(1)Through The Honors Classroom experiences, Mansfield University will provide Honors students meaningful opportunities to engage in rigorous, unique classroom explorations that are designed to promote their ability to be conversant in a variety of disciplinary approaches.
- Students will develop a critical understanding of basic concepts, theories, and methods of inquiry underlying multiple disciplines' bodies of knowledge.
- Students will investigate the interconnectedness among disparate fields of study, calling into question traditional boundaries between disciplines.
(2)Through The Honors Great Conversations experiences, which will happen inside and outside of the classroom, Mansfield University will provide Honors students meaningful opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills from their classroom experiences to contemporary issues and problems.
- Students will link knowledge and skills gained in class to their own life experiences as well as current world events.
- Students will experience the interconnectedness of disparate fields of study as they relate the fields' systems of inquiry and knowledge to current world events.
(3)Through The Honors Leadership experiences, Mansfield University will provide Honors students opportunities to develop real-world leadership skills and dispositions that will foster development of their integrity, humility, empathy, and curiosity.
- Students will make clear connections between the knowledge and skills gained in academic settings and the character-building necessary for them to become a citizen of the world.
- Students will engage in rigorous, independent research that is appropriate to their field or interest.
- Students will connect meaningfully with others of disparate beliefs and backgrounds, sharing stories and experiences from within multiple cultural frameworks.
- Students will engage in activities and services that are designed to address issues of social justice and foster human interconnectedness.