Experiential Education and Engagement Center (EEEC)

EEEC NEWSLETTER FALL 2022

Service-Learning Expo

The Experiential Education and Engagement Center hosted its inaugural Service-learning Expo Wednesday, September 28 from 10 -1 in 230 Taylor Center. Approximately 170 students, faculty, and staff stopped by to connect with local organizations and learn more about community engagement possibilities. The Montgomery Humane Society, River Region United Way, and Aid to Inmate Mothers were just a few of the 13 businesses on hand to provide information regarding opportunities for service. If you are interested in participating in a service project, get involved here or contact us via email.

Community Engagement Work Days

Friday, September 28, 2022, the EEEC hosted the first of three fall semester community engagement work days at Shady Street Park. These work days will allow students to participate in the City of Montgomery’s Shady Street Project. Seven AUM students and four faculty and staff members cleaned up, weeded, re-mulched, and learned about the ecology and rich history of the area.

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Opportunities

The EEEC and the Provost provide grant funding to faculty for research and creative activity projects that involve undergraduate students. Recently, Dr. Heather Witcher applied for a mini-grant focusing on digital humanities (DH). The funding will assist bringing in two experts to assist in running a DH workshop. It will allow faculty and students the ability to learn (and play around with) new digital methods and tools to use in their classrooms to enhance pedagogy and learning, and with student projects/creative activities. The goal is to gain more faculty engagement with DH tools and methodologies, so that they’re comfortable with the opportunities that DH provides in their future classes. It will also enable them to lead future sessions at AUM’s THATCamp next year. 

Field Experience Opportunities

Wednesday, September 28, Dr. Darren Harris-Fain and nine of his, English as a Field of Study, students visited the Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum—just in time to see Francis the gigantic Jazz Age skeleton. Scott and Zelda lived here for several months in the 1930s. The museum holds several fascinating items from their careers. Dr. Harris-Fain was award a mini-grant to fund this field experience. If you are interested in incorporating a field experience in your course, the EEEC can assist with ideas and support. 

To apply for a Field Experience Mini-Grant, please send the following to eeec@aum.edu:

• Course name
• Description of activities
• Connection between activities and course student learning outcomes
• Number of students impacted
• Alignment with EEEC’s mission “Funded by a Title III “Strengthening Institutions” grant by the Department of Education, The Experiential Education and Engagement Center (EEEC) is an on-campus resource with a mission to increase student retention, persistence, and graduation rates through early engagement. We connect students to campus and the community through high-impact practices including peer mentoring, undergraduate research, internships, and service-learning.”
• Amount requested with itemized list of costs
• Department chair signature

Student Leadership Opportunities

The EEEC hosted a peer mentor training for faculty and staff Friday, August 19. This training featured a discussion panel, an overview of the Peer Mentor Program, and presentations from speakers on campus. Thank you to all the faculty, staff, and students who participated in this training. We will continue to expand our Peer Mentor Program so that we can reach more students and provide increased support to students around campus. 

Peer Mentor Leadership Workshop

On September 16, the EEEC hosted an exclusive leadership workshop for all current Peer Mentors utilizing 16 Personalities assessment (https://www.16personalities.com/). During this workshop, peer mentors learned more about their personality type and how that relates to their personal and professional development.  After reviewing their results, students learned which leadership styles and techniques are best for them. 

Peer Mentorship

If you are interested in becoming a peer mentor for spring 2023, apply via the Working Warhawks website: https://www.jobs.aum.edu/. It will open the week of October 7. Faculty members teaching core courses who are interested in having a peer mentor this spring, please let us know: eeec@aum.edu.

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