The Shared Competencies Rubrics were developed by communities of practice to articulate what Syracuse University students should know and be able to demonstrate by the time they graduate. The rubrics are intended for institutional-level use in assessing and reflecting on undergraduate student learning. Assessment results are used to study equity in the student learning experience, facilitate professional development for faculty and staff, build on student strengths, and close learning gaps.

Design learning experiences using the rubrics:

Faculty teaching courses with competency tags may refer to the rubrics when developing course learning objectives, signature assignments, and experiences for students. Staff designing learning experiences or supervising students in campus jobs may refer to the rubrics to enhance applied learning in context.

The following templates are designed to aid faculty/staff in mapping learning experiences to the rubrics:

Ethics and Integrity

Critical and Creative Thinking

Scientific Inquiry and Research Skills

Civic and Global Responsibility

Communication Skills

Information Literacy and Technological Agility

Let’s learn from one another:

Did you design an assignment or learning experience using the rubric? We are collecting assignments (instructions and student samples) and other learning experience artifacts to build a library for faculty and staff to reference in their teaching and learning efforts. Materials can be sent to competencies@syr.edu.