Experiences

This ELE encourages students to actively participate in the arts, or to develop a critical appreciation of them. The following are possible ways to fulfill this ELE:

• Complete the Arts Engagement Certification.
• Participate for at least two semesters in a musical ensemble as a non-music major.
• Gain at least 45 hours of engagement with an arts organization.
• Contribute to or curate an exhibition or publication.

This ELE's reflection consists of three paragraphs:

1. First, summarize what you did and the time commitment. 
2. Next, what motivated you to embark on this creative endeavor? What part of your background and experiences shine through in your creative work and why? Or: How have you better understood the background and experiences of others through their creative work? 
3. Finally, tie your experience back to your education. How has this experience shaped your learning?

This ELE challenges students to be engaged, responsible society members who understand privilege and respect the experiences of others. The following are possible ways to fulfill this ELE:

• Engage with Common Cause.
• Participate in a diversity-oriented scholars program.
• Serve on a DEI committee or task force.
• Lead an organization that promotes social justice through their mission and activities.

This ELE's reflection consists of three paragraphs:

1. First, summarize what you did and the time committment.
2. Next, please address one of the following questions:
   • How did this experience expand your understanding of cultural literacy and social justice as it applies to not just the organization you were affiliated with, but the broader KU and Lawrence communities?
   • How did this experience illuminate your own personal privileges, and how will you apply that knowledge to actionable change moving forward?
   • How did this experience illuminate, validate, and/or center your experience as a person of color — and how did that change you? 
3. Finally, tie your experience back to your education: How has this experience shaped your learning?

This ELE prepares students to understand, adapt to, and thrive in a diverse global environment. The following are possible ways to fulfill this ELE:

• Complete the Global Awareness Program (GAP).
• Participate in an approved study abroad experience.
• Be selected as a Global Scholar.
• Fulfill a valid curricular experience. (International students may also complete the KU Core’s GE 4.1 goal.)

This ELE's reflection consists of three paragraphs:

1. First, summarize what you did and the time committment. 
2. Next, how did this experience challenge your understanding of difference in the world – and what is the value of those differences? 
3. Finally, tie your experience back to your education: How has this experience shaped your learning?

This ELE enables students to integrate learning across departmental and disciplinary boundaries. Interdisciplinarity learning fosters innovation and flexibility of thinking and problem solving. The following are possible ways to fulfill this ELE:

• Complete two majors or a major and a minor in different academic divisions — or schools, for students pursuing a major within a professional school. (Students should contact their advisor to confirm that a program or degree path qualifies.)

This ELE's reflection consists of three paragraphs:

1. First, summarize what you did and the time commitment. 
2. Next, tell us about a specific time your thinking was flexible or your problem solving was enhanced thanks to this interdisciplinary experience. What is the value of interdisciplinarity in addressing issues that matter? 
3. Finally, tie your experience back to your education: How has this experience shaped your learning?

This ELE challenges students to assume leadership responsibilities, effecting change in their communities and beyond. The following are possible ways to fulfill this ELE:

• Earn the Leadership Engagement Certificate.
• Fill a position in Student Senate.
• Serve for a minimum of two semesters as a teaching assistant or leader of a campus or community organization.
• Take a role as an honors ambassador or seminar assistant.
• Complete either the SELF Program or Business Leadership Program.

This ELE's reflection consists of three paragraphs:

1. First, summarize what you did and the time commitment. 
2. Next, tell us about a specific experience that challenged you to take a smart risk, enact positive change, or practice inclusive leadership. How did that experience change you? 
3. Finally, tie your experience back to your education: How has this experience shaped your learning?

This ELE encourages students to prepare for their professional careers. The following are possible ways to fulfill this ELE:

• Complete the Certificate of Entrepreneurship, the Certificate in Professional Selling, the Certificate in Music Enterprise.
• Complete a 45-hour internship or shadowing experience.
• Complete a 40-hour student teaching or a teaching practicum
• Create a start-up.

This ELE's reflection consists of three paragraphs:

1. First, summarize what you did and the time commitmen. 
2. Next, answer one of the following questions:
   • What new skills did you acquire as a result of this experience and how do you expect them to impact your future?
   • In what ways did this experience confirm your assumptions about the field and your future place in it — or challenge them? And how? 
3. Finally, tie your experience back to your education: How has this experience shaped your learning?

This ELE enables students to gain awareness and experience with social responsibility through service to others.The following are possible ways to fulfill this ELE:

• Complete the Service Learning Certificate.
• Accumulate at least 45 documented hours of public service to philanthropic organizations or service efforts, including KU-related, community, or self-initiated efforts. 

This ELE's reflection consists of three paragraphs:

1. First, summarize what you did and the time commitment. 
2. Next, explain the ways in which this experience prepared you to be an engaged and responsible citizen. 
3. Finally, tie your experience back to your education: How has this experience shaped your learning?

This ELE helps students learn how to locate and evaluate information, solve problems, think creatively, and communicate their findings. The following are possible ways to fulfill this ELE:

• Earn departmental honors.
• Receive an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA).
• Publish research work in a peer-reviewed journal.
• Present at a professional or academic conference, such as the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
• Participate in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
• Participate in at least two semesters of faculty-led undergraduate research.
• Complete a research internship or at least two research-intensive courses at the 700 level or above.

This ELE's reflection consists of three paragraphs:

1. First, summarize what you did and the time commitment. 
2. Next, describe a time when the research was challenging. How did you move past the challenge and persevere? Regardless of the result, what did it reveal to you about yourself and the discovery process? 
3. Finally, tie your experience back to your education: how has this experience shaped your learning?