Expected Lasallian Graduate Attributes (ELGA)
The Expected Lasallian Graduate Attributes (ELGA) focus on the knowledge, skills, and attributes that graduates should acquire and demonstrate in their course of studies and internships as evidence of accomplishing the school’s vision-mission. These ELGAs also reflect the graduate’s capacity for lifelong learning and transfer of knowledge in the workplace.
| ELGA | Skills, Knowledge, Attributes |
| Critical and Creative Thinker (CCT) | • Generates ideas with resourcefulness, originality, & insight • Responds to multiple experiences and ideas • Uses innovative problem-solving skills and methods • Constructs & applies knowledge to make meaning & communicate ideas |
| Effective Communicator (ECO) | • Communicates effectively in a range of contexts • Listens actively and responds appropriately • Communicates in various forms (oral, written, visual) • Expresses ideas critically & clearly for a variety of purposes |
| Reflective Life-Long Learner (RLL) | • Critically reflects on problems/issues to shape ideas • Critically evaluates assumptions & values • Plans, organizes, manages & evaluates own thinking • Develops awareness of the spiritual nature/religious significance of life |
| Service-Driven Citizen (SDC) | • Creates products that achieve their purpose for an appropriate audience • Develops & incorporates Christian leadership skills • Develops & practices interpersonal skills • Nourishes relationships with God, others, & the environment • Evaluates moral and ethical responsibilities |
| Innovator and Constant Seeker of Improvement (IE) | • Critically evaluates the system to identify potential improvement • Proposes improvements considering constraints and limitations • Practices continuous improvement |
| ELGA | PEO – 1 Leadership |
PEO – 2 Life-long Learning |
PEO – 3 Social Responsibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Culturally Sensitive Critical and Creative Thinkers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2. Effective Communicator | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 3. Reflective Life-Long Learner and Competent Self-Nurturer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4. Engaged and Service-Driven Citizen | ✓ | ||
| 5. Virtue-Guided Decision-Maker | ✓ | ✓ | |
| 6. Technically Proficient Professional | ✓ | ✓ |
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