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Evidence by College
We share evidence of student learning at the college-level to showcase results from assessment strategies and annual continuous improvement reporting completed by groups of faculty within each academic program.
The college offers a wide range of programs in the sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities where students use innovative modes of inquiry to pursue new knowledge. Faculty are dedicated teacher-scholars who teach the skills that 21st century employers demand: critical thinking, analysis of evidence, and oral, written, and digital communication. One of the college's goals is to develop and mentor students to be educated and engaged citizens in a rapidly changing world.
The college's assessment efforts are centered on helping their students develop the judgment skills, tools and experiences required for them to make a difference in the world. The academic programs emphasize career-focused academic studies, co-curricular activities, and community involvement opportunities to provide a foundation for ethical decision making, professional preparation, enrichment of soft skills, development of lifelong learning skills and solutions to real world problems; and real world experience through internships, capstone projects, and global exposure.
This college prepares our students to become educators, counselors, psychologists, and other human service specialists. At the college-level, curriculum builds on the development and maintenance of a community that recognizes the importance of professional development and preparation. Faculty demonstrate commitment to teaching, service, and research by facilitating course-embedded experiences that promote discipline-specific knowledge, leadership, cultural awareness, and inquiry.
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The college's mission is to inspire, educate, and train the next generation of artists, scholars, and teachers in the intellectual foundations. Programs offer course-embedded experiences that draw creative processes of the fine and performing arts while fostering excellence and artistic curiosity.
The college offers opportunities that use inter-professional collaboration and scholarship to develop healthcare professionals skilled in discipline-specific knowledge. Coursework focuses and builds on the development of adaptive, culturally responsive and innovative candidates prepared to serve diverse communities.
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School of Nursing students score high marks on national licensing exams
The college houses two schools that assess specific outcomes for their students. Its curriculum focuses on the development of critical thinking and decision-making skills through projects that highlight discipline-specific knowledge, teamwork, communication skills, and leadership.