Society for Experiential Education

Congratulations Jenell V. Spitale, MS on completing the EEA! We are so glad to hear that the EEA provided an enlightening experience that will help support your work in the field!

SEE’s Innovative Scholars Series continued today with Dr. Josh Meyer from Montana State University-Bozeman presenting “Deciphering the Defining Features of Experiential Education.” Thanks to Dr. Meyer for sharing his work, and thanks to all of our attendees for joining us!

Happening tomorrow! Make sure to register.

Both colleges and employers need to consider how the preferences of nontraditional-aged students differ from those who are traditionally aged when it comes to participating in career-related activities on campus and what attributes they most value in a job following graduation. https://ow.ly/FCrG50TYirJ

Last spring the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), and the Society for Experiential Education released the report, Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors: The Integration of Career Readiness Into the Curriculum highlighting data from our joint survey that demonstrates the many ways faculty support career readiness. We are expanding on and deepening this work, and this fall 2024 we are conducting a study to better understand how faculty and staff are connecting experiential learning and high-impact learning practices with career preparation for students. NACE, AAC&U, and SEE will utilize findings to inform a deeper understanding of current practices involving experiential learning/high-impact practices linked to career preparation, as well as to create resources and programs to promote innovation for faculty, staff, and institutions of higher education. We ask that you share the opportunity to participate in this research by sharing the link to a short survey with faculty and staff members involved with experiential learning and high-impact practices at your institution. If enough people respond from your institution, we will provide you with a free campus report of findings. In addition to the survey link, please share the following details with faculty and staff members: ??This survey should take less than 8 minutes to complete. ??Your responses are saved every time you advance to the next page. ??You can leave and return to the survey where you left off as long as you use the same computer or device. ??The survey will remain open throughout fall 2024 until December 31, 2024, although we encourage completion of the survey as soon as possible! Please be sure to add your name and email at the end of the survey, if you would like to enter drawings for five (5) prizes of $100 Amazon gift cards. We will notify the winners in early January 2025. Confidentiality of the data: NACE, AAC&U and SEE will keep your responses confidential. Individual responses will be aggregated and summarized. Survey Link: https://lnkd.in/g2_DCVty

The Society for Experiential Education invites applications for the 2025-2026 cohort of SEE Fellows. The purpose of this program is to develop a learning community of scholar-practitioners and advanced doctoral graduate students working in experiential education. Emerging from the SEE Research and Scholarship committee, the Fellow program is intended to provide dedicated research and scholarship time, leadership development, and networking in service of the Society’s larger goal of fostering research and scholarship in experiential education. Fellows will: ?? Explore ways to strengthen experiential education at their respective institution(s) ?? Expand their scholarship and research related to experiential education in their contexts and interest areas ?? Build a network of colleagues, co-authors, and teammates in the service of research and scholarship pursuits in experiential education Please submit the following to apply to join the next cohort: ??A Letter of Interest articulating how this educational development program will support your professional development ??An updated professional resume/CV and ??An overview of how you seek to strengthen experiential education at your institution Please submit application materials to Dr. Bill Heinrich at [email protected] by January 3, 2025. Fellows will be notified by February 2025 and serve a term until December 2026. Questions can be directed to Fellow Program co-facilitators Julie Dierberger, Ph.D. ([email protected]) and/or Bill Heinrich PhD ([email protected]). Please consider applying or sharing this opportunity with your networks!

Reminder: Join us next Thursday for the Innovative Scholars Series event: Deciphering the Features of Experiential Learning. Register via the QR code or through the Zoom registration link inside the event details.

The results of the NACE 2024 Student Survey show that nontraditional-aged college students are less likely to visit the career center, attend career fairs, and participate in experiential learning compared to their traditional-aged peers. https://ow.ly/FCrG50TYirJ

Time is running out to join our virtual EEA workshops this month! Legal Issues is taking place TODAY and next Friday we are hosting our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Experiential Education workshop. To register, visit https://lnkd.in/gHPVRVGE

Webster Groves School District is doing amazing work in K-12 experiential education! WGSD, just outside of downtown St. Louis, MO, hosted the Society for Experiential Education Experiential Education Academy “Teaching & Learning Experientially” workshop today for a group of their educators across grades levels and disciplines. The workshop, facilitated by EEA Faculty and Board Member Dr. Paul Gaszak, is WGSD’s third EEA workshop. Under the leadership of Dr. Kerry Arens, WGSD will continue to engage with the EEA as they advance their already excellent work in experiential education.