Research indicates that within one year of graduating, more than half of college graduates will end up working a different field than they majored in. Other research indicates that people change jobs, on average, every five years. Under these circumstances it’s not learned knowledge that is most important, but how efficiently you can locate the knowledge you need when you need it, and how well you can use that knowledge to accomplish the task at hand. Can you discriminate what’s useful from what’s not? Can you synthesize materials from numerous sources? Can you self-assess how well you are organizing to achieve the task, and monitor and adjust your progress along the way? At M.U.M. we explicitly teach all of the cognitive and communication skills — all of the processes of knowing — you will need for success as a student, and success in life. And when you learn these skills on the basis of your progressively growing creative intelligence, you master them quickly and profoundly.

Specific Outcomes of Cultivating the Process of Knowing

In order to accomplish the goals of our comprehensive education program, the faculty have located a number of more specific outcomes that are taught to and assessed throughout the curriculum. Our four-year undergraduate curriculum, no matter what the major, promotes progress in each of these outcomes.

• Writing, speaking, and communication skills, including use of new technology
• Reading, listening, and information gathering skills
• Group and independent research and work skills
• Effective thinking skills
• Mathematical and scientific reasoning skills
• Creative imagination and problem-solving skills
• Aesthetic sensibility and experience in the arts
• Self-assessment skills (meta-cognitive skills)

Other Comprehensive Education Goals and Outcomes

Developing the Knower
Fathoming the Known
Radiant Health
Enlightened Attitudes and Progressive Behavior