Community Engaged Learning (CEL-2)
The Community Engagement and Learning requirement (CEL-2) encourages students to design multiple opportunities to build community on campus and seek innovative ways to help address critical needs as defined by communities and organizations outside the College.
As a student, you will:
- Engage in at about 40 hours of CEL-2 activities
- Address a community-identified need (on- or off-campus)
- Reflect on the meaning of the experience
How to get started:
- Have a conversation with your Division II committee about your ideas and interests for a CEL-2 activity.
- There are many ways to get started: visit campus programs (starting with the Community Commons is a great first step); speak with faculty and staff in your area of interest to learn about project needs, brainstorm opportunities for collaboration, and identify potential supervisor(s)/organization(s); take a course with a CEL-2 component; and/or explore community organizations and opportunities on your own.
- To formally begin your project, initiate the online contract process on TheHub.
Examples of CEL-2 projects:
- Internships with organizations in local, national, or international settings
- Hampshire program-sponsored partnership placements
- Academic courses with a community-based learning core component
- Mentoring projects (e.g. teaching assistant, ESL, K-12 school tutoring)
- Applied leadership work with campus organizations
- Apprenticeships in fields of academic study
How to Document Your CEL-2 on TheHub