In the article "How Should Colleges Prepare Students To Succeed In Today's Global Economy?" Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. discusses a gap between higher education and the business world. This article brings to light that employers are not necessarily looking for someone who is completely specialized to their field, but instead, they are searching for people who have the ability to take information and apply it in real life. They want good communicators who have a balance in general education and more specialized education.
This goes hand in hand with the Honors Program at JBU. One ability a student in the Honors Program is expected to possess is the ability to apply knowledge to real life situations (II). They are expected to take what they learn in class and to apply it to their everyday. One example is in my English Comp class. In that class, I am refining my reading and summary skills; these skills are then transferred to different areas of my life such as another class. Also, it affects my personal non-academic life through changing the way I study the Bible or read devotionals. As it says in the above article, employers are looking for these skills in potential candidates, and I believe that not just the honors program but JBU as a college presents it's students with the ability to possess these qualities.
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