
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
- 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
- Three Faculty Members Named Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors June 26, 2025
- Making Electronic Devices Faster, More Powerful, and Better at Staying Cool June 26, 2025
The University
- 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
- UConn Adopts New Budget with Strategic Adjustments to Address Funding Shortfalls June 25, 2025
The Community
- 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
- Increasing Contingency Management Incentives Will Help More Patients Recover from Addiction July 2, 2025
- CT DEEP Releases New Wildlife Action Plan with Support from UConn’s CAHNR July 2, 2025
- UConn Students Combat Opioid Crisis in CT through Adopt a Health District Program July 1, 2025