Portrait of a Graduate

Our Portrait of a Graduate serves to represent our community’s desired outcomes for graduates that will best prepare them to enter into a rapidly changing, increasingly diverse, and interconnected world. This plan is organized around this common definition of graduate success. Our Portrait of a Graduate will be made actionable and brought to life through the goals and strategies in our strategic plan. 

 

A Raymond Graduate is: 

 

Self-motivated and resilient; motivated by intrinsic needs, has a strong work ethic, strives to meet and exceed their personal goals and can persevere through unexpected challenges in day to day life. 

 

A critical thinker; will problem solve, question and self-reflect when making decisions. 

 

An active participant; knows how to be an active listener; an effective communicator in multiple ways and is able to collaborate with others to achieve mutual outcomes. 

 

Knowledgeable; has a strong foundation in all academic areas, including career ready technical skills, and knows how to apply it meaningfully to a variety of situations. 

 

A good citizen and empathetic; is an active part of the community, and recognizes the feelings and needs of others.