The Liberal Arts Advantage Impact

A range of classes have enjoyed interactive Liberal Arts Advantage workshops. The LAA team typically visits about 10 courses per semester. Some recent course visits include:  

  • Classical Studies/History (CCI/HIS) 355: Roman Empire 
  • African American and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) 306: Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Americas 
  • Religious Studies (REL) 298: Thinking about Religion 
  • Art History (ARH) 370: African Art History 
  • English (ENG) 271: Big Questions in Health and Wellness 
  • Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS) 309: Conflict and Culture 
  • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS) 333: Postcolonial and Transnational Feminisms 
  • Philosophy (PHI) 341: Arguing about Ethics 

spring 2023 snapshot

  • Students from 29 unique majors reached 
  • Students participating included those graduating in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026  
  • Pre-presentation surveys revealed that 67 % of participants had not engaged with Career and Professional Development (CPD) previously; another 14% were not sure if they had previously engaged with CPD.  
  • Pre-presentation surveys revealed that the majority of students were only somewhat confident in articulating the benefits of their UNCG liberal arts education to a future employer. (40% rated themselves as a 3 on a 5-point, Lickert scale) 
  • Post-presentation surveys revealed a significant shift in this confidence level just after the one-shot LAA programming. (24% rated themselves a 5—up from 9% on the pre-survey; 34% rated themselves a 4—up from 20% on the pre-survey; and 29% rated themselves a 3 on the same 5-point, Lickert scale.) 
  • 70% of those asked reported being very likely or extremely likely to “participate in future UNCG CPD programming or request CPC services”  
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