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"My whole life I've wanted to be the kind of person anyone can lean on, and the more I look into each of the issues raised by the Engelhard Project, the more I am able to be that person." -Engelhard student

"This is quite possibly the best course I've ever taken at Georgetown." -Engelhard student

"In contrast to all of the other courses that I have taken during my college career, this course dealt with health and mental issues that are actually important to my friends, my peers, and me." -Engelhard student

"If only all courses could prove to be so relevant to my personal and educational growth….This class is truly reflective of what all courses in college ought to be." -Engelhard student

"I often left class invigorated and would go home to do more research on the matters we had focused on that day." -Engelhard student

"I appreciate that, even in a large class, I can feel a sense of personal gain and growth through the Engelhard Project." -Engelhard student

"This course really opened my eyes and gave me a new way of thinking." -Engelhard student

"This class made me think about my own life experiences and frame them in a more focused and thoughtful manner." -Engelhard student

Engelhard Blog

The Engelhard Project for Connecting Life and Learning focuses on teaching to the whole student by bringing health and wellness issues into the classroom in a way that supports student knowledge gain and encourages students to reflect on their own attitudes and behaviors. Using a curriculum infusion approach, Georgetown faculty link academic course content to health and wellness topics through readings, presentations, discussions led by campus health professionals, and reflective writing assignments. In addition, fitting with Georgetown's focus on social justice, some courses extend those discussions and reflections into work in local communities. The project strives to create meaningful connections between faculty, students, and campus health professionals and encourages the practice of one of Georgetown's most important Jesuit principles, cura personalis, or care for the person, while engaging in personal growth and learning.

Since the project’s inception in 2005, more than 4,200 students have taken Engelhard courses taught by more than 50 faculty members in the following departments: Accounting, Anthropology, Art, Biology, Business, English, Foreign Service, Government, Health Studies, Health Systems Administration, History, Human Science, Interdisciplinary Studies, International Affairs, Justice and Peace Studies, Management, Mathematics, Nursing, Operations Information Management, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, and Theology.