• Outcomes of Becoming The reading explains that creativity is “the process of having original ideas that have value,” and that college helps students learn how to think independently and solve problems. This shape who we are becoming and prepare us to succeed in our careers and in life.

• Why Becoming Matters Becoming matters because college is not just about getting a degree or learning specific skills, it’s also about who you become after your education.

• How is this class going to help me when I get a job? Although my major might seem like it’s just a step toward a specific job, I see it as a way to grow both personally and professionally. "So much of what you do in college, such as doing research and taking general education classes or pursuing a minor and participating in student organizations, is designed to help you become a more intelligent, capable, understanding, aware, and competent person—regardless of your major." though this class I am trying to be patient and learn skills that will prepare me to be successful in my career and not just for my future job after graduation.

• When Learning Job Skills Is Not Enough? "by themselves" are not enough. They are merely one aspect of the array of knowledge and abilities required to be successful in any given profession. Every employer are most interested in who the graduate has become, not just the specific set of profesional skills he or she learned.

• An Invitation to a New Kind of Conversation What are you going to do with that major? Although my major might seem like it's just a step to a specific job, I see it as a way to grow both, personally and professional. "So much of what you do in college, such as doing research and taking general education classes or pursuing a minor and participating in student organizations, is designed to help you become a more intelligent, capable, understanding, aware, and competent person—regardless of your major" I see this in my own experience, my major is helping me develop my critical thinking, solve problems and communication skills, but also creating a more aware person. College isn't about the first job I get after graduation, it's also about who I becoming and the skills and growth I do into the path I chose.

How is this program relevant to me? This class is relevant to me because I can explore topics, involve myself with faculty and peers, practice skills, and learn What is college like? learning, classes, challenges, social life, tools and believing in the dream of real change and opportunities that only available through higher education, and UCCS is poised to help every single student to make those dreams reality