Academic Opportunities
Courses with Civic Engagement Component
Grant Funds Community-Based Learning
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Download Faculty Civic Engagement Course Design/Redesign Worksheet
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Mellon Curricular Pathways
Civic Engagement Fund
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The Mellon Curricular Pathways Civic Engagement Fund provides support for civic engagement activities in courses. By civic engagement we mean activities that enhance student learning by creating mutually beneficial and reciprocal relationships between community members and Macalester or projects that engage Macalester's place in the larger public. The fund can be used to support such activities as community-based research projects, community-based learning activities, internships that are embedded within courses, policy work, public scholarship, public art or community-based performances, etc., as a component of a course. It can be used for a requirement for an entire class or for small-scale projects by a limited number of students. The specific requests can be submitted before the semester and/or requests can be made during the semester as activities and projects develop. The funds are not limited to concentration courses.
The request should explain how both the community and students will benefit. Because of limited funds and the fund's focus, the grant cannot fund general field trips or guest speakers if students are not engaged in reciprocal and mutually beneficial relationships with the community during the semester. To allow funds for a variety of classes, there is a maximum dollar amount for requests within a particular course. This fund is not meant to support general college programming or speakers or co-curricular activities. There is a separate fund set up for public programming through the Mellon grant (see Karin Aguilar-San Juan).
See the guide for more detailed information. If you have additional questions or need help, please contact Paul Schadewald at schadewald@macalester.edu
To apply for civic engagement course support through the Mellon Curricular Pathways Civic Engagement Fund, please complete an application. After an application is submitted, you will be required to submit a budget request.
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