Eagle Advantage
Eagle Advantage
In support of our campus mission statement “in which the entire university community is fully engaged in supporting student success,” this tool was developed to help students recognize the competencies they’re developing, learn how to articulate them to others, and apply them as they “take their place in a constantly changing world community.”
Competencies
Adaptability expanding section
- Recognize challenges as opportunities to improve.
- Take risks and understand that mistakes contribute to growth.
- Welcome constructive feedback and use it to strengthen your performance.
- Embrace a growth mindset approach that allows for action, reflection, failure, and resilience for lifelong learning and development.
Collaboration & Leadership expanding section
- Build mutually beneficial relationships and achieve common goals by understanding, valuing, and leveraging the strengths of others.
- Take responsibility for your own role and contributions within a team.
- Organize, prioritize, and delegate work.
- Negotiate and manage conflict without compromising group objectives.
Communication expanding section
- Effectively articulate thoughts and ideas to others in written and oral forms.
- Engage in dialogue that leads to productive outcomes.
- Understand the impact of nonverbal communication on professional work image.
- Use interpersonal skills to motivate and develop others.
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving expanding section
- Exercise sound reasoning to independently analyze issues, identify options, formulate opinions, make decisions, and overcome problems.
- Demonstrate originality and inventiveness when identifying possible courses of action.
- Account for personal biases and recognize that there may be more than one valid point of view.
Digital Literacy & Technology expanding section
- Leverage knowledge of information and communications technology to ethically and efficiently solve problems, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.
- Assess sources of information to determine legitimacy and suitability.
- Keep up with emerging technologies and adapt tools to new purposes.
Engaging Diversity expanding section
- Cultivate awareness of your own identity and that of others through exploration of diversity, including race, ethnicity, country of origin, ability, class, gender, age, spirituality, etc.
- Understand how culture and identity affects perceptions, attitudes, values, and behaviors.
- Appreciate multiple perspectives and participate in society as a conscious global citizen.
Integrity & Accountability expanding section
- Take ownership of your actions and learn from your mistakes.
- Act with the interests of the larger community in mind.
- Establish personal responsibility and effective work habits (e.g., punctuality, working productively with others, time/workload management).
Self-Management expanding section
- Identify and articulate your interests, skills, values, and experiences.
- Explore and make decisions about academic and career options.
- Establish and take steps to execute a personal academic and career plan.
- Manage your strengths, limitations, emotions, and biases in a variety of situations.
- Demonstrate the continual development of a positive personal brand.
Adaptability
Adaptability expanding section
- Recognize challenges as opportunities to improve.
- Take risks and understand that mistakes contribute to growth.
- Welcome constructive feedback and use it to strengthen your performance.
- Embrace a growth mindset approach that allows for action, reflection, failure, and resilience for lifelong learning and development.
Collaboration and Leadership
- Build mutually beneficial relationships and achieve common goals by understanding, valuing, and leveraging the strengths of others.
- Take responsibility for your own role and contributions within a team.
- Organize, prioritize, and delegate work.
- Negotiate and manage conflict without compromising group objectives.
Testing expanding section
Testing
Communication
- Effectively articulate thoughts and ideas to others in written and oral forms.
- Engage in dialogue that leads to productive outcomes.
- Understand the impact of nonverbal communication on professional work image.
- Use interpersonal skills to motivate and develop others.
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Exercise sound reasoning to independently analyze issues, identify options, formulate opinions, make decisions, and overcome problems.
- Demonstrate originality and inventiveness when identifying possible courses of action.
- Account for personal biases and recognize that there may be more than one valid point of view.
Digital Literacy and Technology
- Leverage knowledge of information and communications technology to ethically and efficiently solve problems, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.
- Assess sources of information to determine legitimacy and suitability.
- Keep up with emerging technologies and adapt tools to new purposes.
Engaging Diversity
- Cultivate awareness of your own identity and that of others through exploration of diversity, including race, ethnicity, country of origin, ability, class, gender, age, spirituality, etc.
- Understand how culture and identity affects perceptions, attitudes, values, and behaviors.
- Appreciate multiple perspectives and participate in society as a conscious global citizen.
Integrity and Accountability
- Take ownership of your actions and learn from your mistakes.
- Act with the interests of the larger community in mind.
- Establish personal responsibility and effective work habits (e.g., punctuality, working productively with others, time/workload management).
Self Management
- Identify and articulate your interests, skills, values, and experiences.
- Explore and make decisions about academic and career options.
- Establish and take steps to execute a personal academic and career plan.
- Manage your strengths, limitations, emotions, and biases in a variety of situations.
- Demonstrate the continual development of a positive personal brand.