
About Experiential Education
The UConn Engineering Experiential Education program is a teaching philosophy that provides different methodologies in which educators purposefully engage with students in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills, clarify values, and develop people's capacity to contribute to their communities. In essence, we help shape how students develop themselves through experience.
We provide different disciplines and settings utilize experiential education methodologies: internships, language based learning, place-based education, global education through our study abroad program, environmental education, student-oriented education, active learning in the classroom, co-ops, service learning, cooperative learning and expeditionary learning.
Why Experiential Education and Things That We Consider
Our student success is important and we take into account the following aspects of our Experiential Education Program:
- Students are engaged intellectually, emotionally, socially, soulfully and/or physically.
- The results of the learning are personal and form the basis for future experience and learning.
- The educator and student may experience success, failure, adventure, risk-taking and uncertainty, because the outcomes of experience cannot totally be predicted.
- Opportunities are nurtured for students and educators to explore and examine their own values through the college experience.
What's Happening @
Engineering
- Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Honored by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering July 9, 2025
- UConn Researchers Are at the Forefront of Using AI for Weather Forecasting July 8, 2025
- UConn Magazine: The Good Neighbor July 3, 2025
- Five UConn Student Teams Innovate Decarbonization This Summer Through Eversource-Supported Challenge July 3, 2025
- Overcoming Engineering Challenges Was No Problem for This Student Team June 30, 2025
The University
- Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Honored by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering July 9, 2025
- National Impact for CT AHEC and its Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars from UConn Health July 3, 2025
- Leading with Resilience Personally and Professionally July 2, 2025
- Dr. Bruce T. Liang Reappointed Dean of UConn School of Medicine June 26, 2025
- UConn Health Recognized for Responsible Antibiotic Use June 26, 2025
The Community
- Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Honored by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering July 9, 2025
- The Costs and Benefits of Year-Round Schooling July 8, 2025
- UConn Health Resident Honored for Local, Global Service July 7, 2025
- National Impact for CT AHEC and its Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars from UConn Health July 3, 2025
- Leading with Resilience Personally and Professionally July 2, 2025