Embedded Education at Sarah Lawrence offers opportunities for earning academic credit for students who are completing experience-based work - such as internships, volunteer positions, and jobs.  SLC EmbeddEd courses are offered each semester, including summer, and are available to second-year students and above, including graduate students, completing experience-based work in any field.  Centered on topics such as Foundations in Workplace Culture + Wellbeing, Building a Professional Identity, and Navigating Workplace Communication, SLC EmbeddEd courses aim to support students’ transition from campus to post-graduate life after graduation while building a supportive network of peers, alumni, and career service resources.

There are many possible pathways into SLC EmbeddEd courses, and students who need help finding a placement can access resources through various on-campus offices.

SUMMER 2025 SLC EmbeddEd: Navigating Workplace Communication (1 credit; 5 weeks)

FALL 2025 SLC EmbeddEd: Foundations in Workplace Culture + Well-Being (3 or 5 credits)

SPRING 2026 SLC EmbeddED: Building a Professional Identity (3 or 5 Credits)

{expander} Examples of Student Experiences

Internships 

Blue Urbane (Business/Marketing)

Congregation Kol Ami (Human Services + Education)

Midnight Theatre (Arts, Media, + Entertainment)

Universal International Studios (Arts, Media + Entertainment)

Abbot Entertainment (Arts, Media + Entertainment)

Flix Premiere (Arts, Media + Entertainment)

Rob Zanger Rare Books (Arts, Media, + Entertainment)

Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic (Human Services + Education)

National Eating Disorders Association (Human Services + Education) 

Schema Design (STEM)

Edge Theory (STEM)

Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development (STEM)

Northern Virginia Oral, Maxillofacial, & Implant Surgery (Human Services + Education)

Community Partnerships 

Westchester Jewish Community Services - Center Lane for LGBTQ+ Youth (Human Services + Education)

Hearts and Homes for Refugees (Law, Policy, and Activism)

Yonkers Public Library 

Hudson River Museum 

On-Campus Experiential Learning

SLC CURB - Center for Urban Research at Beczak (STEM/Human Services + Education)

ECC - Early Childhood Center (Human Services + Education)

Volunteer Work

White Plains Hospital - Physical Therapy (Human Services + Education)

Eastchester Volunteer Ambulance Corps (Human Services + Education)

Off-Campus Jobs

City Year (Human Services + Education)

Kings of Queens Basketball (Human Services + Entertainment)

Soul Cycle (Marketing) 

About SLC EmbeddEd{expander}

A Sarah Lawrence College education extends beyond the classroom - into experiences such as internships, on-campus involvement, community engagement, and alumni life.  Embedded within these experiences are rich opportunities for process-based learning; integrating academic knowledge with experience-based observations; applying related skills in dynamic, intersectional contexts; and building community through collaboration and shared experiences.  

SLCembeddED aims to help students navigate learning opportunities that emerge through experience, within the support of a collaborative community.  Through the integration of academic material, experienced-based observations, peer mentorship, on-campus collaboration and alumni engagement, SLCembeddED seeks to help students develop tools, resources, and an inclusive, collaborative community that extends across disciplines and into life beyond graduation.  SLCembeddED topics include navigating communication and workplace cultures; diversity, equity, and inclusion in intersectional contexts; work-life balance. 

SLCembeddED offers opportunities for academic credit, student leadership and alumni engagement, as well as, a growing archive of digital resources and campus events.  Through a collection of experience-based courses, collaborative engagement, and events, SLCembeddED seeks to:

  • Offer students flexible opportunities to earn academic credit for experience-based learning (1, 3 and 5 credit options)

  • Facilitate collaboratively sourced, collective resources (podcasts and digital archives)

  • Build community through shared experiences

  • Facilitate mentorship among students and alumni

  • Support the transition from campus to life after college

  • Facilitate opportunities for alumni to contribute experience and expertise 

  • Facilitate inclusive, intergenerational engagement with slc alumni throughout students’ undergraduate years and beyond

SLCembeddED works collaboratively with students and faculty groups; Alumni Relations; the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion; Career Services, Health and Wellness Services; the Esther Raushenbush Library in developing opportunities for students and alumni.