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Community Engaged Learning (CEL)

We are pleased to announce that, as part of the Strategic Plan implementation process, we have funds available to defray costs associated with implementing community engaged learning in new or existing courses. Awards are capped at $2,000. In your application, please specify what kind of practices you are using and how you will use the funds (categories include transportation, fees, food, supplies, workshop attendance). These grants will be reviewed by the Dean of the Faculty in consultation with MOVE staff tasked with supporting Community Engaged Learning. Please make use of this definition as you decide whether to apply.

“Community engagement describes collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. The purpose of community engagement is the partnership of college and university knowledge and resources with those of the public and private sectors to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity; enhance curriculum, teaching and learning; prepare educated, engaged citizens; strengthen democratic values and civic responsibility; address critical societal issues; and contribute to the public good.” – Carnegie Foundation (2018)

For information regarding the application, please click here.

Helpful titles in the Saint Michael’s College Library

  • Anti-Racist Community Engagement – edited by Christina Santana, Aldo Garcia-Guevara, Joseph Krupczynski, Cynthia Lynch, John Reiff, Roopka Risa, Cindy Vincent and Elaine Ward
  • Democracy, Civic Engagement, and Citizenship in Higher Education – edited by William Flores and Katrina Rogers
  • Pedagogy of the Oppressed – Paulo Freire
  • The Craft of Community Engaged Teaching and Learning – Marshall Welch and Star Plaxton Moore

Additional Resource Links

  • Campus Compact: Explore access to a full library, syllabi, Communities of Practice and more. This online space is full of great resources!
    • Campus Compact garners resources and facilitates opportunities to best support staff members, students, and leaders along their journeys towards creating civic engagement and community within their respective spaces. These opportunities consist of programming, conferences, grants, workshops, and many other forms of guidance. Campus Compact highlights and emphasizes the crucial role that higher level education plays on and off campus.
  • CEL Brochure 2024.pdf: Learn more about CEL, tips & tricks, and best practices.