Student Learning and Development Outcomes: Evidence of Achievement

Personal and Educational Aspirations: Articulates substantive goals and objectives; Uses personal and educational goals to guide decisions; Understands the effect of one’s personal and educational goals on others

Realistic Self-Appraisal: Articulates personal skills and abilities; Makes decisions and acts in congruence with personal values; Acknowledges personal strengths and weaknesses; Articulates rationale for personal behavior; Seeks feedback from others; Learns from past experiences

Culture Literacy: Understands one’s own identity and culture in relation to others; Consistently manifests respect in intercultural communication; Articulates advantages and challenges of a diverse society; Challenges abusive use of stereotypes by others; Understands the importance of diversity within one’s own maturation as a human person

Civic Engagement: Understands and participates in relevant governance systems; Understands, abides by, and participates in the development, maintenance, and orderly change of community, social, and legal standards or norms; Appropriately challenges the unfair, unjust, or uncivil behavior of other individuals or groups; Participates in service/volunteer activities

Intellectual and Creative Maturation: Employs critical thinking in problem solving; Uses complex information from a variety of sources including personal experience and observation to form a decision or opinion; Applies previously understood information and concepts to a new situation or setting; Engages in integrative discourse across the disciplines within the humanities, the creative arts, mathematics, natural and social sciences

Leadership Development: Articulates leadership philosophy or style; Comprehends the dynamics of a group; Exhibits democratic principles as a leader; Exhibits ability to visualize a group purpose and desired outcomes; Works cooperatively with others; Seeks the involvement of others; Seeks feedback from others; Contributes to achievement of group goals; Exhibits effective listening skills

Effective Communication: Writes and speaks after reflection; Influences others through writing, speaking or artistic expression; Articulates abstract ideas clearly; Manifests skills for effective presentations or performances

Spiritual Awareness: Develops and articulates spiritual belief system; Understands and respects the interdependence of spirituality in personal, religious, and civic values in living one’s life

Mature Self-Esteem: Consistently shows respect for the humanity in one’s self and in others; Initiates actions toward achievement of goals; Takes reasonable risks; Demonstrates autonomous behavior; Functions without need for constant reassurance from others

Career Choices: Articulates career choices based on assessment of interests, values, skills and abilities; Documents knowledge, skills and accomplishments resulting from formal education, work experience, community service and volunteer experiences; Makes the connections between classroom and out-of-classroom learning; Can construct a resume with clear job objectives and evidence of related knowledge, skills and accomplishments; Articulates the characteristics of a preferred work environment; Comprehends the world of work; Takes steps to initiate a job search or seek advanced education
 

Adopted September, 2004; Revised September, 2006