Community-Engaged Student Travel Grants
Project-Based Learning in Baton Rouge
Encouraging elementary school students to engage in project-based and active learning.
Park Elementary School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has responded to low test scores by integrating project-based and active learning into their daily curriculum. During this project, grantees partnered with the school to promote college awareness and to help improve the test scores of students. This was done through a field trip to Louisiana State University and practicing math and reading skills. The Cornell students served as teaching assistants during the trip and continue to keep in touch with the elementary school students through monthly letters.
Topics: Arts, Communication, Media and Design; Children, Youth, Seniors and Families; Education; Culture, Language and History
Grant Recipients
Winter 2019-20
- Maurice Bradford, College of Architecture, Art and Planning
- Melodie Cuevas, College of Arts and Sciences
- Sherell Farmer, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
- Brendon Gauthier, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Zelia Gonzales, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
- Lilac Hong, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Nia Khaan, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Malik Leary, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Lizbeth Lucero, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Jessica Morales, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
- Tamara Palms, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
- Henessy Pineda, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
- Emily Walton, College of Arts and Sciences
Winter 2018-19
- Yara Almeida ’19, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Carumey Stevens ’19, College of Human Ecology
- Jelani Taylor ’20, SC Johnson College of Business
- Melodie Cuevas ’21, College of Arts and Sciences
- Zelia Gonzales ’20, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
- Malik Leary, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Tyler Correawhite ’21, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Community-Engaged Student Travel Grants
Temporarily paused: Funding students who are spending winter, spring or summer break participating in community-engaged learning or community-based research activities.