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Multi-disciplinary Leadership Capstone Project

EDL 498
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The University of Arizona
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Annie Kurtin
Annie Kurtin
Lead, Experiential Learning Design
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Timeline
  • October 10, 2022
    Experience start
  • October 13, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 19, 2022
    Mid-point Check-in
  • December 8, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
7/7 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Social Enterprise, Non profit, Any, Incubator
Education, Environment, Arts, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Hospital, health, wellness & medical

Experience scope

Categories
Leadership Project management Volunteer organizing Community engagement Environmental sustainability
Skills
consulting critical thinking social justice communication research
Learner goals and capabilities

This community engaged learning course is designed to support students as they process and prepare for their applied project and cumulative analysis and reflection of a chosen social issue. Students partake in weekly meetings that will include facilitated discussions, workshops , group projects, and reflections which serve to create a foundation for students prior to their community engaged learning experience and help them fully understand the issue. Students will be responsible for completing research and related applied projects, and creating and iterating on a final reflection.

Students in this program:

  • Bring 3+ years of leadership experience
  • Come from a diverse range of disciplines
  • Are passionate about making positive change in their communities

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
32 learners
Project
15 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

Some final project deliverables might include:

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project timeline
  • October 10, 2022
    Experience start
  • October 13, 2022
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 19, 2022
    Mid-point Check-in
  • December 8, 2022
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students in groups of three will work with your organization to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.

Students are available for multi-disciplinary projects that surround designing or executing an engagement on a social issue. Some examples may be:

  • Building a marketing strategy for a non-profit / social justice organization's new project
  • Developing a fundraising strategy for a non-profit organization
  • Creating a general marketing strategy for a non-profit / social justice organization
  • Writing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy for a for-profit company
  • User Experience Interviews
  • Students would love to work with nonprofit organizations whose work addresses issues related to: the environment, arts and culture, social justice, health equity
  • Project Management
  • Grant Writing
  • Issues relating to food and housing insecurity
  • Access to education
  • Women's reproductive health
  • Voices in the publishing industry
  • Early Childhood Education and Critical Race Theory
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Pet Vaccine Drives
  • Mental Health and Adolescents
  • Nutrition

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Provide relevant information/data as needed for the project.

How is your project relevant to the course?

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address students’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.

A representative of the company will be available for a pre-selection discussion with the administrator of the course to review the project scope.

Provide an opportunity for students to present their work and receive feedback.

Students will be expected to provide a total of 20 hours of work on this project. By checking this box you are confirming the project's scope will be designed to fit within this time allowance.