Northeastern University
Martha’s Vineyard Summer Institute on Experiential
Education
2006 Institute www.cea.neu.edu/summer2006 | Brochure 2006 (pdf)
July
5-9, 2005
Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
Preparing Students
for Success
An Executive Program for Deans, Directors,
Faculty, Administrators, and Their Teams
Hosted
by the
Center
for Experiential Education and Academic
Advising (CEA)
College
of Arts and Sciences, Northeastern University
(CAS)
JOIN US FOR AN IMPORTANT EVENT AT AN EXTRAORDINARY LOCATION
We invite you to send a
team to the Summer Institute on Experiential
Education on the island of Martha’s
Vineyard to develop strategies that strengthen
your campus’s efforts to promote
learning outside and inside the traditional
classroom through a range of activities.
These may include cooperative education,
service-learning, faculty/undergraduate
research, community-based research, study
abroad, academic internships, student
leadership development, and other related
programs.
Individuals are strongly encouraged to
attend as well.
WORLD LEADER IN EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION
Northeastern University, a private, research institution located in Boston, Massachusetts, is a world leader in experiential, practice-oriented education. Building on its signature cooperative education program, Northeastern links excellence in classroom learning with workplace experience. For three consecutive years, Northeastern University has earned U.S. News & World Report’s top ranking for programs that combine classroom learning with real-world experience.
The
Center for Experiential Education and
Academic Advising (CEA) is
a special unit within Arts and Sciences
dedicated to promoting experiential learning
programs and enabling professionals to
incorporate experiential learning into
their curricula. Since the College of
Arts and Sciences started concentrating
on
experiential education, applicants to
the College have doubled to 12,000.
SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE INSTITUTE
Customized
to work on your issues
The curriculum is shaped through pre-Institute
site visits or telephone consultations
to address your specific goals and challenges.
Innovative
consultative format
To ensure optimal results, our consultant
format includes a facilitator assigned
to each team during the Institute and
a post-Institute follow-up.
Distinguished
faculty and keynote workshop leader
Participants at the Institute will learn
from dedicated experts about current research
and best practices related to key issues
in the field.
Peer learning
The informal atmosphere of the Institute
is ideal for meeting peers, learning through
impromptu conversations, and sharing plans
during the Institute.
