Experiential Learning at UD

By Christopher Miller

The Office of Experiential Learning encourages all students to attend The Stander Symposium on April 24. At stander UD will celebrate research, teaching and community partnerships through The Stander Symposium. The Symposium acts as an annual showcase where both undergraduate and graduate students are invited to showcase their research, creative endeavors, and academic achievements. We celebrate the symposium as a day of research, creativity, and discovery by canceling all regularly scheduled courses and meetings - instead inviting the whole University to engage in conversation, learning and panel discussions-outside of the classroom.

Several student groups will be giving presentations revolving around experiential learning projects. Below a few of the projects are listed along with their descriptions. 

"Sex-differences in response to the antidepressant drug ketamine using a high fat diet model of
metabolic stress."

This study sought to assess basal behavioral sex differences in C57BL/6J mice exposed to a high fat diet regimen, and to assess whether ketamine may rescue depressive and/or anxiety-like behaviors in a sex-dependent manner. Preliminary behavioral analysis in this project was conducted in the context of the experiential learning research component of the Fall 2018 Neurobiology Laboratory (BIO415L) class.

"Experiential Design for the People [Dayton]"

Experiential Design for the People [Dayton]” is a collaborative project implemented in the fall of 2018 in the Department of Art & Design’s undergraduate design practicum course. This project was conceived and generated by six senior-level students in a 16-week time frame. The proposed activity became a beautification project of three-bus stops in downtown Dayton, including a map that addresses food access issues connecting bus stop locations with food pantries, free meals, etc.

"Chaminade Scholars: A Sacred Voice is Calling"

A Sacred Voice is Calling is an experiential opportunity for exploring the meaning of personal vocation and social conscience for creating balance and harmony in our lives and the world. Exercises on inward listening to our hearts, listening with our hearts to the world around us and practicing the ‘art of seeing’ enables us to creatively respond to the needs in the community and the world. Creative interactive activities.

Join the OEL at Stander Symposium for a scholarly celebration of research, teaching, and community!