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Collofello, Jim; Fox, Derek; Jamieson, Leah H.; Johnson, Bart M.; Loughman, Joshua; Morgan, Jim; Oakes, William C.; Schoepf, Jared; Smith, Crystal – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
The EPICS Program was created in 1995 with the dual purposes of improving engineering education and addressing compelling needs within our communities. The model broke with many traditional academic traditions, involving students in multidisciplinary teams of students from first-year to fourth years for multiple semesters or even years on projects…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Service Learning, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students
Council on Social Work Education, 2025
The Policy Practice in Field Initiative was created to seed innovation and develop new models for an integrated approach to enhance the policy skill set of all social work students regardless of specialization. Funds provided to the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) are regranted to schools and programs of social work for field placement and…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Models, Field Experience Programs
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Dalal, Amy Csizmar; Oliver, Emily – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2022
We present a case study of a multi-year, academic civic engagement (ACE) collaboration in a computer science capstone course. ACE projects in computer science provide an avenue for students to apply software development concepts to real-world projects with actual clients, and can offer meaningful engagement with ethical issues. The typical…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Science Education, Capstone Experiences, Outcomes of Education
Rolloff, Evelyn K. – Metropolitan Universities, 2013
Since its inception, Metropolitan State University has demonstrated a strong commitment to community partnerships and the integration of community engagement into student learning and scholarship while meeting community-defined needs. This article presents examples of reciprocal partnerships in the context of a shared community-university library…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs, Library Facilities, Academic Libraries
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Cairn, Rich; Cairn, Susan – Educational Leadership, 1999
Nearly 100 Minnesota secondary schools offer community service-learning courses. Assessment methods include journal writing, self-assessment, research papers, site observations, and performance evaluation by agency supervisors. A Rochester high-school teacher designed a "community interaction" standard that students may fulfill by…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Evaluation Methods, Journal Writing, Program Descriptions
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1998
This document consists of a 1996-97 final report of Youth Works*AmeriCorps (YW*AC) and a supplemental report with information collected by the Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning. The final report provides information on the third year of collaboration among the Minnesota Commission on National and Community Service,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, National Programs