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 Sustainability+ Internship Program is partnering with non-for-profit organizations across New Brunswick, to provide UNB students with community-engaged learning (CEL) opportunities that reflect UNB's commitment to sustainability. Placements are typically 8-16 weeks long, running in the summer from May to August.
The Sustainability+ Internship Program is available to students in all faculties on both campuses. Priority is given to students from equity-deserving groups including but not limited to: Indigenous, visible minority, low income, newcomers, international students, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, mature students, parents/caregivers, students with disabilities.
The Office of Experiential Education at UNB offers wage subsidies for students in the Sustainability+ Internship Program through a variety of funding partners.
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.
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.