Objectives of the SLDS

  1. Get Involved

    Students will learn the value of campus and community involvement and develop an ethic of service.

  2. Develop Ethical Principles

    Students will develop a personal philosophy and set of operating principles based on an ethic of fairness, integrity, responsibility to self and others, and personal accountability.

  3. Build Vital Skills

    Students will develop demonstrable competencies in support of and related to their futures. These competencies include: oral and written communication, empathy, persuasion, and listening; appropriate means of conflict resolution and decision-making; and skills related to effective membership in groups and teams, including collaboration, compromise and consensus-building.

  4. Grow Personal Talents

    Students will reflect upon their personal talents through appropriate training, coaching and mentoring; actual workplace experiences on and off-campus; and formal opportunities for self-assessment and purposeful feedback.

  5. Learn Strategies for Change

    Students will develop organizational and situational acumen as well as team strategies to manage and effect change.

  6. Appreciate Diversity

    Students will develop an appreciation for the complexities and richness afforded by pluralism along with the capacity to understand and respect the differences and commonalties brought by all members of the University community, the state and nation, and the world at large.