ExCEL | Experiential and Community-Engaged Learning

ExCEL | Experiential and Community-Engaged Learning

Brandeis University offers students and faculty a wide range of hands-on learning and teaching opportunities including: independent research, ExCEL courses, internships, community-based projects, art work and study abroad programs. The Experiential Learning program was developed to expand on the the Brandeis mission, particularly preparing students to fully participate in a changing society. Many projects take students beyond campus by partnering with community groups,  conducting research at a museum in Boston, serving as an intern for a semester, through study abroad, and more.

For a broader sense of the experiential aspects of Brandeis academics, please explore the pages for associated programs and departments.

• Community Engaged Learning
• Justice Brandeis Semester
• Study Abroad
• Internships
• Performing & Visual Arts
• Dean of Arts & Sciences

"ExCEL has opened my eyes to opportunities to address social justice issues especially regarding health equality in the Waltham community. Theses experiences have inspired me to pursue a Master's of Public Health upon graduating from Brandeis."
-Caitlin Abber, Class of 2013

"My participation in ExCEL made me feel closer to the town that I go to school in. It allowed me to realize that the skills I learn at Brandeis are applicable, from Spanish to health policy, and that when those skills are applied positive impact and change are possible. I am honored to have witnessed and been a part of Waltham’s small innovative actions that will someday lead to nationwide impacts on health."
-Lexi Kriss, Class of 2011
 

ExCEL | Experiential and Community-Engaged Learning  |  Mandel Center for the Humanities, 1st Floor, MS 092  |  415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453  |  (781) 736-2697