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Community-Engaged Learning

Respond to the needs of our communities, make a difference in civic life and enter into mutually beneficial partnerships with community organizations through the College’s Community Engagement & Collaboration program. Whether you participate in a one-time project or a long-term partnership, we offer many opportunities to address community needs and improve civic life. 

From a day of service for MLK Day or mentoring elementary school children; to researching the housing crisis in Idaho or publishing stories with the Idaho State Historical Society; to addressing a community-identified problem through courses such as The Prison Experience, Community Psychology, Schools & Society and Community Health – there is so much to discover and so many ways to deepen the practice of community partnership, deliberative democracy and civic engagement.

A Meaningful Summer Experience

Each summer, College faculty and students partner with the Wood River YMCA to bolster educational outcomes for children in Idaho’s Wood River Valley. Despite being a popular recreational, tourist-heavy destination, many families struggle economically, often resulting in their children falling behind their peers academically.

Student Research Conference

Celebrating Research, Scholarship & Creative Work

Each year, we celebrate our students creativity, curiosity and perseverance through a Student Research Conference (SRC), where students from a range of disciplines share their scholarly and creative accomplishments through research posters and talks, creative performances and roundtables.

Explore Our 19th Annual SRC

Become a Yote!

Your innovative spirit has propelled you this far. What’s next? That’s for you to dream, make, live and unleash at The College of Idaho. Come see what awaits you here.

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