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Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship (CELTS)

CELTS Impact

We are a teaching and learning center that sits at the intersection of innovative experiential learning pedagogy, community-engaged learning, and the scholarship of engagement. Check out the CELTS 2023-2024 Impact Report here. Read More

Programs

Connect and see how you can participate in engaged learning, teaching, and scholarship at Loyola.

Resources

CELTS provides a number of resources for students, faculty and staff, and community partners.

See the Community Organizations We Have Worked With!

There are many community-based organizations around Chicago with which Loyola students and faculty have worked.

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Engaged Teaching & Learning Faculty Development Programs

CELTS provides a variety of faculty development programs to enhance teaching and learning strategies, to build community among faculty interested in engaged learning, and connect teaching and learning to engaged scholarship.

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Telling our Story

Each year, the CELTS team develops the annual IMPACT report.

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Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship

At Loyola University Chicago, engaging in the community and research outside the classroom is part of the curriculum. CELTS serves as a connector, convener, and catalyst for innovation in learning and teaching through community-based learning courses and high-impact learning programs.

6,693

Loyola Student Enrolled in Engaged Learning Courses 2022-2023

$612K

In funding for undergraduate research fellowships, unpaid academic internships, and other engaged learning experiences

725+

Community partner organizations hosted Loyola students doing internships, service learning, or research project-based work

Funding Opportunities for Students

Students who are doing a variety of engaged learning experiences that are unpaid have funding opportunities to offset any financial burdens.

ASPIRE Scholarship

Unpaid Academic Internship Award

Resources

CELTS provides a number of resources for students, faculty and staff, and community partners.

Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship

At Loyola University Chicago, engaging in the community and research outside the classroom is part of the curriculum. CELTS serves as a connector, convener, and catalyst for innovation in learning and teaching through community-based learning courses and high-impact learning programs.