Critical Thinking Institute at FSU

The Critical Thinking Institute at Ferris State University is a group of faculty facilitating the infusion of critical thinking across the curriculum at Ferris. Critical Thinking, in general, is a highly disciplined process which entails imposing a formal structure upon thinking and reasoning as well as the application of intellectual standards. Critical Thinking in the classroom means fostering student responsibility for their own learning and development.

Activities of the Institute include two-days workshops for FSU and Andrews University as well as presentations at Lilly-North and the International Conference on Critical Thinking.

Critical Thinking Mentors

• Elizabeth Stolarek (Languages and Literature)

• Ashraf Afifi (Business)

• Adnan Dakkuri (Pharmacy)

• Susan Hastings-Bishop (Lesisure Studies and Wellness)

• Judith Hooper (University College)

• Paul Kammerdiner (FLITE)

• Mary Murnik (Biology)

• George Nagel (Communication)

• Marcy Parry (Allied Health)

• Donna A. Smith (Humanities)

Articles
Of Course I Teach Critical Thinking: I Teach Rhetoric (Word) by Elizabeth Stolarek