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Brescia Competencies
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Communication
The ability to exchange information and meaning across cultures, space, and time appropriately and correctly. This competency includes oral, written, and interpersonal communication, and the ability to use current or innovative media. Learn more
Communication
Communication
The ability to exchange information and meaning across cultures, space, and time appropriately and correctly. This competency includes oral, written, and interpersonal communication, and the ability to use current or innovative media. Learn more
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
The ability to engage in thinking characterized by the rational, informed, independent, and open-minded exploration of issues, ideas, and events before accepting or formulating a conclusion. Learn more
Inquiry & Analysis
Inquiry & Analysis
The ability to ask questions, examine issues, and reach informed conclusions by breaking down complex issues, exploring evidence, and describing relationships among persons, things, or events. Learn more
Problem Solving
Problem Solving
The ability to create and execute a strategy to answer a question or achieve a goal. Includes being able to anticipate the consequence of a potential solution, select a strategy among several alternatives, and decide when an acceptable outcome has been reached. Learn more
Self Awareness & Development
Self Awareness & Development
The ability to draw meaning, knowledge and value from honest and fair reflection and self-evaluation. Students are able to recognize their emotions and patterns of thinking, their impact on others, and make a commitment to personal growth. Learn more
Social Awareness & Engagement
Social Awareness & Engagement
The ability to respect and be open to diversity (e.g. cultural, religious, political) and social justice. Students take personal responsibility to actively engage in and contribute to creating positive change in local, regional, national, or global communities and societies. Learn more
Valuing
Valuing
The ability to make decisions or choose actions based on the consistent application of principles expressing fundamental values that are accepted on account of reason or spiritual insight. Learn more
Charmaine Carasco-Gardner
“Cold” is the first word that comes to her mind when Charmaine Carasco-Gardner ’72, describes her Brescia experience. While attending University, she shared a dorm room in the attic of Ursuline Hall with three other students, two international and one Canadian. Read more
Charmaine Carasco-Gardner
“Cold” is the first word that comes to her mind when Charmaine Carasco-Gardner ’72, describes her Brescia experience. While attending University, she shared a dorm room in the attic of Ursuline Hall with three other students, two international and one Canadian. Read more
Grace Wu
Growing up in Chongqing China, Grace Wu attended a Canadian international school and knew she would go to university in Canada. But it wasn’t until she heard about the Take the Lead speaking contest that Brescia came into focus. Read more
Group of Seven Painting Comes Home
It is an extraordinary story. Joe Pigott was busy building a reputation as a trustworthy builder when Pigott Construction was hired to build Brescia Hall. Read more
Laure Eldik ’07
I grew up in Lebanon and went to elementary and high school in Beirut. When I got married and moved to Canada, I had a dream to continue my education and get a degree. My husband always encouraged me to go to Brescia, but I thought that it would be impossible—I had three young children, 9, 7 and 5 years old. Read more