Literacies
Literacies for Life and Career are the enduring skills that make the full value of an Arts & Sciences education more tangible. Our liberal arts and sciences curriculum helps students develop broad knowledge and expansive intellectual capacities through the study of human society, culture, and thought and of the physical and biological worlds. By engaging deeply with disciplines in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, students develop a critical set of skills indispensable to their future lives as leaders, innovators, and citizens of the world. The Literacies equip students to investigate fundamental questions, interrelate with others to bring ideas into action, and innovate novel approaches.

![]() | Applied Problem Solving: designing and using models, frameworks, theories, and concepts to represent, evaluate, and analyze problems ranging from data sets to real-world challenges.
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![]() | Collaboration and Leadership: cultivating the principles and practices of an inclusive community-oriented mindset that guide individuals and groups to work together responsibly, equitably, and effectively toward common objectives.
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![]() | Communication Dexterity: adapting communication styles, methods, and approaches to digest and convey information through various forms (written, oral, visual, numerical, etc.) to promote understanding and build connections.
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![]() | Creative and Innovative Practices: using generative processes and imaginative thinking to challenge existing ideas and develop original concepts, methods, and outcomes.
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![]() | Critical and Interpretive Skills: understanding and analyzing media and information in a variety of forms, such as texts, images, objects, and performances.
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![]() | Data Analysis: examining, interpreting, and drawing meaningful insights from models, data, and quantitative information.
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![]() | Ethical Reasoning: developing and employing frameworks for reflecting on challenging moral issues and evaluating ethical obligations and responsibilities.
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![]() | Historical and Social Understanding: comprehending and analyzing issues, objects, and events within historical, social, and cultural contexts to make sense of past and present developments.
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![]() | Integrative Thinking: engaging in a process of analysis and synthesis to achieve a holistic and nuanced understanding of complex ideas, issues, and perspectives.
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![]() | Intercultural and Global Fluency: developing awareness of social and cultural systems in local, national, and global communities.
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![]() | Systematic Inquiry: approaching questions in a structured and methodologically-grounded manner and applying exploratory, experimental, or analytical methods to produce research that contributes to knowledge of a subject.
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