You can make an impact by doing hands-on, meaningful work that helps solve real, immediate issues.
Community engaged learning (CEL) engages us in activities designed to promote learning and development, while addressing human and community needs. Our community partners are active co-creators of experiences and opportunities designed to help find innovative solutions to some of our most pressing challenges.
EngagedUNB opportunities reflect UNB’s commitment to sustainable contributions to our communities through community-engaged learning. By using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for action, our learning community is working to create a more equitable, prosperous, and sustainable future.
The Campus Closet provides access to work attire for students on an as-needed basis at no cost to give everyone the best chance at success for interviews, presentations, and experiential education placements.
Activities designed to promote learning and development, while addressing human and community needs. Engages a community organization as an external partner.
Students work in an authentic setting to study and apply theoretical or academic knowledge and concepts.
Recognizes Wabanaki knowledge which fundamentally position land as a pedagogical framework. Land-based education opportunities engage participants in critical reflection on reciprocal relations and ethical practices while using Land as the site and object of learning.
Research that actively involves those affected by the issue being studied, for the purpose of finding useful results to make positive change. This engages a community organization as an external partner.
Each summer, we partner with communities across New Brunswick, matching students with real opportunities to practice their skills in community settings. In 2021, over 40 students and community organizations were partnered, all supporting community programs addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The EngagedUNB Summer Internship Program is available to students in all faculties on both campuses. Students must demonstrate financial need, and priority is given to students from equity-deserving groups. Registration opens mid-February each year – visit ExperienceUNB to sign up.
Compass is a flagship community-engaged learning opportunity offered through UNB’s Office of Experiential Education. The Compass program at UNB supports economic, social, and civic development in rural communities throughout New Brunswick. Interdisciplinary teams of students work with rural communities and regions to create innovative solutions to pressing challenges in those regions.
The Office of Experiential Education and the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data, and Training (NB-IRDT) offered an applied research opportunity for students in 2021, examining the community impact of experiential learning at UNB. We found over 230 ways that UNB is contributing to sustainability, equity, and prosperity in our communities.