Liston Campus Discussion Group
February 22, 2005
Participants: Maureen Abbate (mabbate@ccri.edu), Margaret Connell (mconnell@ccri.edu), Leslie Gell (lmgell@ccri.edu), Dorcas Haller (dhaller@ccri.edu), Ray Kilduff (rkilduff@ccri.edu), Brenda Micheletti (bmicheletti@ccri.edu), Ann O'Leary (aoleary@ccri.edu), Michael Poindexter (mpoindexter@ccri.edu), Phil Sisson (psisson@ccri.edu), Leisa Young (lyoung@ccri.edu).
Phil handed out a copy of the Power Point presentation and explained the purpose of the discussion group. He explained the proposed project plan, pointed out the existing "Common General Education Goals" (URI, RIC, & CCRI Transfer Guide) and the "CCRI Graduate Outcomes Statement". After Phil's introduction the group did brain-storming to come up with a list of "knowledge, skills, and competencies" that all CCRI students should possess. Lively discussion ensued.
List of knowledge, skills, & competencies
- Familiarity with/ appreciation of the arts & humanities
- Self-advocacy skills
- Ability to do research
- Life skills/ professional skills
- Ability to form/ express ideas and opinions
- Quantitative reasoning and analysis
- Listening skills
- Speaking skills
- Reading skills
- Writing skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Computational skills
- Ability to access, evaluate & use information (information literacy)
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to solve problems
- Ability to be an independent learner
- Understanding of global perspectives
- Understanding of science
- Knowledge/understanding of US history
- Knowledge/understanding of US civics
- Diversity
- Responsibility
- Ability to use information/ computer technology
- Appreciation of health and wellness issues
- Computer literacy
- Acceptance of individual differences
- Morally & ethically informed decision-making
Submitted: DWHaller, 2-22-05
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