Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

4-10-2013

Abstract

UMass Boston received a Performance Incentive Fund grant to institutionalize and increase teaching and learning that promotes civic and community engagement. Specifically the funds are being used to support the implementation of the Civic Engagement Scholars Initiative (CESI), which supports faculty and community partners on how to effectively engage undergraduate students in service-learning and community-based research activities that reinforce classroom learning, foster civic habits and skills, and address community-identified needs. This enhancement will be accomplished through implementation of a professional development program that improves the efficacy and assessment of faculty-driven community-engaged instruction and undergraduate research. CESI, as part of the larger PIF grant, will improve the delivery of civic-engaged instruction that connects student learning to real-world challenges while also contributing to UMass Boston’s efforts to increase student success and graduation rates, produce graduates for key areas of workforce need, and improve assessment of learning.

Comments

Presented as part of the poster showcase at the Office of Community Partnerships' Community-Engaged Partnerships Symposium on April 10, 2013 at UMass Boston.

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