Katelyn Greaves

UNIVERSITY LEARNING OBJECTIVES WORKSHEET

LA400 Senior Integrative Seminar
I. Communication and Problem Solving

Skill Example and brief description of how a specific

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assignment or activity meets the skill

Use the X In my artistic expressions class, Writing the

expressive arts as Environment, we had to look at multiple different forms
a mode of inquiry of expression, such as photos, poems, short stories, etc.,
or expression to portray how we were feeling, what our environment
looked like, and different issues relating to the
environment.

Demonstrate X I am the president of Phi Alpha and member at large for

leadership, Project HOPE. I have had to step up to lead others,
negotiation, negotiate on who will do what and when things will
relational, and happen, create bonds with others who are interested in
consensus skills joining, and convincing other to come to a common
stance. Talking with the executive team specifically, I
have been able to connect everyone’s ideas in order to
come up with an agreed upon topic, specifically
regarding our service project. This allowed us to come
together with one great idea that we were all excited
about.

Use technological X I have produced a number of different papers for courses,

skills to access including research-based papers. To do so, I have had to
information, collect previous research from online databases and
organize books, organize the information in a clear, concise
knowledge, and manner, and portray my thoughts in a way that makes
communicate sense to the audience I am writing for.

Propose new X In one of my courses, Social Policy, we had to create a

solutions to policy proposal for an organization. For mine, we looked
current issues at coordinated entry for homeless youth. In order to do
this, we had to propose a new way to look at the issue
(e.g.: training of staff and assessment tools) so that the
issue could hopefully be alleviated in some ways.

Express X In many courses, specifically looking at Social Welfare,

arguments or we had to write a paper and do an oral presentation about
main points a specific topic relating to injustice. I specifically talked
clearly, in written about women’s rights. In order to do this, I had to write in
and oral an effective, but clear way, and then be able to translate
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communication my written words into oral ones that were a bit more
concise but were still informative.

Transfer X I had the ability to choose where I wanted to complete

knowledge and my field practicum. I started by researching hospices in
values into sound the area and looking at their websites. If their websites
decision-making did not have things that are important for organizations
(such as mission and vision statements) or did not align
with my values (such as wanting to give patients the
opportunity to choose some things for themselves), then I
skipped to the next one until I found the perfect fit for
me.

II. Historical, Cultural, and Global Awareness

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Communicate in X I have successfully completed French at the introductory

a second level at Seton Hill University by passing French II and am
language at the now able to hold a brief conversation.
introductory
college level

Analyze the X I took a course called Genocide in Comparative

impact of history, Perspectives, where we looked at several different
geography, and genocides (such as The Holocaust) and how they affected
socio-cultural life then and now. Not only was the location of the event
dynamics on important, but also the cultures and races that were
global involved and how that affected them. We looked at this
interactions from from a political standpoint to start out with but were
a variety of eventually able to come at it from our own disciplines’
disciplinary perspectives and learn from one another.
perspectives

Analyze current X In Genocide in Comparative Perspectives, as I said above,

and historical we looked at different genocides that have happened
events through through many different lenses; one of those lenses being a
the lens of spiritual one. When looking at genocides, we see there is a
spirituality and faith component, for example looking at the Holocaust. The
faith Jewish people were persecuted because of their ethnicity,
but also their religion (since being Jewish can mean a few
different things.)
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Assess privilege X In social work, we talk a lot about those who have been
and oppression oppressed versus those who are privileged. We look at our
from the own privileges and times we were discriminated against.
perspective of We also looked at why those things are and how it can
culture, race, vary. For example, looking at immigration, even though it
class, and gender is seen as negative overall in the US, there are some people
that are oppressed more than others. Women and children
are seen as “needing protection” and are typically given
asylum, whereas the men are forced to stay at the border.
There is also a way to come at this from a culture and racial
standpoint. It is more likely that an all-white person of no
Hispanic descent will be granted permission to get into the
country, but those who come from Mexico, for example,
will not be allowed. Finally, it is much more likely for
someone of a higher class to be able to get into the country,
mostly because they are likely to have more money to pay
people off.

III. Multiple Modes of Inquiry

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Generate and X Completed a mini research project about empathy levels in

analyze numerical Seton Hill students in Statistics. Collected the data through
and scientific data a survey, used SPSS to determine significance of the data,
and then presented our findings to our peers.

Locate and X I researched information in scientific articles and the media

analyze relating to sex and human trafficking in order to understand
expressive media the issue better and help advocate for those currently going
to gain through it and those who experienced it in the past. An
information or example of this: I watched the movie “Trafficked” which
comprehend the detailed a story about a girl aging out of the foster care
significance of an system and is then forced into being a sex slave.
issue or an event
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Organize and X In Project HOPE, we as the executive team have to

manage resources organize and use the resources we have in a way that allows
in a creative way us to know what we have so we can use them to achieve
to achieve impact something great. For example, we know we have a decent
amount of money, a lot of passion, and many people, so we
want to do something that will allow us to make students of
Seton Hill less stressed and give them a chance to unwind.
We decided the best way to do that is to have a “Finals
week mental health day” where we have tables set up for
people to do different things relating to self-care.

Find, evaluate, X In Social Policy, I had to look at other policies people had
and apply in place regarding youth homelessness. After doing that, I
information had to look at what the organization I was trying to help
had in place and compare that to what I found from other
organizations and “best practices” so that I could apply
what I know to a policy and procedures in an effective way
that will help the homeless children in and around
Westmoreland County.

Interpret X I created a research project that looked at empathy levels in

quantitative and SHU students. I looked at how they answered Likert scale
qualitative questions (quantitative) as well as interview-like questions
information to (qualitative) in order to better understand if student
present a logical disciplines and majors could relate to higher empathy
argument based levels. With that being said, after collecting the data, I had
on supporting to present our findings to the class in a way that was
data understandable and also accurate.

IV. Self Reflection and Assessment

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Demonstrate X In the “Social Policy” class here at Seton Hill, I had to
ethical decision- make decisions about a coordinated entry policy for
making homeless youth even though I, myself, have never
grounded in experienced homelessness. With that being said, I had to
philosophical not only think in terms of best practices and from a research
inquiry standpoint, but also from an ethical/philosophical one as
well. I had to use empathy in order to put myself in their
situation and be able to think “What would be best for me if
I were in this situation?” Using this skill was incredibly
important in order to look at a situation that I did not
personally understand from multiple perspectives to come
to an educated yet sensitive solution. Confucius had a
major emphasis on ethics and justice. He felt that everyone
should have similar opportunities and that we need to be
sincere to one another. He also believed in doing things for
yourself to develop your knowledge as opposed to learning
the rules. These two major ideas of his are what led me to
making the decisions I did with this project.

Apply Catholic X In Generalist Practice III, I had to complete a paper that

social teaching connected the principles of CST to a specific social issue.
to the analysis of For this class, we also completed a project in which we
contemporary found a community in need and helped them with a
social issues particular issue; in our case, education in the Jeannette
school district. Looking at education and, really, the lack
thereof, I was able to connect Catholic social teaching to
what we were doing and the overall issue at hand.

Recognize the X In the course “Faith, Religion, and Society,” I was able to
value of diverse look at different religions, primarily Christianity, Judaism,
spiritual and and Islam, and then compare and contrast them based on
religious their overall beliefs. I successfully completed this course, in
perspectives my opinion, because I now have a very basic understanding
of different religions so that I can respect them and know
where to go when I need help understanding them more in
order to be more culturally competent in my future and
current practice.

Integrate the X I try to complete service work as much as possible with as

practice of many different populations as I can. For one, I have
charity with the donated my time to Miracle League, which is where you
skill of justice play softball with children that have a disability of some
kind. I have also volunteered for RISE which is an event
where people come together to help the homeless
population in Pittsburgh. I helped fill bags of things they
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may need and then passed them out. This is something I

want to continue doing so that I can help someone in need.
To do this, I want to donate physical things as well as my
time so that I can also help give a voice to the voiceless
(and those who are simply too quiet to hear sometimes).

Exercise X I have been registered to vote since I was able to at the age
responsible of 18. Since then, I try to be as active as possible in
freedom and elections, whether it be a major one such as the presidential
civic one, or ones that are more on the local level. I base my vote
engagement not only on what the candidates are openly saying, but also
based on an based upon the things they have done outside of the
informed value elections. Many times, I have found that their words and
system actions do not match one another. I want to make sure that
the person I vote for has values that align with my own
both in a political sense, but also in a personal/social sense.