Ministries: Econ Soc Cult Analysis, Immersion / Service-Learning, Catholic Social Teaching and Social Action
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Center for Urban Research and Teaching (Washington, DC)
The Writing Program and the Center for Urban Research and Teaching jointly sponsor symposia focusing on Writing for and with the Community. These symposia address questions and possibilities that concern the faculty's intellectual work (both scholarly and pedagogical). Joined by community leaders active in developing university-community partnerships, the faculty participants explore ways of developing community-based research projects and ways of integrating community service within the academic work of their courses. There are follow-up meetings during the academic year to consider further scholarly and/or pedagogical projects developed during the symposia. Symposia topics include:
Service and Community Based Learning Classes (Denver, CO)
Courses incorporate experiential assignments that ground student learning in the context and content of what they encounter in particular community settings. These courses aim to deepen student understanding of issues such as race, class, gender, violence, poverty and justice. The Center for Service Learning provides faculty with community resources, with guest speakers for in-class discussions or field trips, and with course planning and facilitation support.
