Student Leader Learning Outcomes – Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research

Student Leader Learning Outcomes Project

The Student Leader Learning Outcomes (SLLO) initiative was created for students and advisors to document student leadership and growth over time. SLLO does not operate under one leadership theory, but seeks to use multiple leadership models to allow students and advisor to utilize their resources in a variety of arenas. Created by the predecessor to the DSA Committee on Student Learning in the Co-Curricular (CSL), the SLLO Project received national recognition from NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, through their Excellence Awards. The Project was featured in NASPA’s Excellence in Student Affairs and Teaching webinar on Nov. 19, 2009. Its rubrics and outcomes are periodically updated by the CSL, most recently in 2022.

Choosing a Rubric

The SLLO rubrics and their accompaning learning experience outcomes associate with Texas A&M Undergraduate Learning Outcomes or National Association of Colleges & Employer (NACE) competencies. All organizations are not created equally, so advisors need to understand the mission and culture of the organization, the individual or group readiness to adopt learning strategies, and their own readiness to talk to student leaders about learning. The guide, Choosing a Rubric 8-2024, may help the users decide with topics may be best addressed with different groups.

Student Leader Learning Outcome Rubrics

Citizenship
Communication – Interpersonal
Communication – Written
Communication – Verbal
Critical Thinking
Delegation
Effective Feedback
Effective Meetings
Ethical Leadership
Fiscal Responsibility
Membership Selection
Mission/Vision/Goal Setting
Project Management
Risk Management
Service
Student Worker Evaluation

Any DSA student learning experiences using these SLLO rubrics may also qualify as a Student Affairs Transformational Experience (SATE). Please see the SATE webpage for more information, or contact your department’s DSA Committee on Student Learning (CSL) representative member or Susan Fox-Forrester, SAPAR at [email protected].