Educational Priority

Through living in community together at Indiana State University, students will explore, practice, and act as engaged citizens for the world.

Learning Goals

• Self-Efficacy

• Inclusive Excellence

• Professional Success

Self-Efficacy:

Self-efficacy is a student’s belief in their capabilities to reach goals through exploration of their values, beliefs, attitudes, and interests.  This involves transforming knowledge to action and reflecting upon what impact that action has upon communities.

Students will be able to:

• Identify who they are
• Recognize their impact upon other individuals
• Recognize their impact upon communities
• Act authentically with integrity

Inclusive Excellence:

Inclusive excellence is a student’s ability to interact and create meaningful relationships with those that are different from them.  This involves understanding the identities of one’s self and others, challenging systems of power, privilege, and oppression, and working towards more equitable communities.

Students will be able to:

• Articulate their identities
• Engage effectively across identities
• Identify issues of power, privilege, and oppression
• Contribute toward equity and justice

Professional Success:

Professional success is a student’s ability to define their aspirations and learn skills that allow them to be successful in all of their life pursuits. This involves a personal exploration of success and developing skillsets which allow them to contribute in meaningful ways to strengthen their communities.

Students will be able to:

• Define success for themselves
• Develop practical skills to be successful
• Communicate effectively
• Navigate conflict in healthy ways
• Utilize strengths to contribute positively in their communities