Syracuse University is a pre-eminent and inclusive student-focused research university, preparing engaged citizens, scholars, and leaders for participation in a changing global society. Syracuse University prepares undergraduate students for professional and personal success through six institutional learning goals (Shared Competencies), which were selected through a multiyear, university-wide, collaborative initiative that adhered to the principles of shared governance. The institutional learning goals reflect what all students should know, do, and value as graduates of our institution. The Shared Competencies help faculty and students communicate the overall value of a Syracuse University education and ensure consistency across the wide variety of academic programs.
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Competency |
Framing Language |
| Ethics, Integrity, and Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion | Reflection on the dynamic relationships among power, inequality, identities, and social structures. Thoughtful engagement with one’s values, intersectional identities, experiences, and diverse perspectives and people. Application of ethical and inclusive decision-making in the context of personal, academic, professional, and collaborative pursuits. |
| Critical and Creative Thinking | Exploration and synthesis of ideas, artifacts, issues, and events to inform and evaluate arguments, develop new insights, and produce creative work. Reflection on, and application of divergent modes of inquiry, analysis, and innovation to research, knowledge, and artistic creation. |
| Scientific Inquiry and Research Skills | Application of scientific inquiry and problem solving in various contexts. Analysis of theories, replication of procedures, and rethinking existing frameworks. Supporting arguments through research, data, and quantitative and qualitative evidence that can generate new knowledge. |
| Civic and Global Responsibility | Knowledge, exploration, and analysis of the complexity surrounding interdependent local, national, and global affairs. Engagement in responsible, collaborative, and inclusive civic and cross-cultural learning, with an emphasis on public, global, and historical issues. |
| Communication Skills | Effective individual, interpersonal, and collaborative presentation and development of ideas through oral, written, and other forms of expression to inform, persuade, or inspire. |
| Information Literacy and Technological Agility | Identification, collection, evaluation, and responsible use of information. Effective, ethical, and critical application of various technologies and media in academic, creative, personal, and professional endeavors. |