About Us
Meet the Team
The Experiential Learning Center (ELC) team consists of staff who are eager to assist students, departments, and employers in reaching their experiential learning goals. Our Internship Advisors are assigned to specific majors to offer a tailored and more individual experience.
Paul Worthman, MAS, ACRW
Associate Director, Experiential Learning Pronouns: he/him paul.worthman@ucdenver.edu
Chloe Dechiro
Internship Advisor Pronouns: she/her chloe.dechiro@ucdenver.edu
Lauren Stewart
Internship Advisor Pronouns: she/her lauren.a.stewart@ucdenver.edu
Doug Wiemer, MA
Internship Advisor Pronouns: he/him douglas.wiemer@ucdenver.edu
Benefits of Experiential Learning
- Reflection, critical analysis, and synthesis
- Opportunities for students to take initiative, make decisions, and be accountable for the results
- Opportunities for students to engage intellectually, creatively, emotionally, socially, or physically
- A designed learning experience that includes the possibility to learn from natural consequences, mistakes, and successes
Well-planned, supervised, and assessed experiential learning programs, including internships, can stimulate academic inquiry by promoting interdisciplinary learning, civic engagement, career development, cultural awareness, leadership, and other professional and intellectual skills.