The Templeton Guide: Colleges
that Encourage Character Development –
1999 Edition (Templeton Foundation)
Earlham is one of 100 colleges and universities
selected for The Templeton Honor Roll for Character-Building Colleges.
“(These colleges) exhibit a strong and inspiring
campus-wide ethos that articulates the expectations of personal
and civic responsibility in all dimensions of College life.”
Templeton's selection criteria include:
• A clear and compelling vision and
mission that express a commitment to prepare students for lives
of personal and civic responsibility;
• The significant involvement and participation
of faculty in forming and shaping the ideals and standards of
personal and civic responsibility;
• Evidence that a wide variety of programs
exists to prepare students for lives of personal and civic responsibility;
• The integration of personal and civic
responsibility standards and activities into the core curriculum
or areas of academic study;
• External recognition or honors; and
• Procedures to assess effectiveness
of campus-wide character-development programs. “Earlham
has combined a concern for spirituality with a devotion to academic
excellence to foster a learning environment in which students
can acquire the knowledge and skills to transform themselves
and society. As members of each class have attested to two, five
and ten years after graduation, Earlham has continued to influence
the values they apply to their occupational learning experience
and personal lives.”
In addition, Earlham is one
of 60 colleges and universities to have its volunteer service
programs cited by the Templeton Foundation.
 |
“Earlham College’s Service Learning
Program (SLP) is designed to encourage civic responsibility
through community service. Working in conjunction with the
student-run Earlham Volunteer Exchange (EVE), SLP volunteers
view service as an integral part of their learning experience.
“More than 60% of Earlham students
engaged in volunteer activities during the recent academic
year, reflecting the College’s commitment to community
service and to the Quaker values of honesty, responsibility
and integrity.” |
The John Templeton Foundation. The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage
Character Development: A Resource for Parents, Students, and Educators.
Radnor, Pennsylvania: Templeton Foundation Press, 1999.
|
