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Mission

The Office of Engaged Learning provides the institutional framework for ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ undergraduates to complete signature work, a significant project that demonstrates application of knowledge, skills and responsibilities to a real-world situation, through capstone-level research, service, internships, creative and entrepreneurial projects.

Vision

All ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ undergraduates complete at least one signature work as part of their ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ education. Students have ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ encouragement to connect a personal passion with academic learning and ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ support to turn it into a project or business of their own.

History

In 2011, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ chose "Engaged Learning Beyond the Classroom" as its Quality Enhancement Plan, a requirement of SACS re-accreditation. Engaged Learning is a campus-wide initiative to enhance student learning through experiential learning opportunities.

The Office of Engaged Learning complements ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ efforts to enrich other undergraduate programs such as residential learning communities, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½-in-Taos, and ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Abroad. Students benefit from a transformed learning experience that emphasizes the increasingly interdependent, reciprocal and experiential nature of higher learning in a liberal arts tradition.

Committees

Undergraduate Research Steering Team

Comprised of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ faculty, administrators, and community partners, these committees provide advice and guidance in the development and implementation of Engaged Learning policies, programming, and assessment of its overall educational impact.

• David Son (Faculty Fellow), Professor of Chemistry (Dedman College)
• Brandi Coleman, Assistant Professor of Dance (Meadows School of the Arts)
• Dustin Grabsch, Director for Academic Initiatives (Residence Life & Student Housing)
• Elizabeth Killingsworth, Associate Dean (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Libraries)
• Chrystyna Kouros, Associate Professor of Psychology (Dedman College)
• Milica Mormann, Assistant Professor of Marketing (Cox School of Business)
• Janille Smith-Colin, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering (Lyle School of Engineering)
• Allison Kanny (Simmons School of Education and Human Development)

Engaged Learning Student Board

The EL Student Board is the student voice for Engaged Learning (EL) and all of its programs - Engaged Learning Fellowship (ELF), Undergraduate Research (UGR), Clinton Global Initiatives University (CGI U) and Big iDeas (BI).