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Learning Outcome Narrative Summary Sheet

Ben Teurlay

Seattle University
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Learning Define LO and how it Discuss Strengths in Evidence for Discuss Areas for Evidence for Areas Implications for
Outcome has manifested in your LO Strengths Growth in LO for Growth Future Practice
(LO) practice
1 Acknowledging the Understanding of Foundations course: The history of Low coursework and Research history of
history of universities how higher education Coursework and different functional exposer to functional functional areas.
and the profession of began and the journey readings on history areas within student area history.
student affairs in order to today’s and culture of higher affairs. Attend a higher
to appreciate traditions, advancements. education Never attended a education conference.
find important best Having an conference regarding
Application of values Internship with OMA: understanding of being a student affair Continue to revisit
practices, and improve
and missions to Trainings on Implicit what I can gain from professional. NASPA/ACPA
obsolete concepts to
programs on campus. Bias and Advocacy. a conference within competencies.
create better structures higher education.
for student. Internship with Continue to apply
Researching the Student Success and missions and values
Outreach: Social to positions.
foundations of higher
media analysis and
education in my training for First to
coursework and Soar program.
applying the missions
and values of an Orientation: sessions
institution to my work. and trainings
2 Recognizing how Understanding of Internship with OMA: Stronger I’ve had no formal Attending trainings,
students are impacted by implicit bias on Trainings on Implicit understanding and training regarding workshops, and
the universities cultural, student of minorized Bias and Advocacy. education of LGBTQ+, reading educational
universities structure, backgrounds. identities that I don’t undocumented, or materials regarding
and world influences. Internship with identify with and veteran students. student issues and
Understanding of the Student Success and have little training. identities that I’m less
Having an key issues first- Outreach: Social No assessment familiar with.
understanding of the generation students media analysis and Understanding of experience of student
students that I am face at Seattle training for First to university issues and body or understanding Gaining experience
serving within my University. Soar program. culture and how to of campus initiatives within assessment,
position and the create change to change cultural. gain experience
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concerns that students Understanding of the Orientation: sessions through campus implementing
face within their transition to college catered to particular initiatives. initiatives on a
transition, identities, for students dealing population like campus wide level,
campus culture and their with a multitude of Choose Your Own and reading about
lives. different issues. Adventures culture change at
institutions.
Theories regarding Theory course:
transition, racial Strayhorn, Kim, and Continuing to
development, and Schlossberg research and gain
gaining a sense of experience with
belonging. populations that are
transitioning to
college, first
generation, and
experiencing
oppression.

Understanding
student issues through
the application of
theories by supporting
students developing
through stages or
tenants of a model.
3 The process of ethical Understanding of Higher Education Understanding of Little experience and Meeting with student
decision making and Higher Education law. Law course: policy and systematic knowledge regarding affairs professional to
creating positive change investigated Celery changes and their policy changes and discuss their history
that is grounded in Theories relating to act, FERPA, and effects on minorized impact of systematic with policy and
providing equitable and moral development multiple case studies. populations. changes on a student systemic changes.
developmental and their application body.
opportunities to all to the field of student Theory course: Understanding Increasing my
students. affairs. Kohlberg and Perry ethical boundaries Never served in a role awareness of my
and guidance styles where I’ve supervised boundaries, values,
when working with professionals and I’m and supervision style
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Having the ability to Understanding of the Conduct Panel for and supervising still building skills within a new
understand the impact of conduct process for Seattle University professionals in the and experience. professional role.
my own actions and residential students. field.
words on my staff and Continuing the
students. Additionally, Understanding of Orientation Training: educate myself on
being able to have values and ethical The creation of values current and new laws
discussions with leadership and ethical activities within the field,
students that increase and presentation for gaining new conduct
their moral student leaders experience, and
development. utilize theory.

Do a yearly update on
my core values and
have a firm
understanding of the
values of my current
institution keeping in
mind the balance of
the two.
4 Establishing an Understanding of how Internship with OMA: Low connection to Low understanding Continue to
awareness, knowledge, to apply Jesuit values Trainings on Implicit spirituality and faith and exposure of what incorporate Jesuit
and skill that founded in to my projects within Bias and Advocacy. within my work and issues impact students values and research
Jesuit Catholic tradition my position. education. of different religious the different laws and
and a diverse world Internship with affiliations. policies of secular vs
perspective. This Understanding of the Student Success and Low understanding non secular
perspective is grounded difference in non- Outreach: Social of campus ministry Little contact with institutions.
in values of care, secular vs secular media analysis and and resources they campus ministry.
academic excellence, institutions training for First to offer. Meet with
diversity, faith, justice, Soar program. professionals within
and leadership in order campus ministry to
to create a holistic Orientation: sessions learn about resources
education for one’s self, and trainings and research
information on
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students, and the Ilead committee: student of different

university. assessment and religious affiliations.
creation of learning
Incorporating Jesuit outcomes.
missions, values,
education within Higher Education
workshops, trainings, Law Course:
and orientation sessions. Readings and
coursework on non-
secular institutions
5 Utilizing and improving Ability to develop Orientation: summer Low understanding Never had a position Meet with
resources, programs, programs, events, and fall training, OC of function areas outside of Residence professionals to better
and policies to better trainings, and meeting and OA hiring outside of first- Life, Student Success understand how they
attend to the needs of based on the insight of process, staff generation catered and Outreach, and the cater their resource to
students and campus students and student meetings, and one on resources, residential Office of student populations,
cultural. leaders. ones. students, and Multicultural Affairs. research the best
orientation students. I additionally have not practices of other
Understanding of best Internship with communicated with institutions, and do
Utilizing my insight practices within Student Success and No experience or many professions in evaluations and
from learning outcome residence life, conduct Outreach: Social research regarding these other areas. assessments on my
two to make adjustment and Title IX that media analysis and the success of department’s services.
to my department that provides more training for First to catering a resource to Never reviewed
benefit student’s efficient, restorative, Soar program. a student. materials or survey
development and and supportive regarding the success
provide support. benefits for students Best Practice Course: of a resource that had
and student leaders. Interview and been catered to
research on best students.
practices of Cornish,
University of
Washington, and
Seattle Pacific
University
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6 Gaining knowledge and Gaining knowledge Meeting with Collaborating with Never worked with Maintain or create a
experience from the from professionals and professionals on faculty within a faculty directly. program that
insight of professionals applying it to my campus once a month. student affairs integrates faculty (i.e.
or working within a practice. position. Never had a Residential
team. Orientation: Working discussion with staff curriculum model).
Working to create a with another GA and Analyzing my members regarding
Applying the product with a co- NODA intern. strengths vs. the strengths and their Utilize job
perspective and splitting worker. strengths of another benefits within our performance reviews,
portions of projects with iLead Committee: team members. different as an opportunity to
co-workers to create a Planning an event working with responsibilities. evaluate which
better product. Gaining within a committee. professions, GAs, and student leaders would
insight and working student leaders within be a good fit for
with other department multiple departments. particular projects.
on campus.

7 Adapting to ever Understanding of the Best Practice: Understanding of No experience with Gaining knowledge
changing profession by purpose of Reading material, current campus current campus and experience with
collecting and analyzing assessment. research, and computer programs computer programs computer programs
assessment data, interview based on the and technologies. and technologies. (i.e. STARMAX and
determining successes Knowledge on the successful use of Maxiant)
and improvements of an benefits, the best assessment. Very little experience Only assessment
office, learning new practices, and most with assessment. experience with More assessment
technical programs, and efficient social media Internship with student leaders for experience to better
gaining knowledge from usage. Student Success and training and adapt resources and
research. Outreach: Social family/parent understand campus
media analysis. orientation feedback. culture.
Creation of assessment
to better understand Continue research and
peoples experience and implanting social
the application and media skills and
research of best strategies.
practices within
technology.
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8 Have the ability to lead Ability to create Internship with OMA: Ability to create Feedback from Utilizes feedback
a team, facilitate training materials, Trainings on Implicit visual content for a professors and from supervisors to
discussion, and convey written documents, Bias and Advocacy. PowerPoint and supervisors. improve my written
information in a clear presentations, and written content for content in my office
manner in both written facilitate discussions. Internship with slides. materials.
and verbal form. Student Success and
Ability to create Outreach: training for Ability to be a Practices my tone for
This has been utilized in expectations and First to Soar program. confident presenter presentations and join
all SDAD courses, deadlines both in and have an toast masters.
positions, and extra verbal and written Orientation: appropriate tone.
circular activities. form. supervision of Utilizes feedback
Orientation Be detail oriented from professors to
Ability to product Coordinators and with written. improve my
quality academic Orientation Advisors. documents, projects, PowerPoint visuals
content. and emails and written content.
Theory: Paper on
Theory integration Continue to create
quality training
materials, written
documents,
presentations, and
facilitate discussions.

Continue to create
expectations and
deadlines both in
verbal and written
form.

9 Staying updated on Understanding a law Higher Education No understanding of Never maintained a Maintain a budget
current concerns within higher Law course: how to work with budget. within a professional
regarding the legal education. investigated Celery multiple budgets or position. Learn new
systems, campus
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policies, budget, and the Understanding of how act, FERPA, and strategies for how to skills for balancing a
political climate as it to create a budget multiple case studies. best utilize a budget. budget.
relates to the student proposal.
development, higher Orientation: Created a Continue to research
education, and its proposed budget for and integrated
impact on your how to transition to knowledge of higher
university. hourly student staff. education law into
practice.
Applying understanding
of law within a position,
developing plans for a
budget, and researching
current trends.
10 Being conscious of your Strong understanding Emotional Low understanding Only limited readings Continue to explore
profession strengths and of how to apply Intelligence course: of my preferences in and materials on and research function
limitations in order to emotional intelligence Gaining skill in institution type. institution types. areas and institution
determine a direction to to my position. paraphrasing, conflict types and functional
continuously educate, management, areas.
experience, and develop Understanding of advising, and direct
as a professional in new multiple functional communication. Gain new leadership
areas. areas perspectives that I can
Internship with OMA: apply to my positions.
Utilizing new strategies Trainings on Implicit
and leadership styles in Bias and Advocacy.
order to a stronger
overall leader. Gain new Internship with
insight into new Student Success and
functional areas Outreach: Social
media analysis and
training for First to
Soar program.
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Graduate Assistant for

Orientation