{"id":696,"date":"2021-12-14T15:24:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T15:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/ale\/?page_id=696"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:33:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/ale\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-770\" alt=\"Tarleton State University logo: T over Texas.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/ale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2022\/06\/ALE-Slideshow.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 9%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 9%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/ale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2022\/06\/ALE-Slideshow.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/ale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2022\/06\/ALE-Slideshow-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/ale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2022\/06\/ALE-Slideshow-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/ale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2022\/06\/ALE-Slideshow-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/ale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2022\/06\/ALE-Slideshow-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Learn More About Participating in the ALE Program!<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Distinctive Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Applied Learning Experiences (ALEs) are&nbsp;academic, and non-academic, transformative learning experiences designed to engage students in active and reflective learning to further develop beyond-disciplinary skills and expand students\u2019 perspectives of self, community, and global environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the guidance and mentoring of faculty and staff, students will think critically and articulate the broader impact of these activities, and learn to articulate the value of their experiences. The result will be a distinctive collegiate experience that prepares the student well&nbsp;for life beyond college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Applied Learning Experiences (ALE)&nbsp;<\/strong>categories are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Service Learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scholarly Activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internship\/Practicum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discipline Knowledge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cultural Enrichment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By successfully completing at least three of these&nbsp;<strong>approved<\/strong>&nbsp;activities across at least two categories, students will earn an ALE cord to wear at graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-columns advgb-columns-wrapper\" id=\"advgb-cols-c09faf1a-9d0a-447a-aea1-c91f1ee7c86f\"><div class=\"advgb-columns-container\"><div class=\"advgb-columns advgb-columns-row advgb-is-mobile advgb-columns-2 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