The university’s Undergraduate Learning Goals (ULGs) were last revised more than 15 years ago. Since then, the landscape of higher education has shifted dramatically, driven by rapid technological change, evolving workforce expectations, and a growing imperative to define the distinctive value of an MSU degree. Today, we face the challenge of articulating a more current, coherent, and compelling set of learning outcomes that reflect the knowledge, skills, and capacities our graduates need to thrive.
This initiative aims to create a set of holistic, integrated learning goals that embody MSU’s identity as a global land-grant institution. These goals will align with the university’s Student Success Strategy and support the State of Michigan’s priorities for degree completion, workforce readiness, and educational equity.
The Learning Goals Working Committee, in collaboration with the Learning Goals Advisory Committee and the broader MSU community, seeks to:
Develop a set of undergraduate learning goals that reflect the integration of liberal and practical education envisioned in MSU’s land-grant mission, fostering meaningful connections between curricular and co-curricular learning
Ensure alignment between the revised Undergraduate Learning Goals and the Five Opportunity Areas for Student Success, strengthening coherence across institutional strategies and student experience
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Executive Vice President for Administration
Vice President for Student Affairs
Associate Vice President for Division of Residential and Hospitality Services
Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
Emily Conroy-KrutzStrategic Curricular Lead - Learning Goals Project & MiLEAP Grant Principal Investigator (PI)
Professor, Department of History, College of Social Science
Strategic Co-Curricular Lead - Learning Goals Project & MiLEAP Grant Co-PI
Executive Director, Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL)
Operational Curricular Lead - Learning Goals Project & MiLEAP Grant Co-PI
Associate Dean, Curriculum, Learning, and Academic Student Success in Undergraduate Education
Operational Co-Curricular Lead - Learning Goals Project & MiLEAP Grant Co-PI
Director, Residence Education and Housing Services (REHS)
MSU MiLEAP Grants Executive Manager (Transfer, Retention, Learning Goals)
Assistant Provost, Undergraduate Student Success
Undergraduate Education
MiLEAP Learning Goals Project Oversight
Associate Dean - Student Success Strategic Initiatives
Undergraduate Education
MiLEAP Learning Goals Project Manager
Project Manager - Student Success Initiatives
Undergraduate Education
We are pleased to inform you that after a year and a half of engagement with campuswide stakeholders, the MSU Learning Goals team has drafted redesigned undergraduate learning goals (ULGs) to share with the campus community.
For the next phase of the project, the initiative team is seeking the feedback of MSU’s faculty and staff on the draft learning goals
Share general feedback with the Learning Goals Project Leads by completing the Feedback Survey. Submitting the survey will also add you to future email updates about the project: Feedback Survey for Learning Goals Project Leads.
Feel welcome to engage in the conversation around the development of MSU’s Undergraduate Learning Goals (ULGs) by sharing your feedback via this Anonymous Survey.
Wasek Sazzad
Project Manager - MiLEAP Learning Goals
LG.Initiative@msu.edu
(517) 353-5380
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East Lansing, MI 48824
