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Cooperative
Education is a university-wide work-based learning
program. Professional staff enter into educational partnerships
with business and non-profit organizations that assist students
explore how classroom theory translates to effective workplace practices.
Since its inception, over 14,000 MSU alumni from all Schools and
Colleges and 700 business and nonprofit organizations have participated
in the program.
Both full and part-time, paid and stipend internship positions
are available to students. These positions meet co-op work-learning
criteria and are arranged for a minimum of one semester. Screening
criteria for the positions are determined by the employer and
students meeting these criteria are referred for interviews. Hiring
decisions are made solely by the employer. Interested students
must apply at least one semester prior to enrollment.
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Cooperative
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MSU’s Service-Learning
Program was officially launched in the spring of 1996 as part of
the University’s broader commitment to experiential education.
The programs ongoing mission is to foster the development of informed
and involved citizens through the integration of service to the
community with academic coursework. Through service-learning, MSU
is pushing itself beyond giving students workplace experience to
educating them for citizenship.
Service-Learning faculty and staff agree that the best model for addressing
community issues is to orient the service-learning projects around issues
rather than disciplines, and encouraging a collaborative strategy to education.
This interdisciplinary, issue oriented approach enables faculty and students
to address the complex nature of community problems, and to provide community
organizations with service that is responsive to their needs. Current
service priorities include: literacy; service to older adults; the digital
divide; substance abuse prevention; at-risk youth; and peer mentoring.
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Service-Learning
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The Community Outreach Partnership
Center (COPC) (pronounced "COP-SEE")
serves as a mechanism for innovative collaboration between the
Montclair State University campus, residents, leaders and community
organizations of the Pine Street and Glenfield Park neighborhoods
of Montclair, NJ. Bridging the classroom to the community, faculty
and students work closely with COPC organizational partners
to design and execute applied research projects, provide technical
assistance and facilitate information exchange. COPC projects
and activities address issues related to community organizing
, housing, and urban education.
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Community
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