Community Engaged Learning Program
A page within Instructors
About the program
The Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Program is a classroom to community relationship that involves academically-based community engaged courses where student learning takes place in partnership with a community organization/business. The student has course content related reflection and faculty mentorship that enhances student learning while also providing a service to the partnering agency.
Instructors who receive a Community Engaged Learning designation on their course will receive a one-time $1,500 award for Professional Development, as well as the opportunity to apply for additional Supplies & Expenses dollars each time the CEL course is taught.
If your course meets the criteria to be a part of the CEL program, instructors are invited to apply for a designation to be added to their course section in WINGS. Once approved, the designation remains on the course and can be added or removed at the request of the instructor at any time. The designation will be reviewed every five years. Learn more about the CEL program process.
Apply
Instructors can preview the CEL application here. Deadlines to apply are as follows:
- Fall courses
- Round 1: February 15 (designation applied by the start of student course registration)
- Round 2: May 15
- Spring courses
- Round 1: September 15 (designation applied by the start of student course registration)
- Round 2: January 15
- Summer courses
- December 15
High impact practice
Instructors across a wide variety of disciplines at UWL already actively design course content around community-based activities. These Community Engaged Learning experiences are considered high-impact practices and are linked to higher student satisfaction and retention—particularly when they occur early in a student's college career.
In addition, the mutually beneficial partnerships fostered in this program address societal concerns and improve quality of life by co-creating partnerships that meet community needs. Other benefits include:
- Collaborating with community partners allows instructors to provide an authentic experience to students.
- Collaborations can contribute to scholarly outcomes and provide service opportunities.
- Collaborations show stakeholders outside of the university how instructors are engaged beyond the classroom, using their skills and expertise to benefit the wider community.
- Collaborations lead to strong student outcomes such as understanding the construction of knowledge, having the ability to carry out data analysis and scientific writing, and understanding the use of evidence to support hypotheses and assertions.
CEL instructor directory
Nicholas Bakken Professor | Sociology & Criminal Justice
Ariel Beaujot Professor | History
Rupsa Bhowmick Assistant Professor | Geography & Environmental Science
Nilakshi Borah Professor | Finance
Lisa Caya Teaching Professor | Psychology
Hanni Cowley Clinical Associate Professor | Health Professions
Pam Culver Teaching Associate Professor | Marketing
Tara Delong Teaching Professor | Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy
Marissa Eckrote-Nordland Assistant Professor | Economics
Mehtap Eklund Associate Professor | Accountancy
Andreas Eklund Assistant Professor | Marketing
Angela Geraci Assistant Professor | Public Health & Community Health Education
Nicole Gullekson Professor | Management
Laurie Harmon Professor | Recreational Management and Recreational Therapy
Jaspreet Kaur Assistant Professor | Biology
Christa Kiersch Professor | Management
Lindsey Kirschbaum Assistant Teaching Professor | Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy
Lisa Kruse Professor | Sociology & Criminal Justice
Brian Kumm-Schaley Associate Professor | Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy
Kristina Laplant Assistant Professor | Political Science & Public Administration
Lisa Lenarz Associate Professor | Art
Christine Manno Assistant Professor | Management
Peter Marina Associate Professor | Sociology & Criminal Justice
Antonio Martín Gómez Assistant Professor | Global Cultures & Languages
Maggie Mcdermott Associate Professor | Marketing
Kelly Nowicki Teaching Professor | Management
Elizabeth Peacock Associate Professor | Archaeology & Anthropology
Bixi Qiao Assistant Professor | Psychology
Alysa Remsburg Teaching Professor | Sustainability and Environmental Studies
Sierra Rooney Associate Professor | Art
Lisa Savarese Associate Teaching Professor | Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy
Laura Schaffer Program Director - Occupational Therapy | Health Professions
Andrew Scott Teaching Associate Professor | Finance
Lindsay Steiner Professor | English
Kelly Sultzbach Professor | English
Jennifer Taylor Associate Professor | Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy
Diana Tempski Teaching Professor | Finance
Stacy Trisler Teaching Professor | Marketing
Abigail Wagner Associate Teaching Professor | Exercise & Sport Science
Louise Zamparutti Associate Professor | English