OUR APPROACH TO STUDENT LEARNING
Using research from high-impact practices, student leadership competencies, and a T-shaped approach to student development, we believe that students need both a breadth of knowledge and a depth of expertise to thrive as dynamic leaders. By combining a T-shaped model with research-based student leadership competencies we engage students in leadership education across five learning domains.
The Center for Leadership fosters student learning and competency development across five learning domains to develop T-shaped student leaders.
INTRAPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Knowledge of self, personal goal setting and purpose, and decision-making based on principles, values, and beliefs
- Competencies: Reflection and application, self-understanding, personal values, personal contributions, scope of competencies, receiving feedback, self-development, initiative, functioning independently, follow-through, responsibility for personal behavior, ethics, responding to ambiguity,responding to change, resiliency, positive attitude, confidence, and excellence
INTERPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Meaningful and healthy relationships; effective communication and collaboration skills
- Competencies: Productive relationships,appropriate interaction, helping others,empathy, mentoring, motivation, others’ contributions, empowerment, providing feedback, supervision, collaboration,organizational behavior, group development, facilitation, and conflict negotiation
CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
- Consideration and knowledge of diverse identities & perspectives; understanding of culture, privilege, and power
- Competencies: Other perspectives, diversity, inclusion, and social justice
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
- Individual and community well-being; responsibilities of an individual in a community; consideration of global perspectives and systems
- Competencies: Power dynamics, creating change, others’ circumstances, social responsibility, and community involvement
PRACTICAL COMPETENCE
- Skills for personal,professional, and academic success
- Competencies: Research, systems thinking, analysis, synthesis, evaluation,developing original ideas, problem solving, decision making, listening, verbal communication, time management, non-verbal communication, writing, articulating a point of view, organization, and strategic planning (vision, goals, mission, and plan)
