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Ethical citizenship
Examine and embrace your strengths, passions and values. Develop ethical convictions and act on them.
Collaborative leadership
Make decisions and act for the good of the community as a group.
Intercultural competence
Understand real and imaginary similarities and differences. Use more than one perspective to view issues.
Critical thinking and information literacy
Judge and construct arguments, raise questions and define problems. Make a conclusion based on evidence.
Communication competence
Read and listen carefully. Express ideas (writing or speaking) suited to the audience.
Christine Vincent '19 is an ELCA candidate seminarian at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Lenoir-Rhyne University, in Columbia, S.C.
Eileen Ruppel-Doan '18 is pursuing a Master of Divinity at United Lutheran Seminary, Philadelphia.
Riley Ferguson '18 is a financial specialist at UW Credit Union, Madison, Wis.
Adiba Hasan '18 is an event specialist at Institute for Canadian Citizenship, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Kelsey West '17 is a primary therapist at Center for Discovery in the Washington, D.C., area.
Kaitlyn Lindgren '16 is a Ph.D. student in religion/religious studies and a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa.
Leah Berger '16 is an IPS employment specialist supervisor at Behavioral Health Group in Aurora, Colo.
“My peak experience was presenting my senior religion project at the Midwest American Academy of Religion conference.”Read More
“Every faculty member in the CSD and religion departments has influenced, mentored and pushed me to become not only the best student, but holistically the best version of myself.”Read More
“Dr. Mahn and Pastor Kristen helped me tremendously to think about my calling in the world, and they challenged me to grow. I had no idea I'd end up as a religion major.”Read More
uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 celebrates the season with several events and performances open to the public.
Around the country, about 25% of college students double major. At uedbet体育官网, it’s much higher — 53.4% of the Class of 2020 had double or triple majors. What are the advantages?
From art and anthropology to philosophy and physics, nearly 100 students shared their research and creative projects during the first virtual Celebration of Learning.
Old Main, new you! All students with Old Main-based majors and minors, particularly newly-declared and prospective students, should stop by to say hello to faculty and to ask any questions they may have about next steps in their academic programs. We'd love to see you!
