The MLLO Project:
Data gathering from
Campus Life Retreat
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Select Mission Statement
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay provides
an interdisciplinary, problem-focused educational
experience that prepares students to think
critically and address complex issues in a
multicultural and evolving world. The University
enriches the quality of life for students and the
community by embracing the educational value of
diversity, promoting environmental sustainability,
encouraging engaged citizenship, and serving as
an intellectual, cultural, and economic resource.
Assessing Student Learning at the Mission Level
UW-Green Bay-Higher Learning Commission Assessment Academy Project
University of
Wisconsin–Green Bay
Select Mission
Statement
The University of
Wisconsin-Green Bay
provides an
interdisciplinary,
problem-focused
educational experience
that prepares students
to think critically and
address complex issues
in a multicultural and
evolving world. The
University enriches the
quality of life for
students and the
community by
embracing the
educational value of
diversity, promoting
environmental
sustainability,
encouraging engaged
citizenship, and serving
as an intellectual,
cultural, and economic
resource.
Residence
Life
General
Education
First-year
Experience
FOCUS
CoCurricular
Activities
Freshmen
Seminars
Student Learning Objectives
Service
Learning
Interdisciplinary, problem-focus
Critical thinking
Diversity
Environmental sustainability
Citizenship
Student
Employment
Majors
Minors
International
Education
Individual
Learning
Four stages
 Inventory opportunities vis-à-vis objectives
 Document assessment practices vis-à-vis
the above opportunities
 Identify gaps and build new opportunities
intentionally
 Re-engineer assessment practices to focus
on mission level objectives
Inventory schematic example
Interdisciplinary,
Problem-focus
Critical
Thinking
Diversity
Environmental
Sustainability
Citizenship
Ethnic Studies
Requirement
Natural Physical
Sciences
Requirement
World Cultures
Requirement
Diversity
(programming)
Recycling &
Energy
Conservation
(programming)
Peer Boards;
Leadership
Development
programs
Study Abroad –
Merida, Antigua,
Guatemala
Travel Course –
Costa Rica
Study Abroad –
The Hague
Intentional
experiences
General
Education
Residence Life
Residence Hall
Assistant
positions
International
Education
Major: Social
Change and
Development
Senior Seminar in
Social Change
and Development
(required course)
Models of Social
Change (required
course)
Social Change in
Selected Area
(required course)
Internship
Scaffolding example:
Human Development major
Critical Thinking
Diversity
Learning Outcome related to
the MLLO
Students will possess an
understanding of the scientific
methods involved in research
on human development.
Students will recognize the role
of context (i.e., ecological
systems) in the processes of
human development.
Introductory requirement
Social Science Statistics or
Introductory Statistics
Varieties of World Culture or
Introduction to Sociology
Reinforcing requirement
Foundations of Social Science
Research
Ethnic Studies or World
Culture course or Study
Abroad or Travel course or
Upper-level foreign
language/culture course
Demonstrate and Integrate
Options recommended: Senior
Seminar, Honors in Major,
Research Assistantship
Content source:
http://www.uwgb.edu/humdev/about/outcomes.asp
Presented as an example only
“Micro” level scaffolding examples
Environmental
Sustainability
Citizenship
Introductory
opportunities
Taking Sustainable Development
(SS2) or Environment & Society (SS2)
or Introduction to Environmental
Sciences (NPS1) or a similar
introductory course
Taking American Govt & Politics (SS1)
or Introduction to Public Policy (SS2) or
a similar introductory course
Reinforcing
opportunities
Completing a major or minor in an
appropriate field, or taking an
appropriate NPS2 course such as
Issues in Biological Conservation,
Energy and Society, Conservation of
Natural Resources, etc.
Taking a service learning course,
including Phuture Phoenix, or
completing a major or minor in one of
the community science areas or
participating in an appropriate student
organization
Demonstrate
and Integrate
opportunities
Participating in an appropriate student
organization, such as Public &
Environmental Affairs Council, or
completing a sustainability-related
honors project or independent study,
or taking an appropriate study abroad,
such as the Costa Rica travel course
Taking a leadership role in student
government or an appropriate student
organization (such as Habitat for
Humanity, Amnesty International, Circle
K, etc.)
Campus Life “Inventory”
Intentional
experiences
American
Intercultural
Center
Judicial Affairs
Residence Life
Counseling and
Health Center
(Together or
separate?)
Student Life
Interdisciplinary,
Problem-focus
Critical
Thinking
Diversity
Environmental
Sustainability
Citizenship
Worksheet packets!
Rate how your unit relates to the five mission objectives on a
5-point scale:
1.
The MLLO is not relevant to this unit
2.
The MLLO is indirectly relevant, but the unit offers no specific structured
experiences designed to promote student achievement of this objective
3.
The MLLO corresponds to a stated learning outcome of an optional
course or program delivered by this unit
4.
The MLLO corresponds to a stated learning outcome of a required
course or program delivered by this unit (component outcome)
5.
The MLLO corresponds to a learning outcome for this unit (overall
outcome)
MLLO by MLLO… tell us
what you do
Brief description of the student experience
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This experience is
O required of all students served by this unit
O recommended to all the students we serve
O neither required nor recommended, but available as an option