PERSONAL GOALS
SHORT TERM GOALS
Complete the Writing Certificate at SLCC
Expand Employment Portfolio
Cultivate an Online Presence via LinkedIn, Twitter, and personal website.
Submit to a literary magazine
LONG TERM GOALS
Publish in a literary magazine
Secure full-time employment
Complete personal memoir
SLCC LEARNING OUTCOMES
STUDENTS COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY.
This includes developing critical literacies—reading, writing, speaking, listening, visual understanding—that they can apply in various contexts; organizing and presenting ideas and information visually, orally, and in writing according to standard usage; understanding and using the elements of effective communication in interpersonal, small group, and mass settings.
STUDENTS DEVELOP QUANTITATIVE LITERACIES NECESSARY FOR THEIR CHOSEN FIELD OF STUDY.
This includes approaching practical problems by choosing and applying appropriate mathematical techniques; using information represented as data, graphs, tables, and schematics in a variety of disciplines; applying mathematical theory, concepts, and methods of inquiry appropriate to program-specific problems.
STUDENTS THINK CRITICALLY AND CREATIVELY.
This includes reasoning effectively from available evidence; demonstrating effective problem solving; engaging in creative thinking, expression, and application; engaging in reflective thinking and expression; demonstrating higher-order skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation; making connections across disciplines; applying scientific methods to the inquiry process.
STUDENTS DEVELOP CIVIC LITERACY AND THE CAPACITY TO BE COMMUNITY-ENGAGED LEARNERS WHO ACT IN MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL WAYS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
This includes producing learning artifacts indicating understanding of the political, historical, economic or sociological aspects of social change and continuity; thinking critically about—and weighing the evidence surrounding—issues important to local, national, or global communities; participating in a broad range of community-engagement and/or service-learning courses for community building and an enhanced academic experience.
STUDENTS DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO WORK WITH OTHERS IN A PROFESSIONAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE MANNER.
This includes engaging with a diverse set of others to produce professional work; interacting competently across cultures; understanding and appreciating human differences; understanding and acting on standards of professionalism and civility, including the SLCC Student Code of Conduct.
STUDENTS DEVELOP INFORMATION LITERACY.
This includes the demonstrated ability to find, synthesize, assess, create, engage with, and cite information in a professional and ethical manner; to conceive that the research process is reflective and iterative; and to understand how information is produced and valued. These abilities and dispositions are rooted in the Framework for Information Literacy developed and adopted by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL).
STUDENTS DEVELOP COMPUTER LITERACY.
This includes demonstrating the ability to create, name, organize, save and retrieve data and/or information in an electronic file management system; Using online and electronic resources to communicate, collaborate, and retrieve information; Using a variety of technology to support personal, academic, and professional life-long learning and productivity; Determining when technology is useful and selecting the appropriate tool(s) and technology resources to address a variety of tasks and problems; Advocating and applying security principles and ethical behaviors when using technology and identify the consequences of misuse.
STUDENTS DEVELOP THE ATTITUDES AND SKILLS FOR LIFELONG WELLNESS.
This includes understanding the importance of physical activity and its connection to lifelong wellness; learning how participation in a fitness, sport or leisure activity results in daily benefits including stress reduction, endorphin release, and a sense of well-being.