CE Reflection Questions

1)   Given what you know about this topic so far, please reflect on the heritage and values of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in the context of your own values and belief system.

2)   What opportunities have you had so far at NDNU to develop relationships that honor the dignity or sacredness of each person or each being, including human and non-human beings? Why is this important? Have any of the Community Engagement activities you’ve done so far this semester given you opportunities to develop this?

3)   Have any ethical issues arisen yet during your time here as a member of the NDNU campus community? Did any of these arise out of your Community Engagement activities? Have you been challenged to assess your own ethical stances in any way? In what ways, if any, have these ethical considerations involved issues of justice or peace? In what ways, if any, have they caused you to change the way you think about your own future career choices?

4)   Have you, in the context of any class this first semester so far, had opportunities to apply classroom learning to address community or social problems? If so, did this make your classroom learning more successful in any way?

5)   How do you personally define diversity? What have you learned so far this semester about the challenges and rewards of embracing diversity? Is embracing diversity of value to the human and larger Earth communities?

6)   In what ways, if any, have you had opportunities so far this semester to build a sense of community with others? Who were the “others”? Were they students? Teachers? NDNU staff? Were they people you met through community engagement activities? Were they non-human beings? Do you feel that you built a sense of community for those others or with them?

7)   Have you had opportunites so far this semester to develop spiritual or ethical leadership skills in working toward a more just society? What specifically were those skills? How do you see yourself applying those skills during the remainder of your four years at NDNU and/or during your life and career after college?