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Community Engaged Learning
Whether teaching local children about cultures around the world or creating bowls for an annual event that raises thousands of dollars for local food shelters, community-engaged learning courses (CEL) help students to connect to our community and grow as students and global citizens.
Why take a CEL class?
Research shows that community-engaged classroom experiences lead to:
- Higher GPAs
- Enhanced leadership skills
- Positive student-faculty partnerships
Community Engaged Learning Courses:
CM-210 Race and Language in the United States
3 CreditsSW-US
ED-412 Reading Difficulties Lab
1 CreditSPrerequisites: ED-212 and either ED-120 or ED-130. Corequisite: ED-411.
HS-299 Special Topics
1-4 Credits
IT-308 Innovations for Industry I
1 CreditsSPrerequisites: IT210 and Jr or Sr standing or by permission of the instructor. Corequisite: IT307. Note: This course will have appointed class times for projects other than the times listed on the schedule.
SW-332 Social Work Practice: Large Groups, Organizations and Communities
4 CreditsS, CWPrerequisite: SW230.
IM-375 Community Design Lab
3 CreditsCTDHPrerequisite IM110, sophomore standing or higher.
SO-401 Sociology Senior Seminar
3 CreditsSPrerequisite: Senior standing.
ESS-401 Senior Capstone II
1-3 CreditsN, S, CTGISPrerequisites: ESS100 and Junior or Senior standing or permission.
Local Engagement
All students are required to take a Local Engagement course as part of their general education. While Local Engagement is a type of Community Engaged Learning, not all CEL courses fulfill the Local Engagement requirement that falls under the Self and World category of the general education. To meet the Local Engagement requirement, students must complete a semester-long experience that involves interaction, collaboration, and/or direct service in a local community. The requirement can be met through taking a course with the LE designation, or through planning your own engagement experience while also taking the one credit GE 101 - Local Engagement Seminar course, which is called the Co-curricular option.
A Co-curricular experience must be approved before the semester it takes place by submitting a form in Handshake under the "Experiences" tab in the Juniata College Online Career Center. To submit your experience, you will need contact information for your on-location supervisor, a title or description of your potential experience, and approval from a faculty advisor. Once your experience has been approved, you will be automatically enrolled in the Local Engagement Seminar course.
Local Engagement Courses
EN-379 Professional Editing
3 CreditsH,SW-LEPrerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
MA-325 Statistical Consulting
3 CreditsN, QS, CW, SW-LEPrerequisite: Take one course from this list: BI-305, EB-211, ESS-230, ESS-309, MA-205, MA-220, PY-361, PY-366, SW-215. Also take FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
SP-271 Enrichment After-School for Youth-Spanish
3 CreditsSW-LE
SW-330 Social Work Practice: Individual, Family & Small Groups Laboratory
2 CreditsSCorequisite: SW331. Prerequisite: SW230.
ESS-110 Environmental Systems II
3 CreditsN, SW-LEPrerequisite or corequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109. (NOTE: ESS-100 is not a prerequisite for ESS-110.)
IT-307 Project Management
4 CreditsS,CW,CS,SW-LEPrerequisite: IT-210. Pre-or co-requisite: FYC-101.
PS-208 Policy and Community
4 CreditsSW-LEPrerequisite or corequisite: FYC or CWS
PY-404 School Psychology
4 CreditsS, SW-LEPre-req: PY-101. Pre-req or co-req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
WL-201 Language in Motion
1 CreditH, I, CS, SW-LE
AR-235 Empty Bowls Practicum
4 CreditsF,SW-LE
Juniata's Mission & CEL
Juniata College's mission is to empower our students to develop the skills, knowledge, and values that lead to a fulfilling life of service and ethical leadership in the global community. One of our Institutional Learning Objectives for students is to be engaged with themselves and the world, and community-engaged learning provides one pathway to this outcome.
Juniata prides itself on evolving with the higher education community in accordance with research which is why we have modeled our program after the standard created by the Stanford Initiative, which you can learn about here.