Dr. William Thelin will be one of the two keynote speakers at the 2012 LAND Conference which is being held in Traverse City from February 15-17.

His presentation on "Critical Learning for Open-Access Students" will focus on ways to authorize students to "do education" rather than having education "done to them."

The complete conference program is now available on-line.

Welcome Message

The LAND membership consists of Michigan's community colleges.

Our goal is to be a forum and a network for the development of the liberal arts in all of its many aspects. Its activities are aimed at both teachers and students. We hope you find an access here to information leading to the improvement of the teaching of the liberal arts.

Statement of Purpose

LAND seeks to develop and to promote a network for strengthening the liberal arts in Michigan community colleges.

Objectives

• Explore the values and relevance of the liberal arts to our colleges and communities
• Unify and integrate the liberal arts with our curricula as appropriate
• Identify and work toward improving liberal arts instruction
• Plan for the immediate, short-term, and future needs of liberal arts education and instruction
• Meet on a regular basis to work toward achieving the above objectives

Steering Committee

The steering committee meets once a month during the academic year. Active colleges typically send two representatives.