COMMUNITY-BASED ENGAGED LEARNING FOR STUDENTS

C-bEL is also known as "service learning," or on this campus you will sometimes hear people refer to it as the "ENGAGE Project." 
The C-bEL Designation is applied to courses and co-curricular projects (clubs, etc) that incorporate the following four criteria for Community-based Engaged Learning. 
Through Community-based Engaged Learning (C-bEL) …

• students integrate theory and practice.
• students have direct community experiences.
• students participate in mutually beneficial collaborations with community partners.
• students critically reflect on their community-based experiences

Basically, C-bEL courses are "hands on learning" courses where you take ideas you've learned in the classroom and apply them in the community. Often this means our local community, but it could also mean communities both nearby and far beyond Milledgeville. It is an educational approach that allows you to use what you are learning in the classroom to meet societal needs. And guess what? An overwhelming majority of hiring managers surveyed stated that they would be more likely to hire individuals who had participated in "a field-based project in a diverse community" or "a service learning project with a community organization" (AAC&U,2019). C-bEL courses and projects are a great choice for students who enjoy working with others in order to determine their needs and then working side by side with them to accomplish a worthwhile goal. C-bEL is also great for those who learn best when they have the opportunity to apply what they are learning.* 

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