Goal 1.  Academic Excellence

Canisius students:
a. in the Jesuit tradition, are intentional learners who can adapt to new environments, integrate knowledge, and continue learning throughout their lives

b. demonstrate a breadth of knowledge across many fields of humanistic, scientific,  and social scientific fields;

c. demonstrate a depth of knowledge in one or more fields of learning; they demonstrate the skills and habits of mind that derive from that knowledge and sustain its further growth.

Goal 2.   Communication Skills

Canisius students:
a. demonstrate that they can write and speak with clarity and precision in both their academic disciplines and in more general situations;

b. demonstrate that they can listen and read with both literal comprehension and critical awareness in both their academic disciplines and more general situations;

c. integrate current technologies into research and communication.

Goal 3.  Integrity and Civility

Canisius students:
a.  demonstrate knowledge of general ethical and moral issues as well as ones specific to their fields of study; 

b.  act with civility and integrity in pursuit of the responsible use of human freedom.

Goal 4.  Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Canisius students:
a. synthesize new knowledge and apply it to present and future problems;

b. identify, analyze, and comprehend the assumptions and underlying premises in a variety of academic and real-world arguments, conflicts, and debates:

c. demonstrate that they can find, evaluate, and effectively use information while understanding the ethical and legal issues governing academic and professional work.
Goal 5.  Community Involvement and Leadership

Canisius students:
a. demonstrate leadership in the service of others, in intellectual and spiritual inquiry, and in assuming positions of responsibility in the community and marketplace; 

b. use their gifts for the service of others and the benefit of society.
Goal 6. Catholic Jesuit Intellectual Tradition

Canisius students:
a. demonstrate a familiarity with dimensions of the Catholic and Jesuit intellectual traditions as they occur in literature, art, science, and social teaching