Lindsey Wilson College October, 2011

In 2010, the LWC faculty adopted new institutional student learning outcomes including: Lindsey Wilson students will become culturally aware, engaged citizens of the nation and the world.

 Knowledge of local and global issues and trends.  Knowledge of own culture and cultural patterns of diverse groups and societies.  Competence to communicate across cultural boundaries.  Knowledge and skills required for ethical reasoning.

 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and Global Perspectives Inventory (GPI) provide student self-report of experiences and learning.  VALUE rubric on Intercultural Knowledge and Competence provides faculty assessments of student work embedded in courses.

Dimensions of the GPI Cognitive Domain Knowing Knowledge Intrapersonal Domain Identity Affect Interpersonal Domain Social Responsibility Social Interaction

 Students were recruited through s, class announcements and incentives.  231 students completed the survey New Student10.43% Freshmen % Sophomores % Juniors % Seniors % 231

Knowledge Cultural self- awareness Knowledge of cultural worldview frameworks Skills Empathy Verbal and nonverbal communication Attitudes Curiosity Openness

 Faculty Workshops provided training on use.  Seven faculty agreed to use the Intercultural Competence Rubric to evaluate “signature assignments” in their classes Freshmen % Sophomores % Juniors % Seniors % Total 127

 It provides a baseline against which we can measure the effect of changes we make in curricular and co-curricular experiences.  GPI allows us to track changes in students’ curricular and co-curricular experiences.  GPI provides a framework for thinking about strategies to enhance global learning.

Student Learning Outcomes VALUE Rubric GPIPotential Areas of Impact Curricular Co- curricular Community Know- ledge Cognitive Attitude Intra- personal Skills Inter- personal

Already, the mere fact of measuring global learning outcomes has served as a catalyst for action.

Curricular Impacts ◦ Review of curriculum is underway ◦ Development of signature assignments on global issues in some classes ◦ Established a Center for Global Citizenship ◦ Started a Global Citizenship Teaching Circle ◦ Will collect additional data this year

Co-curricular Impacts ◦ Incorporated student services staff within Center for Global Citizenship ◦ Incorporating events with global themes into campus offerings ( e.g., Hispanic Heritage Week) ◦ Weekly foreign language table in the dining center

 Community Impacts ◦ Encouraging study away from campus for a semester ◦ Supporting alternative fall and spring service trips to diverse areas ◦ Participating in the Mellon Community Fellow Initiative

Questions, Suggestions? Contact: Bettie C. Starr, VPPA, Lindsey Wilson College