Community Engaged Learning Environmental Course

Our existing Environmental Geoscience course (GEO 1060) will be enhanced and designated as a CEL course. The enhanced course will include a minimum of 15 hours of engaged learning in the community for each student, with students choosing one of three activities:

1. develop and lead three class activities focused on local environmental issues for a 9th grade Earth
System Science class;
2. develop and lead, in conjunction with a faculty mentor, a half day local field trip for a 9th grade
Earth System Science class; or
3. research a local environmental issue (e.g. groundwater utilization and protection) with a
community partner.

Students will lead classroom discussions and write reflective summaries at various stages during
development and implementation of the outreach activities.