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Guiding Philosophy

  • Student learning is the collective responsibility of all individuals and units responsible for the curriculum and co-curriculum.
  • Education for personal and social responsibility, to be intentionally fostered in all students, should pervade institutional cultures.
  • Higher education institutions have an educational and civic obligation to unapologetically teach for personal and social responsibility. 
  • Ethical, civic, and moral development should be closely tied to a substantive vision for student learning in the college years that is shared across constituent groups.
  • The development of personal and social responsibility is cumulative, builds on prior knowledge and experience, and should be assessed along the way.

 

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