Across disciplines and in every school and college, students are taking part in exciting community-engaged work, and helping build stronger communities in Vermont and beyond. Each year between 80-100 community-engaged learning courses are offered at UVM. They can be identified by the "SL" or "CL" in the course title and in the online schedule of courses. These courses create meaningful partnerships between students, community partners, and faculty to provide students with hands-on learning in real-world situations.

Find community-engaged courses in the SOC

Use the filter "Any Service Learning" (see image below) to search for designated Service Learning (SL) and Civic Learning (CL) courses in the online schedule of courses. 
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Community-Engaged Learning: Highlights

  • Kathy Fox working with the criminal system to improve the lives of inmates and their families

    SOC 216: Criminal Justice

    Under the guidance of Prof. Kathy Fox, students conduct interviews, surveys and study of inmates at all of Vermont's prison facilities, as well as their family members and caregivers of inmates’ children. Students have volunteered with recently released inmates and with children of incarcerated mothers. Work from the course has led to several research reports for the Department of Corrections, which have led to legislative initiatives to improve the lives of inmates and their families.

    RESEARCH; PROJECT-BASED SL
    ADVANCED LEVEL