{"id":2,"date":"2026-02-05T07:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T07:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/critical-thinking-center\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:58:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:58:50","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/critical-thinking-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Thinking Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bannerheight650 hero-fww bpcc noblockspacebottom overlay-image-container\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/critical-thinking-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/04\/TC2025-94-scaled.jpg)\"><div class=\"smaller-banner\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 bpcc smaller-banner-image-container site-width\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/critical-thinking-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/04\/TC2025-94-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgforsmallscrn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/critical-thinking-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/04\/TC2025-94-scaled.jpg\"\/><div class=\"overlay-text-backdrop\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 overlay-contentwidth\"><div class=\"hero-purple-bg overlay-pos-ll overlay-auto  overlay-text-container\"><div class=\"hh-mobile-textwidth\"><div class=\"overlay-headlineone\">WELCOME TO THE CRITICAL THINKING CENTER (CTC)<\/div><div class=\"overlay-linkbuttons\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/library.uwsp.edu\/home\" target=\"_blank\">UWSP Libraries <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/library.uwsp.edu\/fakenews\" target=\"_blank\">Disinformation &amp; Fake News <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/library.uwsp.edu\/procon2\" target=\"_blank\">Finding Pro Con Information Sources <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/critical-thinking-center\/?page_id=26&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_self\">RESOURCES <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/critical-thinking-center\/?page_id=35&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_self\">PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid noblockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17737627460353572\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">MISSION, VISION, &amp; VALUES<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">The Critical Thinking Center (CTC) exists to support the teaching, learning, and practice of critical thinking in classrooms, workplaces, and communities.\nThe CTC&#8217;s vision is to help see a world in which critical thinking is intentionally taught, consciously learned, and purposefully practiced. \nThe core values in seeing this vision through include curiosity, clarify, comprehension, and cooperation.<\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/critical-thinking-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/03\/beth-macdonald-mbND4xtrlVY-unsplash-scaled.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-accordion blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"accordion\" id=\"\"><div class=\"card-intro\" style=\"text-align:left\"><h2 class=\"h2\">FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"panelcontainer nofirst\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Q: Is the critical thinking work at UWSP restricted to courses in the general education program?<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>A: Absolutely not. Courses at all levels of the curriculum are more than welcome. Courses specific to major programs can help us to get clearer about how critical thinking is practiced in different areas, and that helps us to see connections between disciplines and to appreciate what every part of the curriculum has to offer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Q: Is the critical thinking work at UWSP focused in the College of Letters and Science?<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>A: Absolutely not. We welcome participation from every college because every academic area has an important perspective and skill set to contribute.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Have an unanswered question?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please send it to <a href=\"mailto:ctc@uwsp.edu\">ctc@uwsp.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"uwsp-directory-profile-278\"\n     data-profile=\"278\"\n     data-profile-name=\"Dona Warren\"\n     class=\"uwsp-profile-card \"\n     >\n  <div class=\"card-header\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\"\n           src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/04\/Warren-Dona-scaled-e1675204635736.jpg\"\n           class=\"card-img\" alt=\"Profile Photo: Dona Warren\">\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card-body\">\n    <h2>Dona Warren<\/h2>\n\n        <ul class=\"card-titles\">\n              <li class=\"card-title\">Professor of Philosophy<\/li>\n              <li class=\"card-title\">Critical Thinking Center Head<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n    \n    <div class=\"card-contact\">\n              <div>CCC 122<\/div>\n                    <div><a href=\"tel:715-346-4115\"\n                aria-label=\"Call Dona Warren\">715-346-4115<\/a><\/div>\n                    <div><a href=\"mailto:dona.warren@uwsp.edu\"\n                aria-label=\"Email Dona Warren\">dona.warren@uwsp.edu<\/a><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card-footer\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/profile\/dona-warren\/\" role=\"button\"\n       title=\"View Dona Warren\">View profile <i class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right ms-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-large blockspacetop noblockspacebottom\" id=\"\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/critical-thinking-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/05\/Library2000_00_08_2120Still007-scaled.jpg);background-position:center center;height:600px\"><div class=\"callout-coloroverlay\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(81,38,152,.7), rgba(255, 255, 255,.7))\"><div class=\"purpletheme callout-content-container\"><div class=\"callout-title\">LOCATION<\/div><div class=\"callout-content\">Kirby Library &amp; Student Resource Center (SRC)<br>Suite 301<br>900 Reserve St.<br>Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897<\/div><div class=\"buttonarea\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/honors-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/03\/Accessibility-map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">#8 ON CAMPUS MAP <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have an unanswered question? 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