Mount Aloysius College
Goal 1: Following the Mercy tradition within Catholic higher education, students will synthesize faith with learning, develop competence with compassion, and make a commitment to justice.
Students will be able to:
- demonstrate and further develop integrity, honesty, compassion, and respect for all life;
- engage in and nurture personal and professional relationships that promote hospitality, civility, respect, peace, justice, and love;
- engage thoughtfully in mature discussions concern basic religious and spiritual questions;
- examine questions of personal faith while respecting other beliefs and values; and
- recognize their roles as global citizens and leaders committed to service of the entire community, especially its most marginalized members.
Goal 2: Building upon the Liberal Arts tradition, students will further develop a sense of curiosity and an inquiring disposition by employing a variety of learning styles and complex reasoning strategies to serve as a foundation to a commitment of lifelong learning.
Students will be able to:
- engage in a variety of learning strategies and understand various approaches used in different disciplines;
- communicate knowledge and opinions to others both orally and in writing;
- find, evaluate, and use information, accessing it through various forms and modes;
- use technology effectively to enhance their own learning;
- think reflectively and critically;
- value and understand different cultures;
- comprehend the historical and contemporary influences on the global society through the study of history and the social sciences;
- develop an understanding of quantitative and scientific reasoning; and
- appreciate the value of aesthetics and humanities.
Goal 3: In preparation for future professions, students will experience ways of learning in different disciplines, develop an in-depth understanding of one discipline, and develop the ability to integrate and synthesize knowledge from various disciplines and a major area of study.
Students will be able to:
- demonstrate a wide experience of learning in different disciplines;
- demonstrate competence in a chosen field of study marked by the ability either to be employed upon graduation or to continue on for advanced education;
- apply research to a specific discipline integrating understanding from other areas;
- work effectively in diverse interpersonal and group settings;
- use technology to enhance professional development and performance; and
- communicate professional knowledge both orally and in writing.
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