Bethel University: The Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL)
"Braided" by Greta McLain adorns the walls of 512 Snelling Avenue. Photograph: Max Feliciano Lopez.
Connecting Learners and Practitioners through Community Collaboration
In alliance with the Bethel Frogtown/ Summit- University Partnership (PAC), the Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) fosters academic and place-based community collaborations that provide rich educational learning opportunities for Bethel students and
neighborhood partners.
A community work-study student took this photo of squash harvested in a community garden.
What We Offer
If you are a faculty member or community partner, visit our "Resources" page for a comprehensive list of what we offer, and resources that may be of use to you. If you need the password, email fsu@bethel.edu
Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli, an indigenous Mexica/ Nahua dance group, performs at a National Night Out/ National Afternoon Out event on Aurora Avenue in St. Paul's Rondo neighborhood.
What We Offer
If you are a faculty member or community partner, visit our "Resources" page for a comprehensive list of what we offer, and resources that may be of use to you. If you need the password, email fsu@bethel.edu
Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC)
A full list of PAC members can be accessed via the following link:
A butterfly balances on a flower in the Children's/ Peace Sanctuary Garden, cultivated by the Urban Farm & Garden Alliance. Meira, an Urban Farm & Garden Alliance summer worker, captured this photo.
2023-2024 in Numbers
564K
568
Total Student Participants
17,582
Total Community Engaged Learning Hours Earned by Students
Our Community Partners:
A Selection
A full list of PAC members can be accessed here.