College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy
Undergrad: Discovery- and Service-Based Learning Opportunities and Clinical Experiences
(Catalog pages 217-218)
As a professional, service-oriented college, CHEP stresses
opportunities for learning through experiences that require students to
apply their academic training and encourage them to develop their
newly acquired skills and knowledge. CHEP has a unique
combination of facilities that provide a wide range of practical
experience settings, and CHEP offers special programs that
encourage personal and professional development. Undergraduate
students can also learn from valuable practical experience that
complements their academic studies by working with faculty, staff
and graduate students in CHEP’s public service and research centers.
CHEP receives funding from the Delaware General Assembly to
support undergraduates who are working on projects that benefit the
people of Delaware.
The following units offer special opportunities for undergraduate
student participation:
The College School located in Alison Hall (ALS), provides a
school-year program for children, grades 1-8, with learning
differences. The school provides individualized and innovative
instruction for children who have had unsuccessful school
experiences, with the goal of returning these students to more
traditional classroom settings within an average of two to three years.
The College School also serves as a research and clinical site for
students and faculty in Education, School Psychology, Clinical
Psychology, Nursing, Physical Education, Music, and many other
disciplines. For further information: www.udel.edu/collegeschool or
call (302) 831-1097.
The Courtyard Newark at the University of Delaware iis
operated by the Shaner Hotel Group and provides on-campus lodging
for alumni, parents, guests and conference attendees. It also provides
enhanced educational experiences in the Marriott Center for
Hospitality and Tourism for students in the Department of Hotel,
Restaurant and Institutional Management by offering opportunities to
gain hundreds of hours of practical experience in a teaching and
research laboratory located in a hotel setting. Students gain valuable
experience in sales, marketing, revenue management, hotel
engineering, and housekeeping. For further information, call (302)
831-6077 or email dlaws@udel.edu.
The Design Laboratories provide applied learning opportunities
for apparel design and fashion merchandising students. The
Computer-aided Design Laboratory builds skills in graphic and
pattern design, pattern grading and marker-making systems used in
the apparel industry. Students can use the Historic Costume and
Textile Collection, with 2,500 historic textiles and apparel pieces, for
design inspiration. For further information, call (302) 831-8713 or
visit http://www.udel.edu/fash.
The Legislative Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for
especially qualified undergraduates and graduate students to work
directly with members of the Delaware General Assembly. Fellows
provide timely, nonpartisan research assistance on complex public
policy issues while gaining a thorough knowledge of the legislative
process that will be useful in a wide variety of careers. In addition,
Fellows become acquainted with state and local elected officials,
agency directors, business heads, and community leaders. Selected
through a competitive process, Fellows work in Dover for twenty
hours per week from January to June and earn a stipend comparable
to a research assistantship. For more information contact Lisa
Moreland at (302) 831-4955 or e-mail lisamk@udel.edu.
Professional Development Schools provide professional
training in teacher education much in the way teaching hospitals
serve medical education. The University of Delaware is working with
several elementary and middle schools in the Christina and Milford
School Districts. Some undergraduate students in elementary
education complete their clinical requirements at these sites.
The University of Delaware Laboratory Preschool is a state
licensed and NAEYC accredited model preschool program, provides
appropriate developmental programs for children with and without
disabilities; teaches University students to work with young children
through classroom practicum experiences; provides opportunities for
students, faculty and professionals to observe exemplary preschool
programs and teacher role models; enables students to observe
children ages two through six so the students can better understand
developmental progression; and provides a research site for students
and faculty. For further information, contact Peg Bradley, director, at
(302)831-8556 or e-mail: pbradley@udel.edu.
CHEP UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIPS AND RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS
CHEP offers students many opportunities for public and
community service research assistantships and internships through its
research and public service units. Undergraduates are able to work
closely with faculty, staff and graduate students on key issues
involving children, families, schools, communities, the environment,
consumers and service institutions, and public policies. The following
CHEP research and public service centers, profiled in detail in the
chapter "Research Centers, Institutes, and Special Facilities"
offer public and community research assistantships and internship opportunities:
- Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research
- Center for Community Research and Service
- Center for Disabilities Studies
- Center for Energy and Environmental Policy
- Center for Historic Architecture and Design
- Delaware Center for Teacher Education
- Delaware Education Research and Development Center
- Early Learning Center
- English Language Institute
- Institute for Public Administration
- Mathematics & Science Education Resource Center
- Office of Educational Technology
