William Jewell College

The Jewell experience focuses on enhancing a student's ability to apply
learning to complex ethical, scientific and cultural problems. The College
places a high value on experiential learning and gives students the opportunity
to "live what they learn." Students who complete the College's 35-hour liberal
arts core plus three applied learning experiences receive a second major in
Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry (ACT-In). As a result, all students can
graduate with double majors in four years. The ACT-In option is a reflection of
the College's philosophy that education must take students beyond thinking and
inquiring, and to action. Every student who successfully completes the sophomore year is eligible to receive a "Journey Grant" to fund a transformative hands-on experience. Journey Grants can support self-designed research projects,
study-away opportunities, internships, civic engagement initiatives or service
projects at home or abroad. Students can pool grants together to create
substantive collaborative projects. In addition to ACT-In, other distinctive
programs are available to Jewell students. The internationally recognized
Oxbridge Honors Program, supported by the Hall Family Foundation, combines
British tutorial methods of instruction with a year of study in Oxford or
Cambridge. It is the only program of its kind in the nation. Jewell's
academically rigorous undergraduate Nonprofit Leadership major is one of only 13 nationwide. The Pryor Leadership Studies Program includes course work, community service projects and internships that help students enhance their leadership skills in a variety of settings. The Harriman-Jewell Series is considered one of the great performing arts presenting series in the country. More than 900 world-class performances and 21 American recital debuts, including Luciano Pavarotti in 1973, have come to Kansas City by way of this program. The Center for Justice and Sustainability at William Jewell is at the heart of the College's mission to cultivate leadership, service, and spiritual growth. The Center's role in this mission is to raise awareness of social, economic, and ecological challenges within our world in order to invite students to spend their lives creating solutions to these complex and interconnected issues. The Center's Village Partners Project is being viewed as a national model for service-learning projects. It brings together Jewell students, faculty and staff with partners in the village of Embarcadero, Honduras, for a wide range of community-identified development projects over time. Finally, William Jewell College believes graduation in four years should be an expectation of all students. The College's Four-Year Graduation Guarantee ensures timely completion of a great liberal arts education, positioning our students for transition into graduate school or career choices ahead of most peers. Students who follow academic advising guidelines are guaranteed to graduate four years (eight consecutive semesters) from the date of their original matriculation. Students following these basic guidelines who do not meet graduation requirements after four years may take up to an additional 16 credit hours required for graduation within one year of the originally projected graduation date, free of tuition and fees.