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Engaged Scholarship and Learning
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ESTAC 3.106 and BINAB 1.105
Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Email: engaged@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-3461 Edinburg
Phone Alt: (956) 882-4300 Brownsville
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Our mission is to support your academic experience across the university. We focus on student success through experiential learning activities, such as undergraduate research and service learning. We have opportunities for you to become an engaged student through workshops, awards, advising, and more!
So what is experiential learning?
"Experiential Learning" is an experience or activity where you apply content from your courses to reinforce your learning.
What are some examples of experiential learning?
Experiential learning can take the form of many experiences and scenarios, such as:
- Fieldwork (collecting data, posing a hypothesis and conducting lab work or testing to solve a problem)
- Supervised original academic research (data collection, analysis, and review results)
- Creating a public document (presentation or product delivered to an audience beyond your instructor and classroom peers)
- Service Learning (a service placement at a community organization for academic credit)
- External internship or practicum placement (for academic credit)
- Study Abroad experiences.
Why should I try experiential learning activities?
Experiential learning can help you excel in school, succeed in class, and graduate! Students that commit to experiential learning often connect more deeply to their work, get experience in field-related activities, and make professional career connections.