Distinguish Yourself with Student Engagement programs!
Student Engagement coordinates programs for undergraduate students that connect academics and community experiences. Our high-impact programs include:
Health Professions Advising Center
- Opportunities Portal
- Research Symposium
- Undergraduate Research Journal
- Chancellor's Research Fellows
Community-Engagement and Service-Learning
Capital Academic Internship Program
Prestigious Scholarships & Awards
High-Impact Educational Practices (HIPs) can have a transformative change in personal development, educational growth, and increased marketability. Some HIPs activities and characteristics of high-quality HIPs include:
- Apply classroom knowledge to an Internship or Research opportunity
- Experience collaborative Research Projects
- Culmination experience demonstrating competence in a project or class (Capstone or Research Symposium)
- Experience in Field-Based Research or Projects within a diverse community
- Service-Learning project with a community organization
- Participation in off-campus Research, Academic Internship, or Study Abroad Opportunities
Students involved in High-Impact Educational Practices**:
- Make better connections with faculty
- Increase interpersonal skills
- Develop leadership abilities
- Have higher GPAs
- Are more likely to graduate on time
- Are happier with their education
- Increased critical thinking and writing skills
- Greater appreciation for diversity
- Are better prepared for the workforce or grad school
**Benefits have been found to be greater for First-Generation and under-served students.
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Upcoming Student Engagement Events
For the full listing of all upcoming information sessions, visit our Events Calendar.
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