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Skip to contentLiberal Arts Action Labwith Capital Community College and Trinity College, Hartford CTAboutPeopleReserve Our SpaceApplyPartners + ProposalsFacultyStudentsUpdatesProjectsLearnCoursesDigital ToolsOpen DataWordPress TutorialTransportationPostsContactAboutIn the Liberal Arts Action Lab, Hartford community partners propose semester-long research projects to pursue in collaboration with student and faculty teams from Trinity College and Capital Community College. Each semester, students apply to join Action Lab project teams and enroll in two courses to learn research skills and digital tools while collaborating with their partner organizations. Our goals are to strengthen the city and its role in the region, spark social innovation, and support civic engagement and sustainability. See completed and current projects.How to Apply:Community Partners: Applications typically take place in September-October for the spring semester and January-February for the fall semester. Sign up for our email list to be notified of calls for proposals and application deadlines. Students: Applications typically take place in October-November for the spring semester and March-April for the fall semester. Trinity and Capital students will receive an email with details each semester. Faculty: The action Lab is now accepting applications for faculty fellows! Apply here by 6/20!Our application matching process brings together teams that include a community partner (broadly defined as neighborhood groups, non-profit organizations, government agencies, social entrepreneurs, etc.), a Faculty Fellow (academic or staff experts from any Hartford Consortium for Higher Education campus), and 5-7 students from Capital Community College or Trinity College. Each semester, a total of 24 Action Lab students will learn research skills and digital tools in two afternoon courses. The Action Lab is based downtown at 10 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT. Please contact us to learn how to participate.The Liberal Arts Action Lab is housed under the Center for Hartford Engagement and Research (CHER) at Trinity College. For questions on the Lab, please contact Director Emily Cummins at [email protected] design: Weixi Zhang (Trinity ’18); Header photo credits: Amber Montalvo (Trinity ’20), Jack Dougherty, Nick CaitoRecent PostsFinishing Off Strong: Findings from the Spring 2021 Action Lab Project TeamsAction Lab Accepting Faculty Fellow Applications—Due June 15Students: Apply for the Fall 2021 Liberal Arts Action Lab by Friday, April 16thIntroducing the Three Spring 2021 Action Lab Project TeamsLiberal Arts Action Lab Accepting Proposals for Fall 2021NewsFinishing Off Strong: Findings from the Spring 2021 Action Lab Project Teams June 1, 2021June 1, 2021Morgan FinnThis semester’s Action Lab cohort took “rise to the occasion” to a new level in response to the pandemic’s limitations.NewsAction Lab Accepting Faculty Fellow Applications—Due June 15 May 24, 2021June 3, 2021Morgan FinnNewsStudents: Apply for the Fall 2021 Liberal Arts Action Lab by Friday, April 16th April 6, 2021May 19, 2021Morgan FinnNewsIntroducing the Three Spring 2021 Action Lab Project Teams March 31, 2021April 6, 2021Morgan FinnCopyright © 2022 Liberal Arts Action Lab. All rights reserved.Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.