Enriching Educational Experiences

Complementary learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom augment the academic program. Experiencing diversity teaches students valuable things about themselves and other cultures. Used appropriately, technology facilitates learning and promotes collaboration between peers and instructors. Internships, community service, and senior capstone courses provide students with opportunities to synthesize, integrate, and apply their knowledge. Such experiences make learning more meaningful and, ultimately, more useful because what students know becomes a part of who they are.

Activities and conditions:

• Talking with students with different religious beliefs, political opinions, or values
• Talking with students of a different race or ethnicity
• An institutional climate that encourages contact among students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds
• Using electronic technology to discuss or complete assignments
• Participating in: Internships or field experiences; Community service or volunteer work; Foreign language coursework; Study abroad; Independent study or self-assigned major; Culminating senior experience; Co-curricular activities; Learning communities