91原创

Offered each fall semester, the Community-Engaged Scholars Program provides 91原创 faculty and staff with professional development focused on community engagement as a high-impact experiential learning practice. Faculty interested in developing Community-Engaged (C) Courses are especially encouraged to participate. 

Through interactive workshops, collaborative discussions, and engagement with community partners and experienced faculty, participants explore approaches to building meaningful, reciprocal, and academically grounded learning experiences. 

Participants in the program will: 

• Explore how community-engaged learning can be integrated into course curriculum 

• Develop curricular activities and syllabi for Community-Engaged (C) Courses  

• Learn best practices for partnership development and reciprocal engagement  

• Strengthen capacity for community-engaged teaching and scholarship  

The program is designed to help faculty develop teaching practices that connect academic learning with public impact and community partnership. 

by logging into GivePulse with your OHIO credentials.

For more information, please contact Jacqueline Yahn, CCI Faculty Fellow, at yahnj@ohio.edu. 

OHIO offers multiple pathways for integrating experiential and community-engaged learning into the curriculum. 

A. COMMUNITY-ENGAGED (C) COURSES 

Community-Engaged Courses (C-Courses) are structured experiential learning experiences that intentionally connect academic coursework with reciprocal community partnership. These courses are designed to support student learning and community impact equally. 

To receive a C-Course designation, courses will: 

• Be grounded in collaboration and mutual benefit with community organizations  

• Advance community-identified or public-facing goals  

• Embed community engagement within course curriculum and learning outcomes  

• Include at least 20 hours of structured community-engaged work  

• Incorporate reflection connecting experience to academic content  

C-Courses qualify for 91原创 Honors Program curriculum requirements and the General Education Learning and Doing credit. Faculty teaching these courses are also eligible to apply for $1,000 mini-grants each semester to support community-engaged learning projects within the course. 

B. BRICKS LEARNING & DOING 

BRICKS Learning & Doing courses provide students with applied and experiential learning opportunities that may include community-engaged components. This designation is often a strong starting point for instructors interested in incorporating applied or community-based experiences into their teaching. 

BRICKS Learning & Doing and C-Course designations are complementary experiential learning pathways that provide faculty with flexible options for integrating applied and community-based learning into their courses. Depending on the goals, structure, and partnership needs of a course, either designation may be an appropriate fit. 

Faculty interested in pursuing a Community-Engaged Course designation should submit a proposal through GivePulse using their OHIO credentials:

Proposals are reviewed collaboratively by the Center for Community Impact and the Office of Experiential Learning. Approved courses receive an endorsement letter that can then be uploaded into OCEAN as part of the designation process. 

If you have questions about proposal development, designation requirements, or the submission process, support is available throughout each stage.

For support around conceptualization, community-engaged pedagogy, and developing community partnerships, contact: 

Jacqueline Yahn 
CCI Faculty Fellow 
yahnj@ohio.edu 

For support regarding course designation processes, contact: 

Courtney Kessel 
Director of Experiential Curriculum Integration 
kesselc@ohio.edu 

Faculty can connect with local organizations, agencies, and community experts to support guest engagement, field-based learning, community-based research, applied projects, and other curricular collaborations. 

Ways to connect: 

• Search our on GivePulse  

• Visit the Community Experts Directory  

• Browse Community Events calendars like the , , or to meet partners where they are

• Reach out to our staff at communityimpact@ohio.edu for direct partnership development consultation and support  

GivePulse can also support the coordination and management of community-engaged and service-learning activities within courses through integrations with Canvas and community partner tools. 

Faculty utilizing GivePulse can: 

• Promote existing community-engaged opportunities directly to students  

• Coordinate service-learning events, projects, and shifts  

• Enable community partners to verify participation and engage with students  

• Utilize automated communication tools, reminders, and messaging features  

• Collect and track participation, outcomes, reflections, and impact data  

Through Canvas integration, students can move seamlessly between course platforms while faculty maintain centralized coordination and reporting for experiential learning activities. 

Faculty interested in incorporating GivePulse into their courses are encouraged to connect with the Center for Community Impact for onboarding support, tutorials, and implementation guidance. 

Schedule a GivePulse Tutorial by reaching out to communityimpact@ohio.edu

The Center for Community Impact is piloting a project-based engagement matching system designed to help faculty connect with community organizations around course-aligned projects and applied learning opportunities. 

Built within GivePulse, this process functions similarly to a request for proposals (RFP). Faculty submit a brief description of course goals, project types, timelines, and student learning objectives, and community organizations can respond with project ideas aligned with those parameters. 

This process is designed to: 

• Expand access to community-identified project opportunities  

• Strengthen alignment between course goals and partner priorities  

• Streamline project sourcing and vetting  

• Support reciprocal and community-informed collaboration  

The Center can also provide support in: 

• Drafting project calls  

• Reviewing submissions  

• Facilitating partner communication  

• Structuring projects for student success  

Instructors can login to GivePulse with your OHIO credentials to