Undergraduate Student Resources

Competency Definitions

Exposure

Engagement

Transformation

Inclusive Excellence

We recognize and embrace our differences and make inclusion a priority. We know including and engaging with people and ideas from varied walks of life empower us to address challenges and can lead us to creativity and innovation.

Communication

We effectively connect through respectful, collaborative exchanges of information and ideas. We build relationships and achieve successful outcomes through our many forms of communication.

Teamwork

We create accountable, engaged, productive teams that collaborate across disciplines. We respect the contributions of all members and their unique roles and perspectives as we work toward objectives.

Self-management & Leadership

We take responsibility for our own behavior and well-being as we act with integrity to serve the needs of our communities. We responsibly prioritize goals and use initiative, motivation, empathy, openness, and organization to move toward shared goals.

Civic Responsibility

We have a positive impact on the world around us by being engaged, solving problems and making a difference. We create a better future by actively contributing to our professions and communities.

Professionalism & Ethics

We are trusted and recognized for our integrity as we work to improve the health, safety and welfare of society. We behave responsibly, ethically and respectfully.

Competency

Exposure: ideas that broaden your exposure

Engagement: ideas that engage at a deeper level

Transformation: ideas that help transform

Inclusive Excellence

1. Visit or familiarize yourself with services and programming offered by cultural or identity resource centers on- or off-campus.
2. Attend events organized by resource centers and other inclusion groups.
3. Have a conversation with someone with a different identity or background than you.
4. Participate in a training or workshop related to an identity, culture, or background different than your own.
5. Read, watch, or listen to items related to this competency.

1. Participate in experiences related to diversity, equity, and inclusion that challenge your perspective.
2. Articulate your own identity and culture and how it connects to others.
3. Join an organization with a mission related to inclusive excellence.
4. Develop a personal or group mission or vision around inclusive excellence.
5. Facilitate a diversity dialogue.

1. Demonstrate growth or change in values, beliefs and perspectives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion through sustained engagement with these concepts.
2. Actively work to create an inclusive environment that leads to creativity and innovation in your own spaces.
3. Continuously improve a group or student organization’s processes, policies, or practices related to inclusive excellence.

Communication

1. Use a self-assessment tool to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
2. Interview a peer, professional, staff or faculty member.
3. Participate in critical thinking exercises (verbal or written).
4. Participate in clubs, organizations, campus organized team experiences, competitions, or service-learning projects.
5. Attend an academic presentation or professional development event.
6. Read, watch, or listen to items related to this competency.

1. Actively participate in a range of conversations and discussions.
2. In collaborative settings, be deliberate when asking questions, building on shared ideas, and inviting other voices into the conversation.
3. Listen and respectfully engage with diverse perspectives.
4. Actively participate in formal communication setting (e.g., give a poster or paper presentation, participate in roundtable discussion, etc.).
5. Serve in a role that requires effective communication with diverse groups (e.g., ambassador, learning assistant, tutor, academic minor, outreach).
6. Contribute to communications for an organization (e.g., newsletter, email communications, social media, etc.).

1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative conversations and discussions.
2. In collaborative settings, lead and propel dialogue by asking questions, building on shared ideas, and inviting other voices into the conversation.
3. Thoughtfully respond to and respectfully engage in diverse environments and perspectives.
4. Invest in a role where communication leads to change (e.g., student government, advisory boards).
5. Manage communications for an organization (e.g., newsletter, email communications, social media, etc.).

1. Become a member of a club, organization, study group, intramural, campus organized team experience, competition team, or service-learning project.
2. Attend workshops or seminars focused on developing teamwork skills.
3. Read, watch, or listen to items related to this competency.

1. Be an active participant in a student organization, study group, intramural, campus-organized team experience, competition team, or service-learning project.
2. Take courses with a teamwork component and receive favorable peer reviews.
3. Request or facilitate a feedback process with team members at the conclusion of a project.

1. Demonstrate investment in a team and developing team members.
2. Be a leader in a club, organization, study group, intramural, campus organized team experience, competition, or service-learning project.

Self-Management & Leadership

1. Participate in a campus co-curricular or extracurricular activity.
2. Participate in a service-learning activity.
3. Participate in a K-12 afterschool activity.
4. Attend a leadership seminar.
5. Take inventory of your strengths, skills, and values.
6. Attend workshops related to student success or other self-management skills.
7. Read, watch, or listen to items related to this competency.

1. Participate in student organization.
2. Participate in wellness coaching or wellness self-assessment and evaluate the influence your results have on yourself and others.
3. Interview someone in a leadership position outside of academia and reflect on lessons learned.
4. Develop a written, 5-year plan including pathways to leadership positions.
5. Assess how your role as a student is balanced with your other responsibilities and priorities.

1. Serve in an executive-level leadership position in an organization.
2. Lead a service learning or volunteer activity.
3. Create a new organization on campus or in the community.
4. Serve in a leadership role such as a mentor position, resident assistant, or other leadership

Civic Responsibility

1. Attend meeting of a service group.
2. Participate in a service project.
3. Volunteer in your community.
4. Attend a meeting or gathering of a community group.
5. Read, watch, or listen to items related to this competency.

1. Take an active role in a campus service group.
2. Take an active role in community-based service group.
3. Be an active, contributing member of a community group.
4. Participate in discussions about the impact your profession has on society.
5. Complete a course that discusses impact of your profession on society.

1. Take an active leadership role in a service organization, including planning and execution of novel projects involving a group.
2. Take an active leadership role in a community group, including leading discussions and collectively making decisions.
3. Complete a large study of the impact your profession has on a particular segment of society.
4. Actively assess the impact of your profession on the community and society.

Professionalism & Ethics

1. Demonstrate knowledge of codes of ethics.
2. Attend a career fair or networking event where you communicate with professionals.
3. Attend an etiquette and professional networking dinner or similar event.
4. Explore your career opportunities.
5. Develop professional career-related materials such as a resume and cover letter.
6. Take inventory of your personal or professional values.
7. Read, watch, or listen to items related to this competency.

1. Attend conference or training focused on professionalism & ethics.
2. Develop statement that outlines values and how they intersect with professional identity.
3. Assess where codes of ethics fit into your personal or professional life.
4. Evaluate your fit for a career path or employment opportunity based on professionalism and ethics.

1. Demonstrate how values influence professional behavior and ethical choices during work or course experience.
2. Identify, reconcile, and address areas where codes of ethics do not fit into your personal or professional life.