TRINITY UNIVERSITY – ALL CAMPUS RETREAT DAY Ranked Summary of Learning Goals (Purple / Green) FINAL Do, know, be, experience….
Description
Experience
Diversity in multiple forms -‐ cultural, intellectual, and social
89
Do
Community involvement / service learning / volunteer / give back / do good
81
Know / Do
How to think critically (evaluate your own ideas and the ideas of others)
65
Do
International experience (travel, study, work, volunteer, etc.)
59
Do
Write well; take writing-‐intensive courses
55
Be
Ethical (personally and socially responsible and accountable)
50
Experience / Do
Something outside of students' comfort zones; Beyond the "Trinity bubble"
47
Experience / Know
Cutting edge technology; to use it adeptly and responsibly
45
Be
Able to adapt their learning and skills to different times, contexts, and environments
41
Experience / Know
Master an academic discipline or major; disciplinary depth
37
Be
Effective public speakers / be articulate
36
Be
An informed global citizen / have a global perspective / see the interconnectedness of the world
32
Do / Be
Continue in lifelong learning and be curious
29
Experience / Be
Failure (Productive Failure); Learn from Challenge & Struggle; Be resilient
29
Experience
San Antonio as an urban or cultural experience
29
Experience
The breadth of the liberal arts (courses outside of their major); Be "Renaissance people"
29
Be
A good citizen
26
Be
Open-‐minded
26
Know / Be
Themselves (strengths and weaknesses); be reflective
26
Be
Engage in respectful conversations about controversial issues, values, and beliefs
25
Experience
Living independently (perhaps in another culture or country)
25
Do
Science & scientific inquiry
23
Experience
Working collaboratively with a team; achieving a goal when working with others (inside and outside of the classroom)
23
Be
Fluent / conversant in another language
22
Do
Professional internship
22
Know / Be
Fiscally responsible and informed' be financially literate
21
Experience
Friendship, community, a sense of belonging
21
Know / Do
How to use academic resources; how to do research
21
Be
Employable and able to find a job
20
Be
Concerned about sustainability and the environment; Experience the natural world
19
Do
Independent research that is intrinsically interesting
19
Do
Leadership skills and experiences
17
Be
Confident; competent in their skills / social abilities
16
Experience
Interdisciplinarity
16
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Be / Do
Kind / compassionate / have empathy for others
16
Experience / Do
Meaningful extra or co-‐curricular experiences
16
Experience
Mentorship: somebody/some people who care about your progress and guide and help analyze and think through choices and experiences
16
Be
Passionate and share their passion with others
15
Do
Solve real world problems
15
Know
Basic life skills (how to balance a checkbook, create a resume, time management)
13
Experience
Close relationship with a faculty / staff member
13
Experience
The arts, lectures, concerts, stage plays, visual arts
13
Be
Change agents
12
Experience
Rigor (i.e., difficult ideas, texts, discussions, courses)
12
Experience
Personal growth; changes in attitudes and beliefs
11
Do
Think creatively
11
Do / know
Networking; the ability to promote yourself
10
Do
Physical activity and healthful well-‐being
10
Do
Create something
9
Experience / Be
Care about something other than themselves (i.e., a cause, another person, another thing)
8
Do
Contribute to larger ideas (published writing, research)
8
Know
Different approaches to communal issues
8
Be
Flexible
8
Experience
Ambiguity, difference, and the unfamiliar
7
Do
Analyze and evaluate different ideas/texts
7
Know
Current affairs; be informed
7
Do
Make good decisions based on sound information
7
Experience
Paradigm shifts / transforming experiences
7
Know
Their own culture
7
Know
Core texts and principles of many disciplines
6
Experience
Discomfort (challenging ideas, situations)
6
Know
History and historical contexts
6
Know
How to learn
6
Experience / Do
Integrate their learning and experiences into a synthetic product (i.e., Academic portfolios, capstones)
6
Do / Be
Able to form their own reasoned opinions
5
Know / Be / Do
Apply their learning
5
Experience
Innovation (ideas, technology, practice)
5
Be
Purposeful and driven by a sense of purpose
5
Experience
Fulfillment
4
Experience
Go against the popular trend / be an outsider
4
Be
A good listener
3
Experience
Campus events / lectures
3
Be / Know
Define what makes them happy
3
Experience
Discovery
3
Be
Proactive
3
Do
Take action, be empowered
3
Know
The value of their education
3
Be
Thinkers
3
Be / Know
Able to see the "big picture"
2
Experience
Achievement and strive for excellence
2
Be
Advocates
2
Do
Balance their work and professional lives
2
Know / Be
Broadly conversant
2
Be
Critical of other ideas and values
2
Experience
Heartbreak
2
Do
Identify and pursue questions that matter
2
Be
Resourceful
2
Be
Role models for others; live good lives
2
Be
A proud alumnus
1
Be
Adventurous
1
Be
Ambitious
1
Experience
Campus traditions
1
Do
Connect with alumni
1
Do / Be
How to concentrate / focus
1
Know
How to reinvent themselves
1
Know
Life is more than a checklist
1
Know / Do
Multitasking
1
Be
Objective
1
Be
People who realize they have a responsibility to others
1
Be
Productively engaged
1
Experience / Do
Self-‐designed education (through a Common Curriculum of choices)
1
Know
Something they can take into their future
1
Do / Be
Teach others
1
Experience
Team-‐taught courses
1
Know
The difference between sense and nonsense
1
Experience / Know
The following courses / disciplines were mentioned at least once: math, HUMA, contemporary culture, humanities, poetry, world history and geopolitics, aesthetic design, media literacy, music, legal system, political system(s), literature, social science, the classics, statistics, environmental systems, and natural sciences.
1
Know
They are not the center of the universe
1
Be
Visionary
1
Know
What they do matters
1
Know
When and who to ask for help
1
