Community-engaged learning is an experiential approach to teaching and learning that links academic study and community-engaged work so that each is strengthened—and both are transformed.
In Community-Engaged Learning courses, students work alongside community partners on projects and activities that enhance their learning and contribute to positive social impact.
Characteristics of Community-Engaged Learning Courses:
- Rigorous academic learning
- Meaningful and appropriate community-engaged project work that meets community-identified needs
- Guided critical reflection
- Reciprocal and mutually beneficial partnerships and collaborations
In addition to being mindful of "best practices" that have been developed nationally in the academic service-learning movement, our work flows from the Jesuit Catholic educational mission of 天美传媒视频无限制观看 that calls for the dynamic integration of academic excellence, social responsibility, and faith that promotes justice.