Learning Outcomes

Learn

Bolster your confidence and competence as you recognize the impact of your decisions and connect your learning in and outside of the classroom.

strive for excellence as you pursue your passions and explore important questions through your coursework and co-curricular endeavors.
understand community standards as they apply to your behavior in and outside the classroom.
develop leadership skills across a range of contexts.
reflect upon, evaluate, and refine your ethical reasoning skills.
engage new ideas and practice intellectual curiosity.
become solution-oriented in solving problems when faced with challenges.
strengthen your writing, reading, critical thinking, communication, research, and study skills.
connect learning between and across classes and to your life experiences in order to understand the importance of cross-disciplinary learning.

Elon Core Curriculum, Elon 1010, New Student Orientation, New Student Convocation, Call to Honor Ceremony, floor meetings with RAs, Elon Bound

Make positive connections with faculty, staff, and peers as you become an active member of the university and broader Alamance County community.

develop an awareness of your own identity within a diverse community to effectively and positively engage with others in and out of the classroom.
become involved and participate in academic and co-curricular experiences.
cultivate meaningful and healthy relationships with staff, faculty, and/or peers.
understand the importance of mentoring and begin to cultivate your constellation of mentors.
establish meaningful relationships with students who hold different identities and perspectives from your own.
develop skills to understand issues from multiple perspectives.
take responsibility for your words and actions and embrace Elon’s community principles of honesty, integrity, responsibility, and respect.

New Student Orientation, Elon 1010, First Year Summer Experience, Residential Campus Experience, Core Curriculum, SMART Mentors

Cultivate your personal wellness values that will last throughout and beyond your time at Elon.

participate in activities that nurture your overall wellbeing.
develop a community of peers, faculty, staff, and/or community members that support your creation of a balanced and fulfilling life.
cultivate personal wellness values as you build your foundation for an active, resilient, and mentally healthy lifestyle at Elon and beyond.
become familiar with campus resources to support your learning and well-being and reach out for help when you experience difficulty, either socially or academically.
deepen your self-awareness and identify experiences that connect to a sense of meaning and purpose.

Truitt Center; Campus Recreation and Wellness, Counseling Services, Well Connected Challenge