Systems Thinking and Problem Solving Competencies – development of direct measures to understand how students reason through the setting and solving of complex ill--‐structured problems; design of learning environments that cultivate technical expertise in the context of significant social, political, and ethical dimensions of complex social problems
Critical General Education Competencies – development and assessment of meta--‐level skills (e.g. reflective skills, critical thinking, perspective taking); development and assessment of socio--‐ethical competencies (e.g. leadership, multiculturalism, community orientation); the role of community--‐engaged learning experiences in academic, social, and civic identity development
