Engagement in the real-world -- from paid corporate internships to weeks spent volunteering with nonprofits to group projects solving problems with government agencies -- is central to the School of Information's (SI) educational and research philosophies.
SI's Office of Academic Outreach and Practical Engagement Programs provides support for these endeavors, including the MSI degree's Practical Engagement Program, the use of distance-independent technology for instruction, and ongoing educational programs and projects.
Creating Leadership for the Information Professions
The Office of Academic Outreach offers programs aimed at achieving the following objectives:
Strong integration of theory and practice
Curriculum enrichment by diverse experiences
Community service through empowerment
Collaboration mediated by appropriate technology
Partnerships, big and small, local and global
Practical Engagement Program
The Practical Enagement Program (PEP) is an integral part of SI's Master of Science in Information program. The MSI program's PEP requirement can be met in a number of ways:
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