Seattle University undergraduate students should be able to:

1. Pursue and evaluate knowledge through the skills of inquiry, research, critical thinking and problem solving.

2. Communicate effectively in both speech and writing.

3. Understand the varying perspectives of the liberal arts and sciences and apply them to personal, civic or professional issues.

4. Understand and appreciate diversity and develop a worldview informed by multicultural and global perspectives.

5. Understand and appreciate the Jesuit/Catholic linking of faith and justice.

6. Assess their own levels of commitment to community service and to a just world.

7. Demonstrate proficiency in the content and methodology of their discipline or profession.

8. Think systematically about moral, ethical and spiritual questions and assess and articulate their own values.

9. Demonstrate team and leadership skills needed to convert goals to action.

Undergraduate Students
Department/Program Matteo Ricci College Student Learning Outcomes	Seattle University’s Student Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
identify a specific local socio-economic problem or phenomenon which appears to justify comprehensive research leading to a better situation for those involved (e.g. less pain, improved services, greater opportunity, civic improvements, etc.)	√			√		√		√	√
do exhaustive research in printed and electronic materials to understand what is known about the problem both in the academy and in public discourse; to evaluate sources and utilize them in sophisticated ways.	√		√				√		√
conduct face-to-face interviews with the professionals who are working with the client population or the targeted situation, and, when possible, likewise to interview members of that client population and others who are affected thereby.	√	√	√				√		√
work in teams to conceptualize their approach, assign diverse responsibilities, and coordinate findings; to demonstrate maturity, accountability, and successful collaboration.	√	√		√			√	√	√
prepare comprehensive written reports documenting their findings and, where possible, suggesting ways of ameliorating the situations of disadvantaged persons, including estimates of the costs of these proposed changes; to prepare these reports to the standards that would be expected of a junior staff member of a civic or governmental organization.	√	√	√			√	√	√	√
deliver coordinated oral team presentations of their principal findings, conclusions, and recommendations; to deliver these presentations to the standards expected of a young professional addressing a public hearing.	√	√	√						√
demonstrate throughout a lively ethical concern for all parties involved and an incorporation thereof into conclusions and recommendations.			√		√			√
write correctly, with perfect grammar and usage.	√	√
write fluently, in a style appropriate to the audience, occasion, and subject.		√	√
write consistently, in following a well-designed plan, in structured paragraphs, with an attractive introduction and telling conclusion(s).		√	√
write convincingly, with clear rhetorical objectives capable of being realized and ample factual arguments appositely formulated.	√	√	√				√
write nobly, to serve and advance the understanding, just interests, and welfare of the reader.			√	√				√
think comprehensively, critically, and constructively.	√			√	√			√
think personally: ethically and reflectively.					√	√		√
think transcendentally and respectfully.		√						√
work persistently to turn ideals into action.			√		√	√		√
work searchingly and inquisitively toward a greater good.			√	√	√	√		√
work productively to make education a blessing to the world.			√	√	√	√	√	√
work collaboratively and helpfully.				√		√			√
seek to be persons for others.					√	√			√
thank and to love. (transcends stated outcomes)