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Engaged Learning

Engaged learning brings theory to practice by linking coursework, critical thinking, and civic engagement activities. It allows students to test ideas in the real world and develop creative approaches to social, cultural, and scientific issues.

Engaged Learning In Action

  • Certificate in Civic Engagement
    The Certificate in Civic Engagement provides a structured path for students to merge curricular and cocurricular civic pursuits and to deepen their knowledge and understanding of civic engagement. 
  • Community Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Community Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences (CELAS) courses bring theory to practice by linking coursework, critical thinking, and engagement activities. A form of experiential learning, CELAS courses allow students to test ideas in the real world and develop creative approaches to social, cultural, and scientific issues.
  • Community Engaged Research
    OSUN offers financial and infrastructure support to faculty and graduate students at OSUN member institutions who are interested in engaged scholarship.
  • Experiential Learning Institute
    The OSUN Experiential Learning Institute (ELI) aims to explore, foster, and promote "learning by doing" as an integral pedagogical approach for the liberal arts and sciences classroom. 
  • OSUN Science Shop
    Integrating higher education teaching and research with the efforts of civil society organizations.
  • Solve Climate by 2030
    The project creates and promotes templates for educational initiatives, highlighting ambitious local and regional climate solutions, and ways in which students and other citizens can engage with communities to support these solutions.

Past Projects

  • Engaged Senior Projects
    Engaged Senior Projects are student research projects that fulfill the requirement for a senior or capstone project at OSUN member institutions. Microgrants are available to support student research that is centered on a problem that emerges from a community engagement experience or conducted in collaboration with a community partner.
  • OSUN Science Shop
    Integrating higher education teaching and research with the efforts of civil society organizations.