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Goal 1 ~ An Education with a Catholic Identity: To Encourage Our Students to Seek Wisdom and Prudence and to Promote Mercy and Universal Justice by Offering Them a Curriculum with a Catholic Identity

Objective _ 1.1. demonstrate an awareness of the Catholic intellectual tradition and its distinctive contribution to liberal education at this university.

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Objective __1.2. know the life of Catherine McAuley and the Mercy mission as a prototype of world citizenship and Catholic identity.

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Objective__1.3. cultivate attitudes and practices that reflect an abiding respect for the dignity of all persons and a commitment to social justice.

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Objective__1.4.understand the enduring influence of the Bible and Jewish, Christian, and specifically Catholic, symbols, stories, ideas, values and practices.

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Objective__1.5. engage the Catholic religious tradition with other religious perspectives.

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Objective___1.6. evaluate their learning and actions from the perspective of Christian ethics.

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Objective___1.7. understand the teachings of Jesus that give this university its compelling vision of a realm of peace and justice.

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Objective__1.8. understand how to integrate faith, learning, and service as a means to enrich personal and community life.

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Objective__1.9 recognize the essential unity of all knowledge as both an intellectual and a religious principle through interdisciplinary study and thematic connections among discipline-based courses.

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Goal 2 ~ Liberal Education: To Provide Students a Liberal Arts Education That Will Prepare Them for a Lifetime of Developing Their Intellectual Abilities and Moral Foundation

Objective__2.1. examine enduring insights, values and principles, starting with the Bible and Socrates, that have helped people to discern the truth.

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Objective__2.2. develop an awareness of the complexity of other cultural traditions as well as their own in debating urgent contemporary issues within the context of faith and reason.

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Objective__2.3. engage in critical self-inquiry that promotes self-knowledge in order to develop (1) the ability to evaluate different opinions and beliefs, (2) a willingness to test oneā€™s point of view against others, (3) a willingness to recognize faulty thinking and seek other rational alternatives, and (4) a sense of collaboration by learning in community.

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Objective__2.4. apply their studies in the Liberal Arts and Sciences to contemporary issues and situations.

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Objective__2.5. develop a knowledge and understanding of religious studies, the humanities, mathematics, science, and the social sciences and an awareness of the interconnectedness of the various disciplines in the Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum.

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Goal 3 ~ Responsible Citizens of the World: To Help Our Students Become Responsible Citizens of the World

Objective__3.1. develop an understanding of their own culture, since this culture will be the base for cross-cultural reference.

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Objective__3.2. develop a knowledge and understanding of cultures throughout the world.

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Objective__3.3. develop, through critical analysis, a knowledge and an understanding of Western Civilization and the relationship of the United States to it.

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Objective__3.4. gain awareness of cultural differences in order to promote the respect and empathy for one another that is essential for dialogue.

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Objective__3.5. transcend the inclination to define themselves primarily in terms of group loyalties and identities.

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Goal 4 ~ Lifelong Learning: To Help Students Utilize Skills that are Essential For Lifelong Learning by Giving Them Opportunities to Practice These Skills Across the Curriculum

Objective__4.1. acquire the necessary foundation for the further development and refinement of their communication skills.

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Objective__4.2. demonstrate the ability to persuade through the organization of ideas (in writing, speaking, and discussion) and through the art of rhetoric.

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Objective__4.3. use research as a means of finding and communicating the truth.

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Objective__4.4. use technology to communicate and acquire information.

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Objective__4.5 learn to work cooperatively while becoming ever more independent learners.

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Objective__4.6. analyze and solve both quantitative and qualitative problems.

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Objective__4.7. apply skills related to critical reading, critical thinking, and problem solving.

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Objective__4.8. integrate and synthesize information and ideas.

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Objective__4.9. develop the creative, critical, and imaginative skills needed to recognize the beauty, the goodness and the breadth of human experience.

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