Community-engaged learning connects community partners with faculty and students to build experiential learning opportunities for our students that advance the mission and goals of our community partners to meet community-identified needs. We work with over 50 partners per year, most of whom serve our local communities in Bridgeport and Fairfield.
We aspire to bring the assets of the community together with those of the University to meet mutually beneficial goals.
We believe that the community partner and University faculty can serve as co-educators, and that there are multiple ways of knowing that contribute to students’ learning and development.
We strive for sustainability - the development of long-term, mutually-beneficial relationships with community organizations.