Alignment of Institutional Learning Goals with Mission and Strategic Plan
Mission Statement
Mission/Key Concepts
Canisius College, a Jesuit, Catholic university, offers outstanding undergraduate, graduate and professional
programs distinguished by transformative learning experiences that engage students in the classroom and
beyond. We foster in our students a commitment to excellence, service and leadership in a global society
Strategic Plan
Superordinate Institutional Learning
Goal
Associated Institutional Learning
Objective
CANISIUS STUDENTS WILL:
a. Demonstrate a breadth of knowledge
across humanistic, scientific, and social
scientific fields.
Aligned Undergraduate Core Curriculum
Learning Goal
CORE: Demonstrate breadth of
knowledge in the subjects traditionally
defined as the liberal arts (through
"Fields of Knowledge" requirements)
b. Demonstrate a depth of knowledge in
one or more fields of learning; the skills
and habits of mind that derive from that
knowledge and sustain its further growth.
1. Academic Excellence: Knowledge
TRANSFORMATIVE
LEARNING EXPERIENCES
THAT ENGAGE STUDENTS
I.1. Develop and implement an
integrated approach to student
learning and development.
I.2. Promote acacdemic
excellence in all programs.
2. Academic Excellence: Critical
Thinking and Problem Solving
Academic Excellence: Skill
Aligned Core Curriculum Learning
Objective
How is this assessed?
Identify & explain the texts, events,
institutions, phenomena, and values that
comprise the liberal arts tradition.
Papers, Essays, & Exam Questions from
Fields 1-7
NA
NA
Summative Assessment through Core
Capstone courses andPapers, Essays, &
Exam Questions address the values &
challenges of the Diversity & Global
Awareness Attributes.
c. Demonstrate an awareness of the many
perspectives that inform human
experience and understand the
responsibilities of a global citizen in the
modern world.
CORE: Demonstrate awareness and
understanding of the value and
challenge of cultural and global
difference (through “Diversity” and
“Global Awareness” requirements)
Identify & describe the interplay of the
multicultural variables in the U.S. and
among the history, cultures, and/or
political systems of a country, region or
community outside of the United States to
understand the differences & challenges
facing them.
d. Demonstrate a general knowledge of
ethical and moral issues as well as ones
specific to their fields of study.
CORE: Demonstrate awareness and
understanding of a need for just and
ethical action in the world (through
“Justice” and “Ethics” requirements)
Identify & explain how at least two ethical
Summative Assessment with Papers,
theories relate to ethical & just behavior
Essays, & Exam Questions from Core
in a world where power can promote or Capstone courses & courses with an ethics
hinder this action.
or justice attribute.
CORE: Demonstrate basic skills in
a. Identify, analyze, and comprehend the
analyzing and representing ideas
assumptions and underlying premises in
(through "Foundation Course"
theoretical and applied situations.
requirements)
Develop a coherent thesis-driven project
that supports its arguments with
appropriate primary & secondary texts
that incorporate appropriate conventions
of grammar & style.
Papers and essays in FYS 101, ENG 101,
PHI 101, & RST 101
b. Synthesize new knowledge and apply it
to present and future problems.
Construct a thesis-driven, ckearly written
project based on critical analysis &
synthesis of college-level research
Short research papers in FYS 101.
Core: FYS 101
a. Find, evaluate, and effectively use
information while understanding the
ethical and legal issues governing
academic and professional work.
CORE: Demonstrate basic skills in
finding, processing, and using
information in a variety of forms
(through "Foundation Course"
requirements)
Find, use, and evaluate information
relevant to presenting and defending a
thesis with evidence from primary &
secondary sources.
Papers and essays in FYS 101, ENG 101,
PHI 101, & RST 101 that demonstrate skills
in Informational Literacy.
b. Integrate current technologies into
research and communication.
CORE: Demonstrate basic skills in
finding, processing, and using
information in a variety of forms
(through "Foundation Course"
requirements)
Find, use, and evaluate information
relevant to presenting and defending a
thesis with evidence from primary &
secondary sources.
Papers and essays in FYS 101, ENG 101,
PHI 101, & RST 101 that demonstrate skills
in Informational Literacy using current
technologies.
CORE: Demonstrate basic skills in writing Integrate appropriate ideas & evidence
c. Write and speak with clarity and
and oral communication (through FYS
into written & oral presentations that use
precision in both their academic
101 and ENG 101, and "Advanced
vocabulary appropriate to the purpose &
disciplines and in more general situations. Writing Intensive" and "Oral
audience & correct grammar & rhetorical
communication" requirements)
style.
LEADERSHIP
IV. 1. Foster solidarity with the
local community.
CATHOLIC & JESUIT
II.1. Inspire the student
learning experience at Canisius
with the Catholic intellectual
tradition and history of the
traditions of the Society of
Jesus.
II.2.
Cultivate a campus
environment in which Catholic
and Jesuit traditions are vitally
present and operative.
II.3. Become a leading advocate
for the poorest and those who
suffer economic, social, cultural
or religious injustice.
4. Community Involvement and
Leadership
a. Demonstrate leadership in the service
of others, in intellectual and spiritual
inquiry, and in assuming positions of
responsibility in the community and
marketplace.
a. Demonstrate a familiarity with
dimensions of the Catholic and Jesuit
intellectual traditions as they occur in
literature, art, science, and social
teaching.
5. Catholic & Jesuit
Standard 11
Information Literacy
Discipline Specific Technology
NA
Explain the basic meaning of Catholic
CORE: Demonstrate a basic
beliefs & identify the key religious terms
Papers, essays, book reviews, &
understanding of the influence of the
used in the Jesuit tradition. Demonstrate examination questions from PHI 101 & RST
Jesuit and Catholic tradition (primarily in knowledge of a primary philosophical text 101 that show an understanding of the
PHI 101 and RST 101)
from the Catholic tradition or a significant
Jesuit, Catholic tradition.
aspect of the Jesuit tradition.
b. in the Jesuit tradition, be intentional
learners who can adapt to new
environments, integrate knowledge, and
continue learning throughout their lives.
NA
NA
c. Use their gifts for the service of others
and the benefit of society.
NA
NA
Removed:
Middle States LGO
NA
Summative Assessment through Core
Capstone courses and research papers &
video and audio samples of student
speeches, debates, & discussions
Standard 12
Oral Communication
Written Communication
Scientific Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning
Critical Analysis & Reasoning
Technical Competency 1