Courses & Scholarship

Courses & Scholarship

Community-based learning (CBL) courses connect students to communities for the purpose of deepening learning. Community-engaged research engages faculty expertise with the expertise of community stakeholders in order to co-create new knowledge that serves a public good extending beyond the academic purpose of the work.

Bonner Center for Civic Engagement staff work with faculty seeking to create and fund CBL opportunities and pursue community-engaged research.
Faculty Fellowships
Faculty Resources
Course Support Grants

Community-Based Learning

Community-based learning can include a variety of modes, including volunteering, collaborative projects, clinical education, and study trips. Many community-based learning courses at the University of Richmond center around larger initiatives, including the Eco-Corridor on campus and the restoration of African American cemeteries across Richmond.
Course Support Grants
Creating a CBL Course
Eco-Corridor Courses
East End Cemetery Collaboratory Courses
Community Conversation

New Knowledge for the Public Good

Community-engaged research engages faculty and community stakeholders in meaningful research together and is published both in disciplinary journals and in journals dedicated to community engagement. 

Community-engaged Research & Publications
Broad Rock Elementary School

Resources for Community-Based Learning Students

Community-based learning succeeds when students further their own learning through experience and reflection and give valuable information or service to the community partner.

CBL Student Resources
Safety Awareness
Emilee Papa, Susan Wolski, and Sarah Orr

This spring, Emilee Papa, Susan Wolski, and Sarah Orr helped several departments (outside of their own) prepare for office moves at the end of a very busy spring semester. They helped build hundreds of boxes for faculty and staff to use and assisted with packing for those who needed some additional support. Their efforts made the process run more smoothly and alleviated some of the stress for those moving. Through their cheerfulness, they brought a sense of fun to what would have otherwise been a much more arduous task. None of this was their responsibility, but they saw that others needed help and showed up. Thank you, Emilee, Susan, and Sarah — your help was truly appreciated!
—Emily Peebles, Religious Studies