The Office of Outreach & Engagement is launching a university-wide Community-engaged Learning (CeL) initiative designed to embed high-impact practices into coursework across all colleges, departments, and divisions at Texas Tech University. CeL integrates meaningful engagement with external communities into academic learning, helping students deepen their understanding of course content while cultivating civic responsibility. This approach aligns classroom learning with real-world needs, emphasizing social impact through sustained, collaborative, and reciprocal partnerships. Through CeL, students work alongside community members to address complex social challenges and co-create solutions, resulting in transformative outcomes for both students and the communities they serve.

Benefits of Community-engaged Learning (Why we need CeL at TTU):

• Students apply content knowledge to a real-world setting
• Students work alongside community members
• Students build strong collaborative and networking skills
• Students help transform communities
• Faculty experience engaging teaching methods
• Faculty gain opportunities for conducting relevant research
• Community partners develop strong relationships with the university
• Community partners cultivate student learning and skills
• Community partners reach mission goals through added support

CeL Flyer

Community-engaged Learning Affiliates