Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

DEPARTMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING AND TEACHING

VISION

Fostering intellectual and professional growth and integrity

MISSION

The mission of the department of ILT is to foster the intellectual and professional growth
and integrity of students and faculty through critical reflection and dialogue, civic
responsibility, and leadership. This mission will be accomplished by nurturing a
community of interdisciplinary learners who:

• Promote excellence in academic and pedagogical knowledge and research
• Engage in reflective practice
• Embody a strong professional identity and can articulate their philosophies and
  values
• Value diversity and multiple perspectives
• Promote equality and social justice
• Care about their students and their profession
• Advocate for educational change and reform
  

GOALS

The department of ILT will create a context that nurtures interdisciplinary learners who:

• Acquire and demonstrate content and discipline knowledge
• Demonstrate an awareness and acknowledgement of and engagement in researchbased,
  reflective, culturally responsive practices
• Are producers, disseminators, and critical consumers of research
• Demonstrate an awareness and acknowledgment of and engagement in social
  justice and equitable practices
• Articulate their professional philosophy and demonstrate a strong professional
  identity