Co-curricular and Extracurricular Assessment
The mission of the UA Rich Mountain Co-curricular program is to plan and organize
co-curricular activities to support the curriculum, enhance student learning, and
encourage personal growth. The Co-curricular Outcomes were chosen to advance this
mission.
The co-curricular program assessment activities were formalized beginning August 2019
with development of outcomes, procedures, and documentation requirements for all extra
and co-curricular activities. Procedures and documentation were updated in January
2023.
The Co-curricular Outcomes, which continue to include both Student Development principles and General Education Learning Outcomes (GELO), are listed below. Co-curricular assessment survey results, which align participation in activities with one or more of the Co-curricular Outcomes, are gathered for each event. Co-curricular activities are defined as those which align with and enhance the standard curriculum goals. The assessment focuses on student improvement regarding the institution’s co-curricular outcomes. Co-curricular activities may focus on student development outcomes, general education learning outcomes (GELOs), or both.
- Leadership: Understanding the relational process that engages scholarship and the life experiences of students to understand and change their communities.
- Social responsibility: Impact of decisions and activities on society and the environment
- Intrapersonal relationships: Refers to things that go on exclusively within one person. People who have high intrapersonal intelligence are aware of their emotions, motivations, beliefs, and goals.
- Interpersonal relationships: Refers to relationships or actions that take place between two or more people. They involve effective verbal and nonverbal communication, the ability to note distinctions among others, sensitivity to the moods and temperaments of others, and the ability to entertain multiple perspectives.
- Lifelong and global learning: Refers to the ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. Global learning is concerned with exploring the interconnections between people and places around the world.