Experiential Learning

Dynamic and engaging, experiential learning is at the heart of a BW education because it unites knowledge, ideas and perspectives with real-world application.

Baldwin Wallace has an experiential learning requirement that helps students connect their classroom experiences to practical learning opportunities. It also helps students boost their resumes.

Experiential opportunities can include research, internships, study abroad, service learning and more. Through these initiatives, your student may work alongside a professor doing complex research, journey overseas to experience cultural assimilation, study the local effects of inner-city poverty or intern at a multinational company.

Research

Research is an exciting part of the BW experience. In addition to being dedicated teachers, our professors are passionate scholars and researchers. Students develop skills in critical thinking, writing, oral communication, quantitative methods and teamwork while building a professional connection and rapport with their faculty mentor.

Beyond the research itself, students have benfited from having their work published in scholarly journals and making presentations both on campus and at regional conferences.

Internships

Whether paid or unpaid, internships are opportunities for a student to gain valuable real-world experience and networking contacts. Students are encouraged to begin internship experiences as early as second year. Assistance in locating a meaningful internship can be obtained through your student's faculty advisor and advisors in the BW Career Center.

The Center for Global Exploration

Whether your student's motivations include personal growth, academic enrichment, career preparation or something else, study abroad can be important to a student's college experience. Individuals can participate in faculty-led group seminars, study at a foreign university, or intern in the U.S. or abroad.

Service Learning

Popular among students, service learning includes local, national and international opportunities for student engagement. They can include one-time projects, weekly service, alternative breaks and more. Service-learning opportunities help foster introspection, knowledge and an understanding of societal and environmental issues.