Valuing Skills
- Identify and understand one’s values
- Assess and apply values to decision-making skills
- Appreciate and understand other people’s values
- Consider long-range impact of values on human welfare
At Dickinson:
- The Public Affairs Symposium presents a variety of perspectives on an issue integral to society allowing students the opportunity to consider all viewpoints.
- Our international study programs encourage students to consider other cultures and re-think their perspectives.
- Student clubs represent a variety of viewpoints, both political and personal.
- Students in Policy Studies courses consider the business, political and societal implications of governmental policies.
What Our Alumni Say…
- “As a philosophy major I gained the ethical awareness as well as the questioning mind and challenging mind needed in social work to keep work enlivened and vital, while meeting the needs of others.”
- Philosophy major; Director of alternative education programs
- “Get clear about your life purpose, passions, values and visions. The internal work you do will help you chart the success for your life.”
- Philosophy major, Business Trainer/Consultant