Center for Experiential Learning and Innovation

Whether it’s your first day on campus or the beginning of your career, the Center for Experiential Learning and Innovation is here to help you succeed. We teach you how you can make your college experience better and how to improve your academic and career journey. We believe in preparing students for a diverse and evolving job market through a comprehensive approach that goes beyond traditional academics. Our team will support you to Broaden Your Horizons.

About Broaden Your Horizons

  

    Meet the CELI Team

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Career Development

Assisting students and alumni through all phases of career development and bridges the transition between the academic environment and the world of work.

Learn about Career Services
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First Year Seminar

Ensuring every new student experiences a positive orientation and transition to campus. Students are empowered and supported through events, shared resources, and communication.
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Second Year Experience

Supporting students in identity development, career and major exploration, understanding financial literacy, and developing mindfulness techniques to manage all the responsibilities of your second year and beyond.

Prepared for the Future

Students benefit from a variety of experience-based learning opportunities to ensure a smooth transition into the working world.

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Service Learning

Fostering and promoting social justice by cultivating reciprocal service and learning partnerships among CSUMB students, faculty, staff, and the surrounding tri-county community.

All university programs and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, CSU Monterey Bay provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. CSU Monterey Bay complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices.

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Contact Contact the Center for Experiential Learning and Innovation

Phone: 831-582-3159

Email: Send an email

Building: Library, 2nd Floor

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.