Courses with a Community-Engaged Learning Component - Spring 2025

Courses with a community-engaged learning component can be found across all academic disciplines at Fisher. Some courses may fulfill requirements of the Core Curriculum, while others may count toward major or minor requirements.

Below are courses with a community-engaged learning component.

Arts and Sciences

  • CHEM 2417 - The Ethical Chemist - Kimberly Chichester
    Students will test soil for heavy metals in community gardens.
  • CORE 4990-10: The Black Church in Rochester - Anthony Siracusa
    Students will write the history of the Memorial AME Zion Church in partnership with the church members.
  • ENGL 2102: Community-Based Writing - James Bowman
    Students will partner with residents of a local senior living community to conduct interviews and write memoirs.
  • HIST 2100: Activism in Rochester - Anthony Siracusa
    Students will work with a variety of partners to advance their public policy priorities.
  • PUBH 410: Community Health Service Learning - Chelsea Wahl
    Students will support local public health initiatives through research-oriented writing projects.
  • SOCI 2111: Aging and Life Courses - Marta Rodríguez-Galán
    Students will engage in conversations with elders to learn about their experiences with various aging related topics.

Business

  • MKTG 325 - Promotion Management – Ron Sicker
    Students will develop a promotion plan for clients considering target markets and implementation strategies.

Education

  • EDUC 471 - Management in Inclusive, Collaborative Classroom Communities – Katrina Arndt & Susan Hildenbrand
    Students will research and present on parent-identified life skills and growth opportunities for children with exceptional needs.

Nursing

  • NURS 301- Population Health & Wellness I – Elizabeth Dollinger & Joy Hogan
    Students will support local community health organizations that are experiencing high volunteer need.
  • NURS 312 - Palliative and End of Life Care – Joy Hogan
    Students will provide caregiving support as hospice aides for comfort care homes.
  • NURS 429 - Population Health/Community Nursing – Elizabeth Dollinger, Joy Hogan & Yeliam Patel
    Students will apply social determinants of community health principles to health promotion, education, and research.

Pharmacy

  • PHAR 5501/ITDY 310: Introduction to Medical Missions – Christine Birnie
    Students will support the operations of a non-profit clinic in their medication room and through educational initiatives.