What are ELAS courses?
ELAS courses are designed to link academic work with community engagement activities that contextualize course materials and enhance learning. ELAS courses challenge students to develop creative and practical approaches to social, cultural, and scientific issues while partnering with community organizations. A significant portion of ELAS learning takes place through student involvement in surrounding communities or with Bard's national and international partners.
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Recent ELAS Courses
In Their Own Words
Course Spotlight
Faculty members: Erin Cannan, Deirdre D’Albertis, and Michelle Murray
Why aren’t there more women in leadership positions? According to a Pew Research Center report, the majority of American men and women acknowledge the capacity of women to lead. Yet in certain domains—most notably politics and business—they continue to be under-represented at the top and& the American public remains skeptical that gender parity can be achieved.
Community Partner Proposals
ELAS Fellows
Work closely with students and faculty throughout the semester as the ELAS course develops! ELAS fellows bring their personal experience and expertise as engaged, intellectual mediators between the College and the community to benefit all parties involved. Tap into your creativity as an ELAS fellow by documenting the progress of student involvement with community partners.
Requirements:
- Successful completion of the class to which the ELAS fellow is applying.
- Approval from the professor of the class to which they are applying.
- Certification as a Bard driver*
Benefits of ELAS
Contact Us
ELAS Staff
Jovanny Suriel Director of Career Development, Assistant Dean of Civic Engagement
Agatha Bacelar Experiential Learning Coordinator
Faculty Liaison
Peter Klein Assistant Professor of Sociology and Environmental and Urban Studies