The initiative for Community-Engaged Intensives in the Humanities (CEIH), funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, aims to foster and support the development of innovative courses called “Intensives” that will cultivate long-lasting, equitable collaborations between Vassar College and organizations in the city of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, and the Hudson Valley. We hope that these intensives will:<\/p>\n
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Thematic Cluster: Environment, Farming, Sustainability<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n This intensive integrated elements of community-based environmental agency work and activism with academic reflection and critical analysis. In addition to weekly meetings with Professor Batur, students undertook community-engaged learning placements with organizations whose work focuses on the environment, conservation, and sustainable agriculture. Partners from these organizations contributed as guest lecturers, and class readings reflected the array of community organizations where students are doing community-engaged projects. Each student worked on an individual project for their organization, and the class collaborated on a semester-long collaborative project bringing together learnings from their varied community placements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n