It was clear to the researcher after just a few interviews that a commitment to the
liberal arts and to goals such as citizenship and critical thinking were held by most
faculty members – perhaps this even being what drew them to teach at an institution like
McFeely College. This was further confirmed when each faculty participant was asked
about the institution’s developmental goals for its students. Again, there was great
commonality in the responses. Eugene Darko followed up his response to the researcher’s
question about his individual goals with this observation when asked about the
institution’s goals: