"Tell me and I will forget.
Show me and I will remember.
Involve me and I will understand."
-Chinese Proverb
Experiential learning includes a variety of activities with one common goal—to immerse you in hands-on learning outside the classroom where your experience is at the heart of the learning process.
The Experiential Learning Center (ELC) is committed to working closely with students, faculty, employers and community partners to provide quality experiential learning opportunities that enhance academic learning, integrate theory and practice, and promote professional development and active citizenship.
This year, over 80 percent of new college graduates will have completed one or more internships or co-ops. Don’t put yourself at a disadvantage – get an internship or co-op before you graduate!
The goal of the Community Engagement Program at the Experiential Learning Center is to facilitate learning through service in the community. We coordinate community engagement activities that are academically relevant and contribute to the needs of the community.
At UC Denver, undergraduates are building robots, creating documentary films, and developing new imaging techniques to detect cancer. You too can be a part of this exciting world of discovery. Opportunities exist in campus laboratories, studios, and beyond.
The Experiential Learning Center (ELC) is committed to assisting faculty, employers, and community partners in developing quality experiential learning opportunities for students that enrich and expand their learning, and promote the integration of theory and practice. We are eager to support faculty members interested in sponsoring internships or incorporating Service-Learning into their curriculum.
The Experiential Learning Center is your gateway to highly motivated interns and co-operative education (co-op) students. We serve as the university’s central point of contact for both students and employers, and are committed to making each internship and co-op a valuable experience for all parties.
The University of Colorado Denver’s Experiential Learning Center views community partners as indispensable collaborators in the learning process. Every service-learning course and volunteer activity depends on the quality of the service experience. Community partners are critical in helping to frame and guide that experience, adding real-world expertise and exposure to the theories about which students are learning.
Experiential learning is a process through which students develop knowledge, skills, and values from direct experiences outside a traditional academic setting. Experiential learning encompasses a variety of activities including internships, service learning, undergraduate research, study abroad, and other creative and professional work experiences.