Liberal Art on the one hand; liberal arts on the other

Dear Colleagues Across the Curriculum 

For sake of argument:

I submit that our concerns re Gen Ed might could be addressed
overall as an environmental issue, a contextual issue--where
media and process become foregrounded  across the curriculum,
as  opposed to (differentiated from) the standard individual  mental
& textual & mental harassment regarding "product."

Media IS the message these days, for sure; and process (compose
and be composed) trumps product even if our procedures haven't
yet adjusted.  (Cultural lag's a given, no sense in knocking it: we all
hold on to what we got & are used & abused to.).

                                 Draw a Distinction

LIBERAL ART (gen ed):       Liberal Arts (majors, minors, capstones)
   
CONTEXT                                     TEXT
             ( text )                                            ( context)
 
ENVIRONMENTAL                    MENTAL
            ( mental )                                          (environment)
 
MEDIA                                            MESSAGE
            ( message )                                        (media)
 
PROCESS                                         PROCESS
           ( product )                                          (product)
 
This is pretty abstract, I admit.
An IDEA.  Pattern.

May be a meme--freeze dried.  Add  water,

We're plagued by devilish details around here, aren't we?
And a fundamental distinction (either/or)  might  be generative:
put these two "teams" (liberal art / liberal arts ) into ongoing
contest (agon). Don't let either win or dominate. Anticipate
emerging values and phenomenon.

I'd spell IT out if I could, but can't. Need collaboration. ("What? What the?
What the hell?  Sam, youi'renot making any sense!" etc)  Even the worst
words sometimes rhyme. Back & forth. Converse action. Ludic mode.
Or what's a college for? 

xxxooo, Sam