PUBLIC SERVICE IN STEM
Discusses the fundamentals of public service and civic engagement in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) disciplines grounded in evidence-based knowledge and research. Provides an overview of the core pathways of public service, the knowledge required to effectively initiate and cultivate community partnerships, and the skills necessary to reflect upon personal experiences with community engagement activities. Fosters understanding of the broader impacts in STEM fields and prepares students to begin specializing in a specific pathway and develop relationships with a community partner.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop knowledge, skills, and values that support their engagement with the community from a scholarly perspective. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop an ethical and sustainable approach to building community relationships. Audience: Graduate 3. Build reflective process and metacognitive skills into community engagement practices to inform personal development. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop community as a cohort around shared interest and experience in community engagement. Audience: Graduate 5. Identify and critique ways that STEM and society interact in diverse contexts. Audience: Graduate 6. Develop a personal approach to creating a culturally responsive, inclusive environment in campus and community spaces. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop knowledge, skills, and values that support their engagement with the community from a scholarly perspective. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop an ethical and sustainable approach to building community relationships. Audience: Graduate 3. Build reflective process and metacognitive skills into community engagement practices to inform personal development. Audience: Graduate 4. Develop community as a cohort around shared interest and experience in community engagement. Audience: Graduate 5. Identify and critique ways that STEM and society interact in diverse contexts. Audience: Graduate 6. Develop a personal approach to creating a culturally responsive, inclusive environment in campus and community spaces. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027