Liberal Arts in Correctional Facilities Project
The mission of the 科罗拉多大学 Liberal Arts in Correctional Facilities Initiative (LACF) i年代 address inequities in higher education by expanding acces年代 higher education for incarcerated persons.
Through the LACF, 科罗拉多大学 faculty offer for-credit courses at no cost in the Youthful Offenders System (YOS) facility in Pueblo, which serves a population of 19 to 25-一年-岁的. Student receive credit through Pueblo Community College (PCC), and courses are guaranteed to transfer as requirement年代ward associates or bachelor's degrees at any Colorado public institution of higher learning. 的基础 LACF是一个3-way partnership between 科罗拉多大学, the Colorado Department of Corrections, and Pueblo Community College (PCC).
历史 and Courses Offered
In 2014 the 科罗拉多大学 历史 department received a $200,000 Social Issues and Historical Contexts grant supporting the examination of mass incarceration in the US, with a particular focus on Colorado. This grant supported a range of educational events, projects and activities, and evolved into a robust learning community of students, 工作人员, and faculty committed not only to understanding mass incarceration – but changing that system. Over time, learning evolved into informed action.
In 2014, Professor of 历史 卡罗尔·奈尔 began conversations with the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) that progressed into the core idea of the LACF. The first course was taught by Dr. Neel in the fall of 2017, and CC began to offer a semesterly rotation of math, 人文学科, 写作课程—— courses prioritized by the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC). Moving forward, the DOC welcomes any course within the Pueblo Community College Guaranteed Transfer menu.
Course and Instructor 历史
2017-2022: Core Course Rotation
For the first five 一年s of our partnership with the Department of Corrections, 科罗拉多大学 instructors offered a three-course round of mathematics, 人文学科, 写作课程—— courses prioritized by the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC).
| 2017年春季 | 嗡嗡声. 121 | Introduction to 嗡嗡声anistic Study | Dr. 卡罗尔·奈尔 |
| 2017年秋季 | 数学121 | 大学代数 | Dr. 迈克Siddoway |
| 2018年春季 | 英格. 121 | 为大学写作 | Dr. 特蕾西圣 |
| 2019年春季 | 英格. 121 | 为大学写作 | Dr. 特蕾西圣 |
| 2019年秋季 | 数学121 | 大学代数 | Dr. 贝丝Malmskog |
| 2019年秋季 | 英格. 121 | 为大学写作 | Dr. 特蕾西圣 |
| 2020年春季 | 嗡嗡声. 121 | Introduction to 嗡嗡声anistic Study | Dr. 卡罗尔·奈尔 |
| 2021年春季 | 数学121 | 大学代数 | Dr. 迈克Siddoway |
| 2021年秋季 | 英格. 121 | 为大学写作 | Dr. Alberto Hernandez-Lemus |
| 2022年春季 | 嗡嗡声. 121 | Introduction to 嗡嗡声anistic Study | Dr. 卡罗尔·奈尔 |
2022-Present: All Disciplines
Due to changing contexts and needs, beginning in the spring of 2022 the DOC are now open to and interested in CC faculty and 工作人员 educators offering any course within the Pueblo Community College Guaranteed Transfer menu. CC will continue to offer core courses in mathematics, 写作, 和人文, interspersed with other disciplines within the liberal arts.
| 2022年春季 | 小组. 101 | Introduction年代 小组chological Science | Dr. 约翰·霍纳 |
| 2022年秋季 | 数学121 | 大学代数 | Dr. 迈克Siddoway |
| 2023年春季 | 英格. 121 | 为大学写作 | Dr. 泰勒哥尼流 |
| 2023年秋季 | 地理. 1005 | World Regional 地理graphy | 马特·库尼 |
| 2024年春季 | 1110年艺术 | 艺术欣赏 | Dr. 南希·里奥斯 |
参与
If you are a CC faculty member or 工作人员 member with a background in education, and are interested in teaching in the Liberal Arts in Correctional Facilitates initiative, please fill out the Educator Interest Form, 下面.
If you are interested in supporting the program and have the financial mean年代 do so, please consider a donation to the program.