The Office of Critical Thinking Initiatives has awarded 12 new grants to FSU faculty for the 2017-18 academic year. This year’s recipients are: Discipline-Focused Grants Joe Grzywacz – Family and Child Sciences Kimberly Hunter – Chemical Engineering Aline Kalbian – Religion Tim Logan – Chemistry and Biochemistry Pam MacDill – Social Work Michael Thrasher – […]

The Office of Critical Thinking Initiatives announces the faculty grants awards for 2016. The recipients are: Faculty Fellows Casey Dozier (Career Center) Valliere Richard Auzene (College of Motion Picture Arts) Scott Pohler (Air Force, ROTC) Lisa Weinbert (Sociology) Discipline-Focused Projects Michael Kaschak (Psychology) Kyle Killian (Art History) Lisa Tripp (College of Motion Picture Arts) Faculty […]

Janet Lenz, Vanessa Frierson Freeman, Kelvin Rutledge and Calvin Williams published the article Promoting Critical Thinking in Students: A Career Center’s Strategy in the November 2015 issue of the NACE Journal. The journal is produced by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Read the article

The Office of Critical Thinking and Dr. Richard Morris’ Discipline-Focused Project Critical Thinking Project in Communication Science and Disorders were featured the July 24 section of FSU Headlines which aired on WFSU. Nora Bertolaet prepared the broadcast. Listen to the complete segment

The Office of Critical Thinking Initiatives awarded eight faculty grants in spring 2015. These awards were made to faculty members who will be enhancing critical thinking skills among juniors and seniors across different disciplines. Five of the grants went to faculty members who will lead discipline focused projects over the next two or three years. […]

Employers are increasingly saying that a capacity to think critically, communicate clearly and solve complex problems is more important than a job candidate’s undergraduate major. Read the full story