Duffy Community Partnerships
Our Duffy Community Partnerships program—named for the late James Duffy ’49, 他是美国广播公司(abc)的前总裁,他与数十家地方机构的关系根深蒂固, civic offices, and service organizations. 学生们申请进入作为他们大本营的社会学课程. 他们被安排在一个合作机构度过一个完整的学期, completing 90 hours of work, gaining professional skills, completing a time-sensitive project, and studying the social, cultural, and economic forces at work in their field. 一些学生继续进行(并经常发表)从他们的经历中产生的暑期研究.
Service Learning
我们提供一系列服务学习课程,为学生提供与当地组织合作(或为当地组织进行研究)的实践经验. One example: In our Psychology Practicum, students complete internships at local schools, clinics, service agencies, 还有更多——和同学们一起反思和汇报自己的经历, professors, and members of the organization.
Belmark Associates
Belmark Associates 是一家由学生管理的市场研究公司,1985年由学生创立,目前位于 Center for Entrepreneurship. Assisted by faculty mentors and advisors, students design and implement research, share their results, and make recommendations. 最近的一个例子是:一个由学生和教授Laura Grube和Brian Morello组成的小团队为Acts Housing进行了人口统计研究, 一个帮助低收入家庭购买和翻新房屋的区域性非营利组织. 其他客户包括伯洛伊特第一国民银行, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, and the Beloit Convention and Visitors Bureau.