Grants are competitive. Proposals will be judged using the following criteria:  

• Completeness of the application and conformance to these guidelines.  
• Reasonableness of the budget. Note: Up to $300 may be requested.  
• Potential for the project to increase the opportunity for beyond the classroom experiences for all students, but also particularly for targeted populations of Pell-eligible, Underrepresented Minority, Transfer and Male students; produce results that increase student learning and help make connections across experiences.  
• Feasibility of completing the project in the time proposed and with the funds available.  
• Potential to sustain the integrative learning experiences beyond the grant period.

Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee consisting of the CIEL faculty executive director, QEP director, experiential learning coordinator, and the QEP outreach coordinator. If you have questions or require more information, contact Laszlo Folks, Experiential Learning Coordinator, CIEL, lfolks@mailbox.sc.edu, or 576-7771.

• Implement the Beyond the Classroom engagement within the same year as application submitted.
• Engage students in reflection during and/or after the engagement based on the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) learning outcomes.
• Complete a survey on the effectiveness of this grant program and about the strengths and weaknesses of integrative and experiential learning strategies that were explored.
• Share grant-related activities and results by providing materials for the CIEL website, IEL repository, presenting at the Center for Teaching Excellence, or otherwise supporting colleagues interested in learning from the grantee’s experience.
• Provide access to student artifacts (e.g., submitted student work) based upon the assignment aligned with the QEP learning outcomes to help support institutional assessment efforts.

• Assistance with logistics for the excursion/field trip from CIEL.
• Assistance identifying relevant experiences and subsequent activities (such as student reflection) that foster connections.
• Assistance with office-to-office transfer as part of the reimbursement process.

Lara Lomicka Anderson, Faculty Principal, Preston Residential College

Preston Leadership Weekend's Guest Speaker: Dr. Jill Stratton 
Preston College welcomed Dr. Jill Stratton as the guest speaker for Leadership Weekend, which provided and outsider's perspective on leadership development. 

 

Jessica Elfenbein, Department Chair, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History

HIST 497 - Senior Seminar: Urban HIstory in the New South
History students partnered with Sumter's Business Development Council and County Museum to document the Area's historical industrial industry. 

 

Jeff Savage, Assistant Professor, Darla Moore School of Business, Department of Management

MGMT 490 - Entrepreneurship: The Art of the Start 
DMSB students partnered with vendors from Columbia's Soda City Market to apply their entrepreneurial skills in an authentic business setting.

 

Dakota Sharp, Clinical Assistant Professor, Audiologist, Arnold School of Public Health, Communication Sciences and Disorders

COMD 750 - Introduction to Audiology and Aural Habilitation
Student in the Communication Science and Disorders program visited and learned from an SC State Museum exhibit titled, "Make Some Noise: The Science of Sound.

 

J. Lauren Thomas, Lecturer, USC Lancaster, Math, Science, Nursing, and Public Health

PALM 495 -  Palmetto Service-Learning Course 
Students at USC Lancaster partnered with the Lindsay Pettus Greenway, the city of Lancaster and the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation to analyze community usage of public spaces.