• Soliciting questions in class
• Soliciting participation in class discussions
• Requiring a presentation
• Including diverse perspectives (different races, religions, genders, political beliefs, etc.) in class discussions
• Students working with other students on projects during class
• Students to putting together ideas or concepts from different courses when participating in class discussions
• Providing prompt feedback on students’ academic performance (written or oral)
• Providing academic challenge (analyzing, synthesizing, making judgments, applying)
• Using a variety of teaching techniques including technology, games, debates, skits, films, experiments, energy shifts, stories, higher order thinking activities
• Using a variety of student assessments as clear feedback for the learning process

Engagement activities conducted within the context of a course but outside of class:

• Requiring written papers/assignments necessitating multiple drafts
• Assigning papers/projects that integrate ideas or information from various sources
• Including diverse perspectives (different races, religions, genders, political beliefs, etc.) in written assignments
• Students working with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments
• Students synthesizing ideas or concepts from other courses when completing assignments
• Students tutoring or teaching other students in the course (paid or voluntary)
• Students participating in a community-based project as part of a regular course
• Students using an electronic medium (list-serv, chat group, Internet, etc.) to discuss or complete and assignment
• Students communicating with instructor via email
• Instructor discussing grades or assignments with students
• Instructor discussing ideas from readings or class with students
• Students discussing ideas from readings or class with other students

Engagement activities not related to a specific course but related to vocational preparation:

• Faculty member discussing ideas/issues from the discipline with students
• Student working on a research project with a faculty member outside of course or program requirements
• Students participating in a culminating senior experience (comprehensive exam, thesis, project, capstone experience, etc.)
• Students participating in study abroad
• Students participating in an independent study in the discipline
• Students tutoring or teaching other students in the student’s discipline (paid or voluntary)
• Faculty member talking about career plans with students

Engagement activities not necessarily related to a specific course and not necessarily related to vocational preparation:

• Faculty working with students on activities other than coursework (e.g. committees, orientation, student life activities, etc.)
• Students participating in community service or volunteer work
• Students participating in a learning community or some other formal program where groups of students take two or more classes together
• Students participating in an independent study
• In general, faculty members being available, helpful, and sympathetic
• In general, administrative personnel and offices being helpful, considerate, and flexible

Experiential learning activities

• Practicum
• Internship
• Field experience
• Co-op experience
• Clinical assignment

Social engagement activities

• Organizations
• Campus publications
• Student government
• Social fraternity or sorority
• Intercollegiate or intramural sports

Intellectual/Cultural engagement activities

• Students having serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity
• Students having serious conversations with students who are very different in terms of religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values.
• Students participating in study abroad
• Students attending cultural performances (lectures, theater, concerts, museum shows
• Students engaging in discussion with others about music, arts, philosophical issues, public affairs

Civic engagement activities

• Students becoming involved in the community and society
• Students participating actively in groups and projects aimed at social or political change either on campus or in the wider community
• Students seeking the opportunity to have their voices heard in public
• Students developing capacities for leadership
• Students working as volunteers, lending time and skills to helping people in need or in helping try to solve community problems