The Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning (CIEL) leads USC’s initiative to advance education through building a culture of integrative and experiential learning at University of South Carolina Columbia and the Palmetto College campuses.
CIEL works with a number of campus partners to promote involvement beyond the classroom through participation in community engagement, research, peer leadership, and education abroad to all students.
Through promoting meaningful engagements, supporting critical reflection, and providing funding for purposeful activities, CIEL supports students to make the most of their college experience while making connections across learning experiences in and beyond the classroom.
Our initiatives include:
Graduation with Leadership Distinction is an academic honor that recognizes students with extensive experience completing community engagements, internships and other work experience, education abroad, or research for demonstrating their ability to apply what they have learned to solve problems. Further, students gain a competitive advantage and demonstrate writing, critical thinking, problem solving, reflection, and leadership skills through developing an ePortfolio to share with potential employers and graduate schools. GLD appears on a student’s diploma and academic transcripts and they receive cords to wear at graduation.
The MyUSC Experience Database offers students access to a universe of experiential learning options that expand knowledge and cultivate professional and personal development.
Experiential Learning Research and Resources are the core of CIEL’s mission. Functioning as a hub for the University of South Carolina Columbia and Palmetto College campuses, CIEL has and continues to provide resources for all types of experiential learning in the form of grant programs for internships and study abroad, logistics support for course-based experiences, research on best practices, critical reflection training, and professional development for students, faculty, and staff.
Why your support is important
Your support of CIEL initiatives helps advance integrative and experiential learning across within and beyond the classroom experiences for faculty, students, and staff. Our opportunities equip them with the skills, knowledge and network to accomplish their professional, academic, and personal goals.
When you give your "Give 4 Garnet" gift to the Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning, you are making a lasting impact on the student experience at USC.
