Definition
Community-engaged learning employs the expertise of faculty-student-community partnerships to support organizational growth, enhance individual self-sufficiency, and promote a more just society. This is accomplished through the integration of capacity-building projects and direct work with clients in credit-bearing academic courses across the disciplines. Through the linking of rigorous assignments and thoughtful reflection with experience, this practice strengthens students' academic learning and professional preparation, and provides them with the knowledge, broadened worldview, and commitment to become active and informed citizens.
Our Mission
Participation in civic and community engagement enables St. John Fisher University students to gain the knowledge, skills, and perspectives needed to become contributing citizens in a diverse and complex society. Sustained collaborations with community partners result in asset building and positive community change.
Our Vision
Our students graduate prepared and motivated to make meaningful contributions in Rochester and beyond.
Dr. Lynn Donahue
Assistant Director
Institute for Civic and Community Engagement
St. John Fisher University
ldonahue@sjfc.edu
585-385-7342
Assistant Director
Institute for Civic and Community Engagement
St. John Fisher University
ldonahue@sjfc.edu
585-385-7342
Contact Information
Community Engaged Learning Advisory Board (CELAB)
Lynn Donahue, Asst. Director Institute for Civic & Community Engagement, ldonahue@sjf.edu
Jim Bowman, Associate Professor, jbowman@sjf.edu Ginny Maier, Health Professions Advisor, vmaier@sjf.edu Marta Rodriguez, Associate Professor, Sociology, mrodriguez-galan@sjf.edu |
Kermin Martinez, Associate Professor, Chemistry, kmartinez-hernandez@sjf.edu Melanie Phillips, Operations Manager, ICCE and CCE, mphillips@sjf.edu Ron Sicker, Visiting Instructor, Management, rsicker@sjf.edu Jane Snyder, Visiting Instructor, Political Science, jsnyder@sjf.edu Amy Parkhill, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, aparkhill@sjf.edu |