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The Office of Community-Engaged Learning (OCEL) is your connection to innovative engagement for the University and our surrounding community.  Through strategic community partnering, research opportunities, programming opportunities, paid and unpaid internships and work-study opportunities, university faculty and students are helping to co-create tomorrow’s greater Detroit – today.  OCEL is here to help community partners identify ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn campus resources that best address their needs.  

Visibility on Multiple Platforms

• Get featured on our community engagement database,
• Events or programs can be featured in our monthly newsletter and on our and pages.

Space Usage

• Community partners are welcome (as scheduling allows) to host meetings and small events in the Ford Collaboratory on the first floor of the Mardigian Library - email us if you are interested!

Faculty Connections and Grant Partnerships

• OCEL staff can connect you to faculty for grant partnerships or mutually beneficial class collaborations. OCEL also facilitates partner/faculty meetings and consults on best practices for community engagement plans.

Event Support

• If you have a larger event coming up, consider hosting at ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn's beautiful campus! OCEL staff can connect you with the right people to get started.

Volunteers and Work Study Placements

• OCEL can put you in touch with ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn's student volunteer base, as well as connect you with staff who can walk you through the process of hiring a work study student which would make your workplace eligible for partial wage reimbursement.