Doane University

Doane University American Rescue Plan Humanities Innovation Project [doane University Proposes to Innovate Within the Humanities Departments and Develop a New Department of Ethics and Interfaith Studies (eis). This Project Will Allow Doane to Bridge the Current Gap in Financial Resources, Retain Key Faculty Positions Within the Humanities, and Novelize This Department to Benefit Faculty and Students Across the Institution. in Addition to Preserving the Range of Humanities Education for Students by Funding Positions in Interfaith Studies and Ethics, This Project Will Support the Expansion of Current Efforts to Create Innovative Humanities Pathways Connected to Non-humanities Majors and Pre-professional Programs.] [purpose: the Purpose of This Grant Is to Develop a New Department of Ethics and Interfaith Studies (EIS) and Expand the Certificate in Integrated Humanities Program (CIHP) at Doane University. Through Coursework and Collaborations With Faculty, Eis Will Support All Majors and Programs Across the Institution, Rather Than Functioning as a Stand-alone Program. to Do So, Doane Will Cross-list Courses, Create New Courses Within Individual Majors and Programs, and Collaborate With Faculty in Other Majors and Programs to Modify Their Courses to Integrate Ethics. Additionally, Doane Will Expand Its Cihp Pathways to Include Those Linked to the University?s College of Business and College of Education. Current Pathways Under Consideration Include ?economies of Race? and ?the Science of Learning.? Activities to Be Performed: Doane Will Integrate Humanities, Ethics, and Religious Studies to Create a New Department of Ethics and Interfaith Studies. Doane Will Also Create a Certificate in Integrated Humanities Program. Expected Outcomes: by Creating a Department of Ethics and Interfaith Studies, Doane University Will Bridge the Current Gap in Financial Resources, Retain Key Faculty Positions Within the Humanities, and Address the Trend Towards Key Faculty Positions Within the Humanities, and Address the Trend Toward Professionalization and Exclusion of the Humanities. Doane University Will Retain Three Jobs, Including the Dean of the College of Arts and Science and Two Professors in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, to Facilitate Restructuring of Department. Intended Beneficiaries: Faculty and Students Across the Institution Will Benefit From Restructuring the Department. Subrecipient Activities: the Recipient Does Not Intend to Subaward Funds.]