Through participation in the RAPs, students will develop a sense of intellectual purpose that equips them to be active participants in the life of a major research university and beyond.

    Students will:

• understand the new expectations of college-level learning
• take initiative in their academic endeavors
• confidently and actively participate in class activities
• develop interdisciplinary thinking
• navigate complex information landscapes (information literacy)
• develop skills that will enable them to work collaboratively as well as independently
• welcome and seek out a wide diversity of thought in order to think critically and solve problems creatively

Through participation in the RAPs, students will build early connections with faculty, staff, and peers.

    Students will:

• participate in co-curricular and extracurricular activities, building connections with others in their RAP community
• feel a sense of inclusion by being integrated into the campus community including developing connections to, and an understanding of, the campus beyond their RAP community
• develop a sense of global citizenship and cross-cultural interconnectedness
• be empowered to overcome feelings of loneliness, isolation, and anxiety
• learn to self-advocate for their specific learning needs and styles

   

Through participation in the RAPs, students will understand the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in learning and community.

    Students will:

• critically engage with discussions of power, privilege, and intersectionality to understand how their social positions affect their perspectives
• interrogate and evaluate perspectives of texts, experts, and other sources
• feel empowered to voice their multiple identities in the classroom
• participate in co-curricular activities that include a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and communities on campus and beyond
• engage respectfully and meaningfully with others from diverse backgrounds and different perspectives

Through participation in the RAPs, students will develop their creative thinking, critical analysis, and communication skills.

    Students will:

• understand the importance of original thought and interpretation
• develop and communicate their own informed analyses
• evaluate both quantitative and qualitative data, demonstrate inductive and deductive reasoning, and demonstrate the ability to make an argument from evidence
• present research and arguments in writing and oral presentations