Center for Community Work and Learning | St. Catherine University Connecting Campus and Community The Center for Community Work and Learning (CWL) facilitates meaningful engaged learning through community-engaged courses, student employment programs, and civic engagement. Through mutually beneficial partnerships with more than 70 organizations , we provide opportunities for students to practice critical and creative thinking, living out St. Kate's values of social justice and leadership. CWL is part of the Office of Scholarly Engagement 2024-2025 Annual Report Spring 2025 Symposium Community-Engaged Learning Each semester, more than 30 undergraduate and graduate courses collaborate with organizations on experiences that support student learning goals and benefit community partners. Discover how St. Catherine University empowers students to explore their passions through community-engaged research. Hear from students and faculty as they share how research opportunities in Community-Engaged Learning courses spark curiosity, deepen learning, and build real-world experience. Community-Engaged Learning Student Employment Programs America Reads Be a mentor and tutor youth! Tutors work at schools and community organizations, with group transportation provided by St. Kate’s. America Reads Assistantship Mentoring Program Collaborate with a faculty or staff mentor as a teaching, research, or program assistant. AMP teams engage in projects tailored to their specific interests. Assistantship Mentoring Program Community Leaders Program Work in a paid position at a local community organization and develop your leadership and professional skills. Positions are often related to one’s academic area of study. Community Leaders Program Civic and Campus Engagement Civic Engagement The Civic Engagement Collective is a group of students, faculty, and staff who work to create a vibrant, engaging, and respectful campus, encouraging the St. Kate’s community to be involved in our democracy. St. Kate's Empty Bowls Empty Bowls is an initiative of the St. Kate's Clay Club, which use the power of (making) art as a way to raise funds and awareness of food insecurity. Welcoming the Dear Neighbor? WTDN is an interdisciplinary, community-engaged research project on housing segregation and racial inequalities in Ramsey County and beyond. Carnegie Classification In 2015, St. Catherine University was one of only 36 private colleges and universities across the nation to receive the Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching . The Carnegie Foundation praised the University for our “excellent alignment among campus mission, culture, leadership, resources, and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement." The Center for Community Work and Learning Office Location Coeur de Catherine | Room 270 2004 Randolph Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 CWL staff Follow us on and Mailbox #4252 651-690-6842 communitywork@stkate.edu Apply to St. Kate's Visit Us Attend an Info Session