About Community-Based Learning
“We all have the capacity to respond to the most pressing problems we face locally, nationally and around the globe. Our Jesuit tradition calls us to begin that work on the bridge between our classrooms and the Worcester community.”
-Margaret A. Post, Director of the Donelan Office of Community Based Learning
The Donelan Office of Community Based Learning develops academic courses and community learning opportunities for students in the Worcester community. Holy Cross community based learning projects aim to support local organizations and community initiatives. Students enrolled in a Community Based Learning course extend their learning outside the classroom into the community through work with non profit, community, & public organizations,or through or an on campus project that will benefit the Holy Cross community. Community-based learning courses can be found across the curriculum in all academic departments, concentrations and programs of the Center for Interdisciplinary and Special Studies. Many placements require a weekly commitment, for a total of 15-25 hours per semester.
The Donelan Office of Community Based Learning helps students make connections between their courses and community sites thanks to a generous endowment established by Joseph P. Donelan II '72.