among the transfer population (at present the number of transfer students is about 100 per academic year).

The first appendix provides a detailed look at the content of three new courses in Humanics, created as a first step in introducing and disseminating the new learning approach of “Learning that Works.” These courses will provide the basis for critical thinking, inquiry and analysis, teamwork, and applied problem-solving for first time full-time students who make up the majority of each entering class at Kentucky State University. Because this sequence will be taken by all students, we will have the broadest possible sample for assessing outcomes to see what works in practical application before these concepts spread to the rest of the curriculum.

As a smaller liberal arts University (approaching 2,000 students), the institution is nimble enough to be able to measure efficiently the effect of curricular change. It is also small enough to make adjustments for improvements relatively swiftly. The "liberal studies" cited in the Mission Statement reflects the long tradition of KSU's general education program in being steeped in the traditional liberal arts. This is most evident, perhaps, in the Integrative Studies courses that almost all students must take. These courses strive to offer students a glimpse of the way traditionally separated fields can work together to offer a more complete picture of human achievement, and it will be with the intent of combining this overarching goal with Aoun's theories, above, that the current Integrative Studies (IGS) classes will be superseded by courses in Humanics (see below). The proposed QEP will build further on this already integral part of the KSU education experience by offering students a framework by which they will be able to "see the bigger picture" of any situation they encounter. Since the General Education coursework is traditionally and remaining the "hardest" curriculum to "sell" to students, the Kentucky State University faculty have elected to transparently and specifically incorporate the content of "Learning that Works" into the nine additional credits currently required for graduation located in the Liberal Studies core. The University faculty members posit by combining essential education in intellectual history, with applied learning opportunities in a team-based setting, students will experience, realize, and adopt the philosophy of liberal learning as preparation for any career, personal or professional goal. The skills sets provided in broad-based liberal learning intersect with communication, multiple literacies (cultural and knowledge-driven), and an education marked by depth and breathe across the curriculum. The innovation we are offering in "Learning that Works" is actually grounding the amorphous concept of "critical thinking" in habits of mind that promote systems thinking and intellectual agility that will encourage students to take risks, think differently, and respond confidently to the challenges of life through the lens of life-long learning.

A large part of the institution's capacity for successfully carrying out the QEP lies in the infrastructure that has already been put in place to help get the QEP started: the newly-instituted University College structure and the three new courses in Humanics that have been designed and approved. University College

During the 2017-2018 Academic Year, Kentucky State University undertook the first step in revision of its general education program (Liberal Studies Core) by designing University College. This program offers first and second year students a greater sense of community and better integrate various aspects of student support. It also offers a more structured curriculum. A QEP in Design Thinking would add further to this approach by helping the University College experience the skills outlined in Auon's text, initially through a three-class sequence that is part of the students' common University College experience before they move on to advanced coursework for their majors. The Capstone course will