Naming the UAA Institutional Core Learning Competencies

In 2020, NWCCU standards mandated identifying and assessing UAA institutional core competencies for student learning. Through stakeholder engagement, 31 competencies were narrowed down to 4 basic ones. The process now focuses on developing specific names for these core student learning competencies, such as Effective Communication and Inter-Cultural Fluency.

• UAA
• Core Competencies
• Student Learning
• NWCCU Standards
• Stakeholder Engagement

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1. The Home Stretch Naming the UAA Institutional Core Learning Competencies

2. 2020 NWCCU standards include the identification and assessment of UAA institutional core competencies for student learning. How Did We Get Here After a series of open forums and meetings with stakeholders across the UAA community in the Fall we identified 31 competencies. Based on stakeholder feedback, we consolidated the 31 to 9 and then finally to 4 basic competencies. We have generic placeholder names for the four general competencies, our final step in this process is to develop specific names that best capture the spirit of the four core student learning competencies.

3. The knowledge and skills necessary to prepare purposeful presentation of ideas designed to increase knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners' attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors. Effective Communication (placeholder Some Proposed Names: name) Effective Communication

4. Effective FEEDBACK: The definition needs to be broader to better capture differing forms of communication (e.g. interpersonal, group, artistic, graphic). Folks from Communications will provide extra feedback. Communication (placeholder name) Also, instead of listener, consider using receiver, communicator or audience.

5. The knowledge and skills necessary for the critical exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events in order to creatively design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer complex questions or achieve a desired goal. Formal Reasoning (placeholder name) Some Proposed Names: Critical and Creative Thinking Problem Solving Practical Wisdom Practical Reasoning Prudence

6. Formal Reasoning (placeholder name) Feedback: Strong support for Critical and Creative Strong support for idea of problem solving Multiple suggestions for Critical and Creative Problem Solving or Critical and Creative Reasoning

7. The knowledge and skills necessary for effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts. Inter-Cultural Fluency (placeholder name) Some Proposed Names: Inter-Cultural Fluency Inter-Cultural Competency Inter-Cultural Effectiveness

8. Feedback Inter-Cultural Fluency (placeholder name) Get rid of hyphen Intercultural OK (though some questions about what should be understood as culture ) Include ideas of respect, understanding, sensitivity Support for competence over fluency Is there a way to emphasize the Alaska context/connection

9. The knowledge and skills necessary to promote personal flourishing, professional excellence, and civic engagement. Personal and Professional Responsibility (placeholder name) Some Proposed Names: Personal and Professional Responsibility Personal, Professional, and Civic Responsibility Personal and Professional Effectiveness Social and Professional Competency

10. Personal and Professional Responsibility (placeholder name) Feedback Many liked the definition Replace civic with community Some like responsibility over effectiveness Virtue and Prudence!! Emotional intelligence

11. Snappy Slogan? Expression, Wisdom, Inclusion, and Responsibility

12. Snappy Slogan? Support for phrases rather than names Challenge your mind -- engage your world Learning and living responsibly, finding solutions A Native Alaskan term? challenge your mind, find your passion, make your way, engage your world

13. One more survey Next Steps Approval by end of Spring Semester Start working on assessment this summer!