Global Career Accelerator

The GVSU Global Career Accelerator is a for-credit, online program designed to equip undergraduate students with high-demand skills, real-world experience, and a clear pathway to career success. Through the program, students engage in virtual experiences with industry-leading partners from a diverse network of global organizations.

What is experiential learning?

Experiential learning is an active, hands-on approach to education that goes beyond the classroom. It encompasses a variety of immersive experiences, including simulations, project-based learning, community engagement, undergraduate research, fieldwork, study away and abroad, and internships. These opportunities foster real-world problem-solving, collaboration, and adaptability—essential skills for today’s graduates to thrive in dynamic environments. As Hutchings notes, experiential learning provides "complex, social, and unscripted forms of learning that today's [graduates] need to succeed" (Hutchings 13). 

What does CCEL do to support experiential learning?

CCEL supports experiential learning that exists across CLAS by:

• Providing infrastructure to address equity and sustainability of the Voyage
• Supporting the CLAS Summer Institute
• Acting as a hub for community partnerships in CLAS
• Initiating and sustaining paid internships and work-integrated education, including the Laker Accelerated Talent Link and community work-study pilot
• Promoting experiential learning and CLAS Voyage resources to students and faculty
  • Faculty Request Form
• Supporting the assessment of experiential learning

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