Advising for Lang Center offered summer grants has begun. Sign up for an appointment slot using our online calendar or contact Ava Shafiei (ashafie1) if you are unsure which LCA you should meet with. Questions on how to sign up for an appointment with an LCA? Please watch this video.
"...the transition [caused by the pandemic has been] particularly difficult for professors running Engaged Scholarship (ESCH) courses, programs that are based on in-person experiences in local communities in Chester and Philadelphia. How would professors emulate in-person experiences when everything was online?" Read this article on The Phoenix about how the Lang Center has adapted to continue to meet its mission of connecting the 3Cs - campus, curriculum, community - during these uncertain times.
COVID-19 Update
During this period of modified operations at the College, the Lang Center will continue to meet our mission, acknowledging that the health and well-being of the global community are paramount. We encourage you to follow the CDC guidelines as you make plans for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Email us if you have questions regarding how COVID-19 could affect your current and future community engagements.
"Connecting curriculum, campus, and community through engaged scholarship and collaborative action."
Issue Areas
Organize your energies! If you’re passionate about an issue, we can help you find relevant courses, research, internships, and volunteer opportunities, whatever your academic major.
Faculty-Led Initiatives
We house faculty-led programs that encourage interdisciplinary learning and Engaged Scholarship. Current programs: Urban Inequality & Incarceration, Global Studies Initiative, Health & Societies, Arts in Action.
Resources
The Lang Center provides a variety of resources to students, faculty, and community members, including funding, advising, transportation, and space.
The Lang Center in the News
Omri Gal ’19 Teams With Philadelphia Union to Help Chester Youth
With help from a grant from the Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility, Omri Gal ’19 began Design FC, an after-school program that teaches fifth- and sixth-grade students in Chester to think about design through the medium of soccer. More
Political Scientist Ben Berger to Promote Engaged Scholarship through Prison Education Symposium
“The symposium will highlight the ways in which prison education can facilitate mutual and reciprocally beneficial community partnerships—often a difficult ideal for engaged scholars to attain,” Berger says. More
Leadership Summit Fosters Empowerment
Through a wide range of events, including workshops, guest speakers, and art performances, the summit provided diverse spaces for women to feel empowered and supported. More