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Give back with Cedar Creek!
Looking for a different kind of way to give back? Spend a semester volunteering with Cedar Creek, a local equine therapy center. Assist riders on short walks and sprints, connect with community non-profit partners, and spend quality time outside with horses! Cedar Creek's mission is to provide equine assisted therapy to individuals with disabilities in…
2024 Student Award Recipient: Jade Sapp
"I have been a member of Jumpstart for the past two years, where I serve at-risk preschool children. Additionally, over winter break, I served on a sea turtle conservation trip in Costa Rica." – Jade Sapp, senior Interdisciplinary Studies and Occupational Therapy Assisting student Jumpstart is a national early education organization working toward the day…
Global Service in Northern Thailand
Did you know that you can study abroad for service? Our office and the Office of Study Abroad offer a once in a lifetime program to Northern Thailand in which participants familiarize themselves with Thai culture, customs, and locals and give back to local communities and Asian elephant conservation efforts. Leading up to departure, students…
2023-2024 CEL Course Data
Community Impact
4,061
# of Students Enrolled in SL Courses
127,086
# of Hours Completed
$3,827,712.26
$ Equivalent Generated in the State of Missouri
Serving Missouri
The Office of Community Engaged Learning ( once the Office of Service-Learning) was founded in January of 1995 to support community engaged coursework and experiential learning campus-wide. We maintain partnerships with over 200 non-profit organizations and 150 government offices, and help students engage in project-based service learning statewide.
CEL offers many high-impact experiential learning opportunities to students at the University of Missouri, including curriculum-based community engagement, internships, host the Minor in Leadership & Service, and service study abroad.
