Helping students communicate their stories while advancing their academic and professional careers.
Marisa Anne Pagnattaro — UGA Vice President for Instruction and Senior Vice Provost for Academic Planning
The future of the workplace is changing. As technology develops new jobs and replaces old ones, the value of foundational skills will become even more important. Increasingly, employers are prioritizing skills such as analytical thinking, creative thinking, communication, and leadership. We know students are already learning these skills through their courses and activities, and we want to help them articulate them. We want to change students’ educational experience and motivate them to acquire these life-long skills while working toward their degree.
The Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) is an innovative digital credential that combines students' courses and activities, highlighting their validated achievements and competencies. Integrated into the student experience from day one at UGA, the CLR helps undergraduate and graduate students document their growth, showcase their achievements, and tell a more complete story as they pursue careers, graduate school, and other opportunities.
UGA is the first university to implement a CLR on such a large scale.
University supported and validated.
A full range of learning experiences.
Available to all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
Students will begin using the CLR Portal on their first day at UGA. As they complete courses and participate in activities, their CLR Portal will track their progress and help them identify future opportunities. Through the Portal, students can easily search for courses and activities by Institutional Competency or other criteria. The six Institutional Competencies will also be integrated into Athena and the Bulletin, making it easy for students to find and register for courses and experiences that align with their academic and professional goals.
At any time, students can create a customized Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) to share electronically or in print. Students have complete control over the content of their CLR, choosing which competencies, courses, and experiences to include based on their goals and audience. Whether applying for a job, seeking admission to graduate or professional school, or building a professional portfolio, students can tailor their CLR to highlight their most relevant achievements and competencies. They may create and revise as many versions as they like, allowing them to present the experiences and skills that best support each opportunity.
When students share their customized CLR with employers, recipients receive a link that allows them to explore the student's selected competencies, courses, and activities in greater detail. Employers can view highlights as well as supporting information for each item included. Students maintain full control over what is shared—any competencies, courses, or activities they choose not to include in a particular CLR will not be visible to the recipient.