Center for Experiential Education
Experiential education builds knowledge, develops skills, and clarifies values by engaging students in direct experience, community engagement, and focused reflection.
The Center for Experiential Education includes:
- Service-Learning: Students in certain courses have the opportunity to volunteer at relevant not-for-profit organizations as part of the class.
- Internships: Internships provide the opportunity to explore career options in a supervised work setting. Students can register for an internship course in one of Normandale’s departments. In the internship course students spend approximately 5-10 hours per week at an internship and complete assignments guided by an instructor. Students can earn 2-4 credits per semester.
- Volunteering: We can provide you with recommendations of where to volunteer that matches your interests and goals.
- Leadership Through Service: Students in this program are part of a supportive peer network of students that empowers them to positively impact their community on and off campus. Members volunteer 30-40 hours over the course of the semester and get a scholarship of $500. Students must be first generation college students and/or have unmet financial need.
- America Reads and Counts: America Reads and Counts is a program where Normandale students tutor Bloomington Public School children in reading, math, and after school homework help. Tutors can be a volunteer or if eligible, get paid through work study. Applications are accepted at the start of fall and spring semesters.
- Campus Cupboard: The Campus Cupboard is a food pantry for Normandale students in need of food and personal hygiene items.
For More Information
For more information visit our website at www.normandale.edu/cee, call (952) 358-8119, or email ExperientialEducation@normandale.edu.