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HILBERT COLLEGE BLUEPRINT

The Hilbert Blueprint represents our college’s understanding of the distinctive educational experience that students receive at our institution. This model is both progressive and holistic: by offering students a step-by-step pathway to develop their academic voices, clarify their values, and develop projects with real-world significance, the Blueprint fosters students’ abilities to integrate their learning—across courses and disciplines and beyond academic boundaries.

The structure of the Blueprint is shaped by and supports the three foundational pillars outlined in our mission and vision statements: our Catholic, Franciscan tradition; the classical ideals of liberal arts education; and the principles of civic engagement and service learning. The objective of the Blueprint is to provide students with individual and shared learning experiences that emphasize the following goals:

  • HB 1: Demonstrating curiosity and developing the reasoning and problem-solving skills of an engaged college learner.

  • HB 2: Becoming a critical interpreter of our global community and its cultures.

  • HB 3: Supporting multiculturalism and demonstrating an openness to diversity and inclusion.

  • HB 4: Critically reflecting on connections between academic learning, civic engagement, service to the community, and spiritual growth.

  • HB 5: Employing the college’s Franciscan values in academic and co-curricular settings.

  • HB 6: Creating a foundation for the lifelong pursuit of skill development, vocation discernment, professional achievement, and personal passions.

The Blueprint consists of both academic and co-curricular experiences. During their freshmen year, students will take BLU 101: Freshmen Foundations and BLU 151: Public Speaking. During the sophomore year, students participate in BLU 201: Service Learning and Civic Engagement. The junior year includes BLU 301: Junior Symposium, providing students with an opportunity to discuss and debate global issues. Finally, in their senior year, students participate in a discipline-specific capstone experience. In addition to the curricular requirements, students will have numerous opportunities to participate in co- and extra-curricular experiences. Each experience, whether academic or co-curricular, is designed to prepare students to live out Hilbert College’s mission of educating students in liberal arts and professional programs to become informed citizens committed to serving and strengthening their communities.