The University Core Renewal Committee invites proposals Complex Problems and Enduring Questions Courses to be taught in the 2024-2025 academic year. Contributing to the rigorous intellectual development and personal formation of our students in the tradition of a Jesuit, Catholic university, these interdisciplinary courses bring together faculty from different departments and/or schools and fulfill two different Core requirements (Arts, History, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Theology, and Writing).
Both Complex Problems and Enduring Questions courses integrate co-curricular programming—Reflection Sessions—that deepens academic study with opportunities for exploration and personal growth.
Full time faculty receive a stipend of $12,500 for Complex Problems courses, and $7,500 for Enduring Questions courses in exchange for preparing their syllabi and attending pedagogical workshops. For each faculty member, a Complex Problem class counts as two courses of his or her normal teaching load. Part-time faculty are not eligible to apply.
Application Process
(1) one joint course title and one-paragraph description;
(2) an explanation (500 word max.) of how the proposed course fulfills the characteristics of a Complex Problems course;
(3) the Core requirements your course fulfills;
(4) Department chair’s information;
(5) teaching preferences and constraints.
(1) an individual course title and one-paragraph description;
(2) a joint, one-paragraph course description;
(3) an explanation (500 word max.) of how the proposed course fulfills the characteristics of an Enduring Questions course;
(3) the Core requirements your course fulfills;
(4) Department chair’s information;
(5) teaching preferences and constraints.
If you have any questions, please contact the Core Office at: core@pulounge.com.