What is community-engaged teaching & learning? Learn the variety of forms community engagement takes at UVM and how these courses can easily fulfill the Global Citizenship General Education requirement. Examples from units across disciplines will illustrate the value and benefits of community-engaged learning for students and faculty.

What is community-engaged teaching & learning? Learn the variety of forms community engagement takes at UVM and how these courses can easily fulfill the Global Citizenship General Education requirement. Examples from units across disciplines will illustrate the value and benefits of community-engaged learning for students and faculty.

How can I begin to integrate community-engaged components into my teaching? There are many small steps that faculty can take in current courses to move towards service learning in future semesters. Learn about the "spectrum of engagement" and identify easy ways to incorporate a community focus now to build for later.

How can I begin to integrate community-engaged components into my teaching? There are many small steps that faculty can take in current courses to move towards service learning in future semesters. Learn about the "spectrum of engagement" and identify easy ways to incorporate a community focus now to build for later.

How do students' community-engaged experiences relate to future, post-UVM opportunities and employment? Help students recognize the applied and integrative skills they are gaining through community-engaged learning. Learn how to foreground these transferable skills in your community-engaged course, and help students showcase their service learning experiences in resumes and professional settings.

How do students' community-engaged experiences relate to future, post-UVM opportunities and employment?  Help students recognize the applied and integrative skills they are gaining through community-engaged learning. Learn how to foreground these transferable skills in your community-engaged course, and help students showcase their service learning experiences in resumes and professional settings.

For faculty who are thinking about incorporating a community-facing component to their spring courses – or who have been adding community engagement but not designated their course as service-learning.  Bring questions + ideas for this interactive workshop; leave with greater clarity about your next steps. 

Students often struggle to recognize the applied and integrative skills they are gaining through community-engaged learning.  Learn how to foreground these transferable skills in your community-engaged course, and help students not only understand but also showcase their service-learning experiences in resumes and job interviews. 

Curious about community-engaged teaching?  New to Vermont and wanting to learn about engagement opportunities?  Not ready to teach community-engaged courses, but considering working towards that goal in the future? Join a conversation with CELO Director Susan Munkres and faculty members Nicole Conroy (HDF) and Thomas DeSisto (CDAE) on October 9th from 1-2pm on Teams.  They’ll talk about ways to begin thinking about community-engagement projects here in Vermont or further afield.

In this workshop, faculty will discuss how to help students understand and define reciprocity in service-learning projects, and identify the personal & professional skills they've gained through their community-engaged experience (including how to convey those skills in future professional settings. 

Join Susan in Innovation E210 to learn more about Community-Engaged learning, it's benefits, and ask questions you have on the topic.