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Learning for Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To equip our students with the skills, knowledge, and experiences necessary to thrive in a diverse and increasingly complex world, we are committed to fostering a culture of lifelong learning. Our strategic focus on Learning for Life will empower students to make meaningful contributions to and connections with their communities now and as alumni.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Remove barriers to student participation in programs related to professional readiness and engagement with communities beyond K.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Remove structural barriers to participation in experiential learning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Remove knowledge barriers to participation in experiential learning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Improve the accessibility and inclusiveness of international education at K: Engage and center first-gen students to foster awareness of and communicate the value of study abroad and away.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Gather and analyze data relevant to first-gen students to encourage them to study abroad\/away.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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    Embed career and professional readiness into its culture, co-curriculum and curriculum, preparing students effectively for professional life after K.<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Embed career and professional readiness into culture, curriculum, and co-curriculum at K through collaboration with faculty, staff and student partners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Increase access to and participation in internships and work-based learning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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      Enhance and develop programs to connect alumni to learning opportunities over their lifespan.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Enhance the bond between Alumni and K through lifelong learning opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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        K will prepare students to engage with local, national and global communities throughout their lives.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • Work toward study promoting climate literacy for every K graduate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Provide campus-wide education on climate change beyond courses and academics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Enhance international education components and development to support first-generation students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Raise awareness on campus of forms of engagement with the broader Kalamazoo community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page_fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-451","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"guten_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"ab-block-post-grid-landscape":false,"ab-block-post-grid-square":false,"guten_post_layout_landscape_large":false,"guten_post_layout_portrait_large":false,"guten_post_layout_square_large":false,"guten_post_layout_landscape":false,"guten_post_layout_portrait":false,"guten_post_layout_square":false,"campus-posts-thumbnail":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451"}],"version-history":[{"count":54,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1062,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/451\/revisions\/1062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/strategic-plan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}