Academic Catalog 2023-2024

Academic Catalog 2023 - 2024

THE COLLEGE’S STATEMENTS OF MISSION, STRATEGY, VISION, STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES, AND CORE DEVELOPMENTAL THEME Mission Statement Beacon College is an accredited liberal arts institution of higher education, which uniquely serves the educational needs of students with learning disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and other learning differences. Our Strategy Beacon College provides an education and campus culture that empowers and guides our students along their individual paths to knowledge, self-discovery, and success. The College fosters creative thought and responsible world citizenship. We accomplish our mission by: • Attracting faculty and staff who bring exceptional innovation, experience, and expertise to their work with students; • Employing multi-modal teaching strategies and a Learning Specialist model that provides students with a high degree of individual attention; • Creating a supportive campus community that encourages and enriches personal development, self advocacy, and independence; • Guiding students to transform their most significant challenges into unanticipated strengths; • Exploring new and meaningful ways to express and extend the College’s singular mission and values; and • Preparing students for a “Life Abundant" characterized by self-confidence, personal and professional success, and the embrace of lifelong learning. Institutional Vision Beacon College is a competitive institution of higher education in the arts, sciences, business, and technology specifically devoted to the undergraduate preparation and success of students with learning disabilities, ADHD, and other learning differences. In the arena of our mission and focus, Beacon is recognized as one of the foremost American institutions in this undergraduate specialty. Student Learning Outcomes In a very real sense, Beacon College’s Statements of Mission, Strategy, and Vision are unified both as the Community’s legacy and future. As the nation’s first baccalaureate institution devoted to undergraduates who learn differently, Beacon feels a special obligation to define just how our Mission, Strategy, and Vision are expressed and animated in tangible ways. We believe that this intention is best achieved by stating unambiguously the Student Learning Outcomes that we envision for those seeking a Beacon College degree. The measurable Student Outcomes that are derived from and define the Beacon undergraduate experience are:

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