Experiential Learning Design Accelerator Program

Through the Experiential Learning Design Accelerator, CU Boulder faculty members join a University of Arizona program to support the design of undergraduate courses that integrate community-engaged, experiential learning opportunities. 

• Starts with a five-day, virtual workshop and offers the opportunity to participate in a year-long community of learning.
• Introduces faculty members to a human-centered design approach for integrating external stakeholders and real projects in undergraduate courses
• Supports faculty members with developing courses where students will work alongside their peers and community partners to develop desirable, feasible and viable solutions to challenges informed by partners’ needs

The Experiential Learning Design Accelerator is offered by the University of Arizona, in partnership with CU Boulder's Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship and the Center for Teaching and Learning. During its successful pilot year, the program was managed by CU Engage

• The University of Arizona will provide mentorship and a community of practice among faculty who have successfully developed scholarship, including grant proposals, papers and presentations based on engaged-learning pedagogy
• The Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship will support the CU Boulder cohort with ways to share their learning with the broader community and through a community of CU Boulder scholars
• Faculty participants and their community partners (one partner per faculty member) will receive stipends to support their participation: faculty participants ($2,000) and community partners ($1,000)

The 2025 application is now closed. The 2026-27 call for proposals will open in March 2026. 

Please contact Lisa Schwartz with questions about the program, eligibility or your interest.