Experiential Education & Engagement Center |
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Year Three Annual Report to DOE |
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The EEEC recently submitted its year three annual report to the Department of Education. Click here to view all reporting and other data related to experiential learning activities:
During the Fall semester, 1,368 students participated in experiential learning.
- Service-learning/Community Engagement – 759
- Field Experiences – 457
- Undergraduate Research – 99
- Internships – 53
Experiential learning activities completed by undergraduate students at AUM are reported to the Department of Education from the Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant. In order to provide additional opportunities and have a more holistic view of experiential learning at AUM, we hope that you will report these opportunities to our Center. If you have any questions please reach out to our center at eeec@aum.edu
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UGRCA & Field Experiences |
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Celebration of Research & Creative Activity - April 28 |
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The annual Celebration of Research and Creative Activity highlights the work of students from all five of AUM's Colleges. This celebration allows students to present posters and oral presentations about their research to faculty, staff, and fellow students. We hope to see you on April 28th.
April 28 Schedule:
8 am - Noon Available for any college-specific activities
10:30 am Poster set-up begins. All posters should be set-up by 11 am.
11 am - 2 pm Poster session in Taylor 230
Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch, Speakers are Dr. Ann Marie O'Neill and her former student Omar Brito, Recognition of all participants
1:30 - 2 pm Poster viewing and take down
2 - 4 pm Honors Day
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FEATURE: Jerome Goddard - Faculty Lead Research |
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On January 6, 2023, Hamza, Jacob, & Savannah presented an invited research talk at the 2023 Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM). Hamza Abusammour is a recent graduate of AUM with a double major in economics and mathematics, Jacob Garrett a junior majoring in mathematics, and Savannah Humphries also a junior majoring in mathematics. The Joint Mathematics Meetings is an annual conference held by the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, which brings together mathematicians from around the world to present their research, attend lectures and workshops, and network with other professionals in the field. It is one of the largest gatherings of mathematicians in the world, with over 5,100 attendees this year. Their talk entitled, “Harvesting-mediated emigration can affect community structure in a competitive system,” was presented in the AMS special session, “Spatial ecology applications using reaction-diffusion equations” and represents the culmination of their research efforts from January 2022 to date. The undergraduate trio received accolades from several spatial ecology experts in the room for their presentation, with some even assuming they were Ph.D. students. |
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FEATURE: Dr. Lee Farrow - "Food & History |
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In January, Dr. Lee farrow received a mini-grant from our center to fund a field trip to the Alabama Department of Archives and to purchase supplies to support their departmental theme, “Food and History.” This grant will help faculty incorporate activities related to their annual theme. |
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FEATURE: Dr. Keith Krawczynski - Oral History |
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This semester, ten students in Keith Krawczynski’s "Theory and Practice of Oral History” course are conducting an oral history project on the desegregation of Montgomery Public Schools during the 1960s and 1970s. As preparation, students are conducting historical research on this topic at state and county archives as well as various local high schools. Afterward, they located potential interviewees, set up interviews with them, and conducted the interviews following the "best practices" of the oral history profession and using professional-level recording equipment. Students then transcribed the interview from audio to text to create a written and bound volume of the interviews for inclusion in the AUM Library's Special Collection. In the final phase of their project, students will combine portions of their interviews with historical texts and photographs to create a video documentary for community outreach. To that end, students will have a public showing of their documentary at AUM with the interviewees as special guests, along with local media and dignitaries. In doing so, students hope to bring greater awareness to the struggle—both in the past and the present--to racially integrate Montgomery's public schools. |
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Peer Mentors for Summer and Fall 2023
As students are registering for summer and fall, and to continue to provide support for our students, please consider utilizing a peer mentor in your summer and fall courses. While we first fill core courses and those with higher DFW rates, all undergraduate courses are eligible. The EEEC provides training and support throughout the semester. Additionally, if you have a student in mind that you’d like to recommend, feel free to include their name and email with your request. Follow this link to submit a request: https://aum.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_86d13HIsPFKnYY6
Forage – Virtual Work Experiences
If you are interested in learning skills used in top companies, check out Forage. Forage offers free virtual experiences in dozens of different fields. Companies partnered with Forage offer courses that show you how to complete everyday tasks at their organizations. Completing these courses will give you real-world work experiences that you can leverage when applying for jobs. Their virtual work experience programs are free, open-access, and self-paced. No experience or application is required! https://www.theforage.com/
Faculty Development
Co-sponsored by the EEEC and The Civil Rights to Civic Virtue Society, two speakers in the Fall semester brought forward two inspiring messages. Dr. Julie Hatcher gave an inspiring presentation titled: Developing Civic-Minded Graduates through Community-Engaged Teaching Research and Service. Dr. Hatcher talked about the importance of community-engaged learning and the importance of civic-mindedness. Click here to watch the recording of the event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSJj8qfITiI&t=1s
The second speaker featured Dr. Jason Baehr’s presentation titled: Intellectual Virtues and Civic Education highlighted the need to cultivate virtues that encourage better learning, conversations, civic-mindedness, and others. Watch Jason Baehr on Intellectual virtues here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-HU0mcq9AI
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CRCV
Co-sponsored by the EEEC and The Civil Rights to Civic Virtue Society, two speakers in the Fall semester brought forward two inspiring messages. Dr. Julie Hatcher gave an inspiring presentation titled: Developing Civic-Minded Graduates through Community-Engaged Teaching Research and Service. Dr. Hatcher talked about the importance of community-engaged learning and the importance of civic-mindedness. Click here to watch the recording of the event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSJj8qfITiI&t=1s
The second speaker featured Dr. Jason Baehr’s presentation titled: Intellectual Virtues and Civic Education highlighted the need to cultivate virtues that encourage better learning, conversations, civic-mindedness, and others. Watch Jason Baehr on Intellectual virtues here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-HU0mcq9AI
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Experiential Education Week |
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To increase awareness of experiential learning, encourage faculty and staff to provide opportunities for students, and to recruit students to participate in experiential activities, the Experiential Education and Engagement Center hosted three events during Experiential Education Week this past February.
On February 13th, our center hosted a browse session featuring community organizations and AUM departments highlighting experiential learning and opportunities in their respective areas.
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On February 15th, we held a panel discussion featuring AUM faculty and staff with extensive knowledge about experiential learning and that have incorporated these activities in their courses.
Our last event was a Serve Day at Shady Street. Students helped install hanging birdhouses for bluebirds.
We appreciate everyone who participated.
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Service-Learning/Community Engagement |
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Honors students visited Service Dogs of Alabama this semester to learn about service opportunities. If you are interested in participating, please click the button. |
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Rebuild Flatwood Initiative |
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The Flatwood Community in north Montgomery County suffered devastating destruction and loss on Wednesday, November 30th. Monday, May 13th, AUM students worked alongside faculty, staff, and community members to clear tornado debris from Flatwood Union Benevolent and Golden Link cemeteries.
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Friday, January 13th, the EEEC held a training session for peer mentors, their supervisors, and professors. This training featured a discussion of best practices, how to engage students, and other activities designed to prepare mentors to support their peers. Thank you to everyone who participated in this training and made it a success.
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One-Credit Hour Scholarship |
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Each semester, our center offers scholarships to students who enroll in internship and undergraduate research courses as an incentive to participate in experiential learning.
The link to apply for the scholarship for the Fall semester will open on May 18th and close on June 15th. Our center will send out reminders at the beginning of the Fall semester.
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Connect with the EEEC
https://linktr.ee/aumeeec
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