Essential Learning at Brockport

Confident in Ready to Solve Engaged in the

Yourself Problems World

Critical & Creative Thinking

A Growth Mindset Ethical Reasoning

Written & Oral

Communication
Intercultural Knowledge &
Self-Knowledge
Competence

Quantitative Literacy

Informed Citizenship &

Team Work Integrate and Apply Global Awareness
Learning
Essential Learning at Brockport
A college education entails more than a major. Inside and outside the classroom at The College Brockport, you
will develop intellectual abilities, knowledge and attitudes that are essential for success.

Confident in Yourself
A Growth Mindset
Understand your potential for personal and intellectual growth
Assess your performance in order to improve and grow as a learner

Self-Knowledge
Articulate a holistic understanding of yourself in an authentic voice
Refine your interests and aspirations for career and life

Team Work
Contribute positively towards team goals and enhance the contributions of others
Examine conflicts to create strategies that improve collaboration and rebuild cohesion

Ready to Solve Problems

Critical & Creative Thinking
Reason rigorously and generate original ideas about complex issues
Frame questions and evaluate solutions using perspectives from the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and
social sciences

Written & Oral Communication

Communicate clearly and effectively for different purposes and audiences
Find credible, relevant information and use it appropriately to support your purpose

Quantitative Literacy
Apply mathematical processes and logic systematically to solve problems
Analyze, interpret, and present quantitative data and models accurately

The Ability to Integrate & Apply Your Learning

Integrate information and perspectives from diverse fields of knowledge to solve new problems
Demonstrate self-direction, persistence and resilience to address challenging problems

Engaged in the World

Ethical Reasoning
Recognize ethical issues in complex situations and weigh alternative perspectives and actions

Intercultural Knowledge & Competence

Demonstrate knowledge of cultural differences and patterns of power, social exclusion, and inequality
Interact effectively with people with different cultural, gender, and social identities

Informed Citizenship & Global Awareness

Analyze how contemporary issues and global challenges affect different communities and the natural world