Category: Courses & Independent Study

With the ideal of reciprocity at its core, civic engagement is one of the many directions Carls take their skills in collaboration, both during and after college.

Read about how 2015 alum Vayu Rekdal developed the Young Chefs program and how he has continued this work.

Pool noodles, pom-poms, and plastic toy animals — these might not be the supplies you would imagine for a college science class. In Professor Rou-Jia Sung’s Structural Biology Seminar, however, it’s all par for the course.

Spring Term is almost upon us, and along with it, a fresh new catalogue of courses.

Pierre Hecker explores the different ways Carleton faculty can incorporate Civic Engagement into their academic work. In his ACE course, Drama, Film, and Society, Pierre’s students analyze unique pieces of theater and probe such questions as: who is theater for and what is theater meant to be doing?

Thanks to generous donors, Carleton students can continue ongoing community engagement projects through Fellowships. Read more about Maya Kassahun’s experience working for the City of Northfield.

CCCE Fellow Mica Bahn met with Linda Oto to discuss the long history of partnership between Northfield’s Middle School Youth Center and the CCCE.

Academic Civic Engagement (ACE) offers students the chance to work with community partners to assist with needs these partners might not have the resources to meet. The Key, a local hub for youth in Northfield, found a friend in an unexpected department: Computer Science.

This past winter, students in English and History college courses partnered with local middle and high school students to share their learning and excitement. This article describes how participants were affected by the power of art, reciprocity, and collaboration.

Over the past year, Laura Baker Services Association has collaborated with Carleton and the CCCE in curricular and co-curricular projects. We explored what made this collaboration work.

On Thursday, Carleton and the greater Northfield community gathered for the annual Community Appreciation Luncheon to celebrate a year of cooperation, advocacy and innovation.