Strategic Priority #1: Teaching and Learning

Consistent with Saint Louis University's Ignatian educational identity, we will prioritize inclusive, evidence-based and learning-centered instruction.

Goal 1.1

Recognize and reward inclusive, evidence-based and learning-centered instruction and curriculum design.

• Develop shared definitions of inclusive, evidence-based and learning-centered teaching
• Revise protocols for the evaluation of teaching (including student feedback on teaching) 
• Align P&T standards to ensure appropriate valuing of effective teaching and participation in the University Core
• Expand investments in faculty development programs to advance inclusive and Ignatian instruction and course/curriculum design 
• Create an annual recognition event to celebrate effective teaching

Goal 1.2

Expand/enhance experiential learning for both graduate and undergraduate students

• Continue to invest in full implementation of the Core, especially those Core Components requiring/supporting experiential learning 
• Expand support for and student participation in credit-bearing internships
• Expand support for and student participation in non-credit bearing applied learning experiences 
• Assess and strengthen the residential learning curriculum, particularly the relationship between the Core and Learning Communities
• Assess and strengthen partnerships with industry, community organizations and alumni to better support reciprocal learning and professional development opportunities for students