Student Success

Manhattan University students in clasroom

Supporting a culture of assessment and continuous improvement in student success.

At Manhattan University, student achievement is grounded in the mission of the University.

Student achievement at Manhattan University is part of the mission to provide a contemporary, person-centered educational experience that prepares graduates for lives of personal development, professional success, civic engagement, and service to their fellow human beings. The University pursues this mission through programs that integrate a broad liberal education with concentration in specific disciplines in the arts and sciences or with professional preparation in business, education and engineering.

University-Wide Core Competencies

Core competencies and learning goals
Core Competency	Learning Goal	Description
1. Effective Communication	1.1	Communicate ideas in writing based on audience, purpose, and context appropriate to discipline and medium.
1. Effective Communication	1.2	Communicate ideas orally based on audience, purpose, and context appropriate to discipline.
2. Critical Thinking	2	Analyze and synthesize information and construct logical arguments to ask appropriate questions, generate ideas and draw proper conclusions.
3. Information Literacy	3	Evaluate and select information resources, integrate them into original work and cite them appropriately.
4. Quantitative Literacy	4.1	Interpret quantitative information.
4. Quantitative Literacy	4.2	Use quantitative methods to solve problems.
5. Scientific Literacy	5.1	Explain how scientific concepts are generated and evaluated to improve our understanding of the physical world.
5. Scientific Literacy	5.2	Evaluate and interpret scientific data.
6. Global Awareness	6.1	Distinguish both individual and collective differences within and across societies.
6. Global Awareness	6.2	Analyze the role of positionality and intersectionality within and across cultures over time.
7. Religious and Ethical Awareness	7.1	Demonstrate knowledge of a range of religious viewpoints, including but not limited to the Catholic intellectual tradition and Lasallian heritage.
7. Religious and Ethical Awareness	7.2	Demonstrate knowledge of ethical perspectives grounded in a range of philosophical viewpoints.

Link to Catalog: Undergraduate Educational Goals in the Manhattan University Catalog

CWCC Assessment Schedule: View the CWCC Assessment Schedule