THE EXPERIMENTAL, ENRICHED, LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAM AT MARYMOUNT COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA IS AN ATTEMPT TO INTRODUCE INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES IN THE TEACHING OF SEVERAL LIBERAL ARTS COURSES. ENGLISH, HISTORY, LANGUAGE, AND PHILOSPHY TEACHERS ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH A VARIETY OF INNOVATIVE AND INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS. IN ONE OF THESE EXPERIMENTS, FRESHMEN STUDENTS WROTE INTERDISCIPLINARY PAPERS WHICH DEMONSTRATED THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE USE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH. THE REPORT PRESENTS THE DETAILS OF SEVERAL OF THESE EXPERIMENTS AND REVIEWS SOME OTHER PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE COUNSELING AND STUDENT-FACULTY ORIENTATION. (AD)