Faculty Resources for Community-Engaged Learning at Brandeis University
The Community-Engaged Learning Committee seeks to support faculty developing CEL-oriented courses through holding workshops and consultation sessions and through making policy recommendations.
Sample Syllabi and Assignments
- Helpful People
- Other Resources
- Community-Oriented Programs at Brandeis
- Resources in Waltham
- Community Service at Other Colleges & Universities
Helpful People
For help and information about CEL courses and curricular initiatives, please contact:
- Mark Auslander, Academic Director for Community-Engaged Learning and Assistant Professor of Anthropology, mausland@brandeis.edu; (781) 736-2214
- Thara Fuller, Coordinator of Experiential Education, tfuller@brandeis.edu
For help and information about volunteer programs, please contact:
- Diane Hannan, Director of Department of Community Service, hannan@brandeis.edu
For help and information on academic internships, please those with social service agencies, please contact:
- Jessica Paquin, Coordinator of Academic Internships, paquin@brandeis.edu
Faculty planning community-engaged learning courses should consider recruiting an undergraduate Community-Engaged Fellow to serve as special teaching assistant to the class. Fellows help develop linkages to community organizations, work on logistical and transportation issues, and aid students in reflecting on the meaning of the community-oriented work.
Through the CEL committee, faculty may also be assisted by undergraduate Community-Engaged Representatives, who are available to research community organizations and community needs.
Other Resources
- Faculty mini-grants for Experiential Learning may be available to aid in community-engaged learning courses. Please contact Thara Fuller (tfuller@brandeis.edu) for information and applications.
- Transportation Issues
- Consent forms
- CEF/CEF application form
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Protection of Human Subject Issues (Under development)
- Training Notebook in Community Engaged Learning (Under development)
- GIS at Brandeis
- Faculty Reflections on teaching Community-Engaged Learning courses
Community-Oriented Programs at Brandeis
- The Waltham Community Archives
- The Education Program places numerous undergradutate and Master of Arts in Teaching students in classrooms in Waltham Public Schools, in practicums and as assistant teachers
- The Rose Art Museum has an active community education and outreach program. Please contact Director of Education, Elizabeth Thach
- MusicUnitesUs (MUUS) and the Intercultural Residency Series (ICRS). Each semester, ICRS brings students from Waltham Public Schools to educational programs world music and culture. Special lessons plans are developed to aid local teachers. See the MUUS Lesson Plan Forum.
Resources in Waltham
The Waltham Public Library's Waltham Room is a rich source of material on Waltham's history. See the brochure on immigrant services in Waltham.
Community Service at Other Colleges & Universities
- Massachusetts Campus Compact
- Bentley Service Learning
- Tufts University: Lincoln Filene Center for Community Partnerships
- Community Service at Wellesley
- Boston University Volunteer and Service Learning Center
Contact Persons
Mark Auslander, Academic Director for Community-Engaged Learning and Assistant Professor of Anthropology, (781) 736-2214
Diane Hannan, Director of Department of Community Service, (781)736-3237