Projects
ADAPTIVE. CONNECTED. EQUITY-MINDED
An Overview of Our Work
Each project we undertake aims to transform what it means to pursue a Georgetown education. Through our work, we develop new models for teaching and learning, incubate educational innovations, and pilot new experiential and curricular programs that foster a culture of equity, innovation, inquiry and collaboration across Georgetown University and our larger community.
A selection of our current active projects is below.
A selection of our current active projects is below.
Active Projects
The Capitol Applied Learning Labs (CALL)
An immersive, professionally focused semester for undergraduates at the Capitol Campus
Bridging the classroom with the the heart of DC through experiential courses, fellowships, and professional experiences.
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Conflict Transformation Lab
A platform for all students to develop a diverse skillset in negotiation, mediation, and dialogue
An interdisciplinary platform convening clinics, interactive dinners, and bridge building initiatives that cultivate the resilience, self-awareness, and skills needed to navigate leadership challenges.
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IPAI
Initiative on Pedagogical Uses of Artificial Intelligence+ Design Lab.
A new initiative co-led by the Red House and CNDLS to support the exploration of Georgetown faculty, students, and staff around the uses of AI systems in learning environments, and to contribute to a larger discourse around the future of Higher Education.
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JESP
Joint Environment and Sustainability Program
A next generation, four-year degree offered by the Earth Commons and College of Arts & Sciences, designed to provide a holistic, experiential education that prepares students to be environmental changemakers.
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Global Career Accelerator
Hands on professional experience reimagined for all students
A customized, credit-bearing online opportunity for Georgetown students from all majors to gain practical experience and build career-focused intercultural and technical skills.
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Future(s) Innovation Committee + UNXD
A governance group convened to oversee University-Wide Cross-Disciplinary (UNXD) pilot courses
A representative governing group made up of faculty from every school that reviews and apporves new UNXD course pilots introduced into the Georgetown curriculum.
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William and Karen Sonneborn Chair for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Recognizing boundary-crossing, interdisciplinary research partnerships.
An annual award supporting interdisciplinary research and collaborations between Georgetown University faculty and students.
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Wellbeing
A systemic approach to intergenerational trauma and repair.
A partnership with The Wellbeing Project to develop new lenses that inspire more effective social change work
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Core Pathways
An interdisciplinary pathway through Georgetown's core requirements focused on climate change
An interdisciplinary pathway to fulfill the Georgetown University core curriculum requirements with autonomy and flexibility through wicked problems. This semester's Pathway focuses on Climate Change.
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Designing for Racial Justice
A 3-year initiative to revise curricula to better address issues of racial justice, systemic inequality, and the development of justice-oriented mindsets.
A campus wide initiative involving all seven schools to coordinate cross-university curricular changes responsive to racial justice and systemic inequality.
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The Opportunity Institute
Colleges and universities working to improve the student academic experience and outcomes
An annual gathering that convenes higher education institutions nationwide to collaboratively identify and mitigate key structural barriers to student success.
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Senior Bridge
Designed to support students' transition from student to alum, courses to careers
1-credit, pass/fail seminars designed to help seniors gain personal and professional skills, reflect on their undergraduate experiences, and prepare for a meaningful life beyond the hilltop
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Mastering the Hidden Curriculum
A course designed for 1st year Georgetown students who identify as 1st generation and/or low-income.
A course-based community of peers and mentors, designed to help students explore questions of identity development, gain skills, and cultural capital to navigate their first year on campus.
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Provost Innovation in Teaching Awards
Recognizing the Georgetown faculty driving curricular innovation through teaching practices
An annual award recognizing faculty members, teams, or department / units that exhibit exceptional creativity and innovative approaches to promote student-centered learning
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Ecological Belonging Fellows
A curricular framework that centers students' complex relationships with the environment in higher education
A global fellowship program co-created by the Earth Commons Institute, Red House, and The Wellbeing Project.
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Third Spaces
Spaces where students and faculty meaningfully and sustainably engage with authentic and complex challenges
Fostering integrative, transdisciplinary, challenge-based educational experiences with students as partners.
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Projects that connect with the Hub
The Hub for Equity and Innovation in Higher Education and the Red House are two independent and adjacent organizations. We are co-located in our workspace on the edge of Georgetown University's campus, which enables us to work closely on projects that support our shared mission to advance Equity through Innovation at Georgetown University.
