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About Us

MAFEL Executive Committee:

Co-Chair (site)

Haley Nelson

Volunteer Services Coordinator

Minnesota Children’s Museum

10 West 7th St.

St. Paul, MN  55102

Tel:  651-225-6112

Fax: 651-225-6006

hnelson@mcm.org

 

Co-Chair (School):

Emily Seru

Manager of Internships and Community Partnerships

Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA)

2233 University Avenue West, Suite 210
Saint Paul, MN 55114

651-287-3313

eseru@hecua.org

 

Treasurer:

Dr. Kathryn Hanna

Assoc. Professor, College of Biological Sciences

University of Minnesota

3-104 MCB

420 Washington Ave. SE

Minneapolis, MN  55455

tel:  612-625-2788

khanna@umn.edu

Secretary:

Julie Huck

Volunteer Program Manager
Project for Pride in Living
1035 E. Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone 612-455-5111
julie.huck@ppl-inc.org

Membership Chair:

Katie Herron Robb

Office Manager

Pangea World Theater

711 West Lake Street Suite 102

Minneapolis, MN  55408

612-822-0015 phone

612-821-1070 fax

Katie@pangeaworldtheater.org

 

 

Photo courtesy of kla4067 on Flickr

What is Experiential Learning?
Structured education activities that challenge participants to reflect upon, think critically about, and learn from their experience.

What is the Minnesota Association For Experiential Learning?
MAFEL is a unique regional organization and professional forum fostering the development, promotion, and supervision of internships, community service learning, and field experience learning.

Why did MAFEL begin?
Founded in 1975, MAFEL organized to create vital links between education, nonprofit, business, and government communities interested in promoting and supporting experiential learning. In 1980, MAFEL received nonprofit tax-exempt status.

Who participates in MAFEL?
Members may include internship coordinators, site supervisors, career counselors, faculty at area colleges and universities, volunteer coordinators, human resource professionals, and individuals interested in experiential learning.

What are the goals of the organization?
To promote internships, service learning, and experiential education as a means for students to enhance connections between academic learning and the world of work and service.


To create and strengthen partnerships between sites and education institutions.


To advance the practice of experiential learning by addressing common problems, developing new learning models and assessment tools, promoting principles of good practice, and asserting influence as a network of education, public service, and corporate professionals.


To serve as a resource network for sharing information and ideas, and serve as a forum for members' professional growth and development.

 

Benefits of joining MAFEL

Current Member Organizations

 

 

MAFEL welcome page | about us | membership information | meetings & events

MAFEL best practices/resources |scholarship info |connect/post opportunities