PATHWAY CONNECTION

Clifton Strengths is used in over 1,000 colleges and universities to deepen student and campus engagement, enhance campus culture, increase retention, improve wellbeing, develop leadership skills, guide pre-college advising, and to help students consider postgraduation possibilities.

Health Professions has been integrating Clifton Strengths assessment to students and faculty since 2018. It empowers students to identify what makes them work at their best and prepares them for job readiness. This program allows for more faculty and leadership to become involved in creating a strengths-based academic environment to engage more health profession students in the future.

Bergen Community College administered the 2-day Clifton Strengths assessment to 38 respiratory care students in Fall 2022. A discussion and overview of the assessment took place immediately following the assessment with those students. A second indepth session will take place in the Spring 2023 semester. Overall feedback was positive and students were amazed at how closely their themes were on target. The assessment responses are evaluated by the Gallup scoring methodology and the themes are ranked ordered. The students see their top 5 strengths.