (2013, 2014)
- West Chester University (2019) *Divisional
- Western Washington University (2011, 2012)
- Whitman College (2009)
- Wilfrid Laurier University (2017)
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