Faculty
The faculty at Kansas State University is dedicated to excellence in teaching, student advising, research, extension education, scholarly achievement, and creative endeavor.
K-State recognizes superior teaching with annual faculty awards. Citations for the Outstanding Teachers of the Year and for Distinguished Graduate Faculty Members are presented at commencement. The university also honors faculty members who contribute to the expansion of knowledge in their respective fields.
The faculty assumes a major responsibility to participate in outreach activities that serve the citizens of the state, and many hold leadership positions in their disciplines and in professional organizations.
Undergraduate student learning outcomes
Kansas State University strives to create an atmosphere of intellectual curiosity and growth, one in which academic freedom, breadth of thought and action, and individual empowerment are valued and flourish. We endeavor to prepare citizens who will continue to learn and will contribute to the societies in which they live and work.
Students share in the responsibility for a successful university educational experience. Upon completion of their degree, all undergraduates are expected to demonstrate ability in at least five essential areas.
Knowledge
Students will demonstrate a depth of knowledge and apply the methods of inquiry in a discipline of their choosing, and they will demonstrate a breadth of knowledge across their choice of varied disciplines.
Critical thinking
Students will demonstrate the ability to access and interpret information, respond and adapt to changing situations, make complex decisions, solve problems, and evaluate actions.
Communication
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
Diversity
Students will demonstrate awareness and understanding of the skills necessary to live and work in a diverse world.
Academic and professional integrity
Students will demonstrate awareness and understanding of the ethical standards of their academic discipline and/or profession.
Assessment of student learning
K-State is committed to student learning and to providing the highest quality educational experiences for its students. The university upholds the assessment of student learning and the use of the results of the assessment as key strategies to ensure continuous improvement of student learning. Student learning outcomes at the university, degree program, and support program levels provide a shared vision of what we value and what students are expected to learn.
Within a culture of reflection, scholarship, trust, and shared responsibilities, faculty, with participation from students, administrators, alumni, and K-State constituents, develop and implement ongoing and systematic assessment strategies to understand what, how much, and how students learn. Through the use of both direct and indirect sources of evidence of student performance, results from assessment guide collective actions for, among others, curricular change, better learning opportunities for students, improvement of teaching, and more effective academic support services.
Further information can be found on the K-State Office of Assessment web page.
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