Reflecting on your years at Monmouth College

Goals for Learning Outcomes
As an undergraduate liberal arts institution, Monmouth College seeks to:

1. Insure that students are broadly educated across the disciplines in the arts, the sciences, and human societies.

2. Foster student awareness of relationships among the disciplines and divisions of knowledge.

3. Provide students with an in-depth understanding of the content and methods of a major academic discipline.

4. Provide students with the intellectual skills necessary for a meaningful and useful life,
including,
a. Critical thinking
b. Effective communication skills
c. Information acquisition and source evaluation skills.

5. Develop students’ knowledge, skills and values such that they may function as effective citizens.

6. Introduce students to multiple perspectives on the human condition and promote awareness of the growing interconnectedness of our world and its peoples.

7. Allow those students who seek it, an opportunity to explore the spiritual dimension of human existence and the relationship between faith and knowledge.

8. Prepare students for successful, personally rewarding careers throughout their professional lives.

 Transcript Reflection Form
As you may know, Monmouth College has a mission statement and set of purposes which define the goals we have for students completing degrees from Monmouth.

In order to improve the quality of the academic program, we are asking for your assistance. We have provided a copy of your transcript to serve as a reminder of the academic experiences you have had. Using your transcript, reflect on the time you have spent here at Monmouth completing your degree and give us your candid responses to the following questions.

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not identify one purpose for each section, your answers cannot be summarized and will not be included in the results.
My Major(s) is:
I am enrolled in INTG/ISSI: (select one)
ISSI 408 - Personal Identity
ISSI 410 - Environmental Ethics
ISSI 470 - Biotechnology and Human Values
ISSI 479 - Cosmology and Creation
 
INTG 401 - Citizenship: Building Communities
INTG 403 - Citizenship: Taxes and the Citizenry
 
Question 1.

Using the “Monmouth College Statement of Purposes,” (shown on the left) pick the purpose you feel Monmouth College has BEST helped you accomplish.

Identify that purpose by number (and letter if appropriate) and identify, by department and number, from 1 to 5 courses that were most instrumental in helping you make progress accomplishing the purpose. Then, in a few sentences explain why these courses (in general, not individually) were helpful.
 

Purpose Number:

Courses (Please use the following format):

 DEPT ###
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Explanation:

Describe any co-curricular activities that helped you make progress on this purpose:
 
Question 2.

Using the attached “Monmouth College Statement of Purposes,” (shown on the left) pick the purpose you feel Monmouth College has helped you accomplish SECOND MOST.

Identify that purpose (by number) and identify (by department and number) from 1 to 5 courses that were most instrumental in helping you make progress accomplishing the purpose. Then, in a few sentences, explain why these courses (in general, not individually) were helpful.
 

Purpose Number:

Courses:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Explanation:

Describe any co-curricular activities that helped you make progress on this purpose:
 
Question 3.

Using the attached “Monmouth College Statement of Purposes,” (shown on the left) identify the purpose you feel Monmouth College has helped you LEAST in accomplishing.

Identify that purpose by number (and letter if appropriate). Then, in a few sentences explain why you believe that purpose has not been well met in your experience at Monmouth. This question does not ask you to indicate courses.

Purpose Number for the LEAST accomplished goal:

Explanation:
 
Question 4.

Using the attached “Monmouth College Statement of Purposes,” (shown on the left) identify the purpose you feel Monmouth College has helped you NEXT TO LEAST in accomplishing.

Identify that purpose by number (and letter if appropriate). Then, in a few sentences explain why you believe that purpose has not been well met in your experience at Monmouth. This question does not ask you to indicate courses.

Purpose Number NEXT to LEAST accomplished goal:

Explanation:
Indicate your agreement with the statements by selecting the appropriate choice in the drop-down menu below each statement:
 
A.  Monmouth College gave me a commitment to life-long learning.


B.  Monmouth College had an intellectually rigorous curriculum.


C.  At Monmouth College, I experienced mentoring relationships with faculty or staff.


D.  At Monmouth College, I found that important learning occurred both in and out of the classroom.


E.  At Monmouth College, I had opportunities for leadership.


F.  At Monmouth College, I found opportunities to participate in activities serving the community (off-campus or on-campus).