Community Engagement and Civic Learning (CECL)

A Mason Impact + CECL experience provides students with the opportunity to make connections between multi-disciplinary knowledge and community change, to understand their role as citizens of the world, and to act to address challenging global problems in partnership with the community.  

In an MI + CECL experience students should engage in: 

• Application of theory, skills, or knowledge into community contexts 
• Exploration of ways of working towards social change 
• Place and issue education to understand community and root causes  
• Critical reflection on their community engaged experience 

Student projects in an MI + CECL course or co-curricular experience may come in many forms, some example project types include: 

• Community engaged learning and research projects 
• Capacity building efforts like volunteer management, program development, curriculum development, fundraising, and communication projects 
• Community organizing, activism, and advocacy efforts 
• Participation in political processes, policymaking, and public governance 

For more information about Civic Engagement and Civic Learning at George Mason University please visit The Office of Community Engagement and Civic Learning.