Our Institutional Learning Outcomes
The Cal State Âé¶¹Éç Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) express a shared, campus-wide articulation of expectations for all degree recipients. Through development of the higher order capacities represented by the Cal State Âé¶¹Éç ILOs, students acquire the habits of lifelong learning and community engagement that prepare them to effectively apply their skills personally and professionally.
The CSUEB ILOs
- Thinking and Reasoning - Think critically and creatively and apply analytical and quantitative reasoning to address complex challenges and everyday problems.
- Communication - Communicate ideas, perspectives, and values clearly and persuasively while listening openly to others.
- Diversity - Âé¶¹Éç knowledge of diversity and multicultural competencies to promote equity and social justice in our communities.
- Collaboration - Work collaboratively and respectfully as members and leaders of diverse teams and communities.
- Sustainability - Act responsibly and sustainably at local, national, and global levels.
- Specialized Education - Demonstrate expertise and integration of ideas, methods, theory and practice in a specialized discipline of study.
- Sustainability in the ILOs
So how does sustainability fit into these ILOs? Sustainability can be broadly defined as efforts to enhance human and environmental health, social justice, and economic security – to ultimately maintain the needs of current and future generations. Using this broad definition, it is easy to see how the concept of sustainability is an underlying tone throughout the ILOs.
- Thinking and Reasoning - Understanding the concept of sustainability is a core value that will assist our graduates when addressing complex problems as they relate to our planet.
- Communication - Listening openly to others and communicating while valuing all perspectives and ideas takes people into consideration; a focus on the social side of sustainability.
- Diversity - Social equity is one of the three pillars of sustainability, which includes celebrating diversity.
- Collaboration - Sustainability is a naturally inclusive construct. The idea that factors of equity, a viable economy, and healthy environment must all occur in order for a just society to be attainable.
- Sustainability - Creating Goals within the Office of Sustainability that are manageable, attainable, scalable and rewarding.
- Specialized Education - Integrating sustainability and the components within will further Cal State Âé¶¹Éç's efforts when fusing ideas, methods, theory and practice in all specialized disciplines of study.