Honors OCC

Articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively through a variety of senses and mediums including oral, written, visual, non-verbal communication skills, and listening skills to gain understanding. The individual adapts and delivers information effectively in person, in writing, and through digital technology.

Formulate career goals and develop competitive knowledge, experiences, and strengths for future employment or acceptance into graduate or professional school. The individual is able to articulate skills relevant to the position desired and identify areas necessary for professional growth.

Build upon one’s personal relationship with art by experiencing various forms of expression including performative, visual and linguistic. The individual develops a broad appreciation of the abstract nature of art that expands beyond creation.

Seek to understand how social, economic and political actions affect both local and global communities towards better addressing the world’s most pressing and enduring issues. The individual is an informed, open-minded, and responsible citizen who is attentive to diversity across the spectrum of natural, physical, and cultural differences.

Value, respect, and learn from diverse cultures, races, ages, genders, sexual orientations, and religions. The individual demonstrates openness, inclusiveness, sensitivity, and the ability to interact respectfully with all people and understand others’ differences.

Elicit the strengths of others to achieve common goals and use interpersonal skills to coach and develop others. The individual leads by example and inspires, persuades and motivates self and others under a shared vision.

Contribute to a field of study through the exploration of new and existing knowledge. The individual fosters an understanding of foundational concepts of scholarly work, effective communication techniques across disciplines, and transferable skills applicable to any career pathway.

Work to make a difference in the civic life of communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference including promoting the quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes. The individual encompasses actions through participation in activities of personal and public concern that are both individually life enriching and socially beneficial to the community.

Shape personal values, beliefs and experiences into the development of one’s own unique identity. The individual is committed to civility and draws upon emotional intelligence to achieve healthy mental, physical, financial and emotional states, contributing to overall wellness.

Through engaging in the spirit and purpose of the University of Pittsburgh Honors College community, we work to be strong, powerful forces that help to positively shape our Pitt Honors community and the world as a whole.

You will gain access to the Honors OCC in the Suitable app once you're admitted to either the Honors joint degree or Honors distinction program.