Benefits of Engaged Learning – For Students
- Brings academic instruction to life
- Prepares individuals to participate in research
- Allows exploration of career options
- Teaches workforce skills
- Provides opportunities to accommodate different learning styles
- Facilitates connections with people of diverse cultures and lifestyles
- Develops meaningful involvement with the local community
Benefits of Engaged Learning – For the Campus
- Promotes the university as an active, engaged partner in the community
- Facilitates teaching, research and program development
- Increases student retention
- Enriches the quality and relevancy of the education provided
- Enhances faculty – students mentorship
- Increases students’ awareness of societal issues as they relate to academic areas of Interest
- Assists in the development of innovative approaches to instruction
- Provides opportunities for collaborative community research and project development
- Engages faculty and students in local and state community issues
- Provides opportunities to extend academic knowledge and resources
- Increases development and preparation of college graduates
Benefits of Engaged Learning – For the Community
- Promotes awareness-building of community issues, agencies, and constituents
- Provides affordable access to professional development
- Develops short and long term solutions to pressing community needs
- Creates ways to expand current services
- Increases human resources for problem solving
- Provides opportunities for participating in the educational process
- Contributes to positive exposure in the community
