Personal Development Students will learn to:

1. Gain knowledge about themselves
     o Develop consciousness of self; self-confidence; feelings of mattering; manage          personal emotions; value cultural heritage
     o Understand and reinforce students career goals

2. Work with others to manage the work environment
     o Practice collaboration; controversy with civility; engage across difference; be          committed to ethical action

3. Develop effective communication skills
     o Practice effective written and oral communication
     o Gain an understanding of the effects of verbal and non-verbal communication in the          work environment.
     o Practice cross-cultural communication

4. Develop personal leadership skills
     o Set individual goals; practice risk-taking; delegate; serve as a role model; manage          people and tasks; facilitate group process
     o Recognize their capacity to lead in community or work settings
     o Develop competency in global leadership

Understanding organizational structures and complex systems Students will learn to:

1. Develop group leadership skills
     o Develop leadership in peers; identify common purpose in groups; help groups set          goals; apply problem solving strategies; value recognition and organizational          sustainability
     o View leadership as a process

2. Practice systems thinking
     o Understand group dynamics; organizational structures and political systems and          navigate complex system

3. Develop knowledge, skills and abilities to effectively negotiate diverse work      environments

Community involvement/Civic engagement Students will learn to:

1. Develop civic awareness
     o Develop empathy, ethics, values, and a sense of social responsibility
     o Develop global sensitivity and the ability to understand diverse perspectives

2. Practice engaged citizenship
     o Participate actively in the broader community, engage in community problem          solving, and community service
     o Assume leadership and membership roles in organizations

Interdisciplinary learning Students will learn to:

1. Articulate how work experience enhances understanding of self.
2. Apply academic theories and disciplinary knowledge in diverse contexts.
3. How academic learning can be translated through leadership and civic engagement      concepts, theories, and models into practice in solving problems and facilitating      change.
4. Demonstrate an ability to think in complex ways about organizational and community      issues.
5. Develop multicultural competence required for interacting in local and global      contexts.