ATH-SA21

Student Affairs – Student learning outcome statement

Unit Name: Department of Intercollegiate Athletics/Recreation

LO Code: SA21

Description of learning activity or program:

Participate in Intercollegiate Athletics/Team Sports

• 1. How does this activity complement the University, Student Affairs, or unit’s mission, or meet the unit’s objectives?
  • Intercollegiate athletics are integral to the overall educational experience at Eastern Oregon University. As a cultural attraction of campus life, EOU athletic programs endeavor to connect the University with the Eastern Oregon region, and reflect high standards of studentship, sportsmanship, fair play, and concern for the individual and community. All student participants and department personnel are dedicated to academic and athletic excellence at the conference, regional and national levels. EOU is dedicated to a philosophy of firm institutional control of athletics, to the unquestioned academic and financial integrity of the athletics program, and to the accountability of the athletics department to the values and goals befitting higher education.
• 2/3. List the Student Learning Outcome Clusters that apply and Student Learning Domains that may be achieved through participating in this activity:
  • 2. List Learning Outcome Cluster (A-E)
  • 3. List Learning Outcome Domains (1-33)
    • A. Intellectual Development
      • 1, 3, 4, 5
    • B. Career Preparation and Practical Competence
      • 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    • C. Citizenship, Engagement, and Leadership
      • 15, 16, 17, 18
    • D. Self-awareness and Interpersonal Sensitivity
      • 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
    • E. Managing Life Skills
      • 28, 29, 30, 32
• 4. Write the student learning outcome statement for this activity. “By participating in…
  • Intercollegiate Athletics/Team Sports student-athletes will receive quality training that incorporates specificity within sport and individual position or event.
  • Intercollegiate Athletics/Team Sports student-athletes will demonstrate the transmission of skills learned through repetitive practices to competitive situations seeking mastery of skills.
  • Intercollegiate Athletics/Team Sports student-athletes will establish the ability to work in a collaborative setting in order to achieve agreed upon goals both individually and within a group.
• 5. How will the achievement of this learning outcome be evaluated, measured, or assessed? Describe measures to be used.
  • Recruit and retain qualified coaches that have the ability to provide specific quality training (peer evaluation, student evaluations, win-loss records, observation)
  • Evaluate progress of student-athletes in relationship to mastery of skills (win-loss records, sustainability, and individual and team improvement)
  • Develop realistic goals and monitor the effectiveness of goals/achievement (conference record, post season competition, awards – team and individual)