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Educational goals are a set of attributes that every ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV graduate should possess and represent the university’s ongoing commitment to the improvement of programs and courses.

In 2022, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV adopted Educational Goals for all undergraduate students. ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV’s Educational Goals for undergraduates are based on the recommendations of a 2018 working group and revisions made by the Senate Committee for University Teaching and Learning:

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Students Are:

Strong, purposeful and inclusive communicators. They can:

• Analyze and interpret ideas through various media, including but not limited to effective written, verbal, quantitative, and visual arguments.
• Evaluate and use source materials effectively and ethically to support and advance ongoing and new knowledge.   
• Promote inclusive, collaborative problem-solving through respectful interpersonal communication.

Practical, creative and critical thinkers. They have the capacity to:

• Articulate broad and deep knowledge of a field of study, including core assumptions, key concepts, standard methodologies, and common approaches, both theoretical and applied. 
• Pose thoughtful questions, analyze and interpret information and arguments, and apply information from multiple disciplines to solve problems.
• Engage critically in experiential activities to demonstrate a reflective and integrated understanding and develop practical, creative, and scholarly solutions

Our students are community-engaged individuals. They have learned to:

• Respect Indigenous communities’ goals of self-determination and well-being, and actively engage in ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV’s collective responsibility of working towards Reconciliation. 
• Understand and respect diversity, practice inclusion, work towards equity, and gain and promote understanding of local, regional, and global communities. 
• Evaluate ethical values and the social context of problems; apply diverse perspectives in scholarship. 
• Contribute to the communities in which they work and live through reciprocal and relationship building, and participate in community-embedded challenges or opportunities.