TIGERS Framework

About T.I.G.E.R.S.

Mizzou Student Affairs prioritizes student learning opportunities that foster career readiness and hands-on learning. Our approach complements academic learning through unique experiences to help students gain and articulate the skills and values they’ll take from their time at Mizzou. We strive to bring the Missouri Method to Student Affairs to create a unique Mizzou student experience.

Our educational priority is an overarching statement of what students will learn from engaging in Mizzou Student Affairs programs and services. Our learning goals through each letter of T.I.G.E.R.S. represent the specific learning objectives to achieve our educational priority.

Purpose

  • Utilize our roles as educators to the greatest potential
  • Provide students the tools to articulate their learning in Student Affairs programs
  • Increase high-level collaboration within the Division
  • Communicate our impact to students and campus, and across institutions
  • Measure program learning outcomes and goals
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Educational Priority

As a result of engaging with Student Affairs at Mizzou, all students will learn and develop into responsible T.I.G.E.R.S. in and beyond our community.

Mizzou students are...

Thoughtful

  • Considering the impact of their actions on themselves and their communities.
  • Demonstrating respect and empathy for others.
  • Gaining, applying, and creating knowledge and ideas
  • Communicating with others openly and intentionally.

Inviting

  • Engaging collaboratively with those who are different than themselves.
  • Building community and belonging with all their peers.
  • Respecting one another and valuing peers’ ideas and contributions.

Giving

  • Engaging with others through service, transforming themselves and their communities.
  • Sharing their knowledge, time, talent, and resources for the benefit of others.
  • Working towards solutions to issues within their communities.

Empowered

  • Creating ambitious and achievable goals.
  • Evaluating and adjusting their behaviors to meet their goals.
  • Advocating for themselves and their communities in constructive ways.
  • Connecting and applying skills learned at mizzou to their careers.

Resilient

  • Navigating conflict with civility.
  • Prioritizing and managing their health and well-being.
  • Growing through change and challenge.
  • Using resources and developing coping skills.

Self-Aware

  • Identifying and developing their values.
  • Exploring their identities.
  • Learning from their mistakes and taking responsibility for their actions.
  • Making decisions consistent with their values and goals.

Get Involved Checklist

How will students start to interact with T.I.G.E.R.S. learning? The Get Involved Checklist! Through MU Engage, select programs are tagged for each component. First-year students can review the checklist on their MU Engage dashboard, and RSVP to programs and experiences they’d like to attend or complete. When students check into that program, it will automatically mark it off on their checklist, creating a streamlined way to get involved.

Start Your Get Involved Checklist