{"id":14732,"date":"2022-08-24T13:19:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T17:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/?p=14732&preview=true&preview_id=14732"},"modified":"2022-08-24T13:27:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T17:27:23","slug":"earlham-college-starts-new-year-with-launch-of-comprehensive-epic-journey-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/news-events\/earlham-college-starts-new-year-with-launch-of-comprehensive-epic-journey-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Earlham College starts new year with launch of comprehensive Epic Journey program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Earlham College has launched its comprehensive signature student success program, called the Epic Journey, as classes begin today for the 2022-23 academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Epic Journey is a four-year experience that intentionally combines Earlham\u2019s longstanding excellence in the classroom with transformational career-discerning experiences. As a result, students are prepared exceptionally well life for life after Earlham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Epic Journey provides both an intentional framework and a community of support to help our students discover where their personal interests and career goals intersect,\u201d says Earlham President Anne Houtman. \u201cThis is a student-centered, student-focused approach to learning and as such, every student\u2019s Epic Journey is unique.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though the incoming class will be the first to experience the Epic Journey in its entirety, this program draws on Earlham\u2019s traditional strengths in experiential learning, off-campus study and community support. New to the program are a more holistic approach to advising, including informal mentors called Epic Guides, many of whom are administrators on campus, and My Epic Journey, a platform that allows students and their advisers to track out-of-class engagement to ensure student engagement and early interventions for students who are at risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n