/ en /news/2022-09/learning-communities-tackle-masons-edge-challenge-course <span>Learning Communities Tackle Mason’s EDGE Challenge Course</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/586" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Andrew J Schappert</span></span> <span>Mon, 09/12/2022 - 15:57</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_associated_people" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-associated-people"> <h2>In This Story</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-associated-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">People Mentioned in This Story</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/jvictor3" hreflang="und">Jennifer N. Victor</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/emcglinc" hreflang="und">Eric McGlinchey</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/mschere2" hreflang="und">Matthew Scherer</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/cberk" hreflang="und">Christopher D. Berk</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><figure role="group"><div> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2022-09/EDGE-group-web.jpg" width="700" height="372" alt="A group of students pose for the camera with one of them laying on his side." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <figcaption>Members of the Democracy Lab and International Relations Policy Task Force at the EDGE. Photo by Gretchen Curry/Schar School of Policy and Government</figcaption></figure><p><span><span>On a brutally hot day in August, more than 50 <a href="http://schar.gmu.edu/">Schar School</a> students participating in the Democracy Lab and International Relations Policy Task Force <a href="https://schar.gmu.edu/why-study-here/student-experience/learning-communities/schar-academic-community">learning communities</a>, plus a few game professors, tackled ����AV’s <a href="https://edge.gmu.edu/" target="_blank">EDGE</a> team-building climbing course at the Science and Technology Campus in Manassas, Virginia. The EDGE provides powerful and positive experiential learning experiences—not to mention a bit of intimidation—that turn disparate students into bonded classmates. From the looks of things, mission accomplished! </span></span></p> <figure role="group"><div> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2022-09/EDGE-tower-web.jpg" width="500" height="540" alt="A person sits atop a tower made of logs and ropes while another in a white shirt climbs." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <figcaption>An ambitious student scales the fearsome Alpine Tower to the top while Learning Communities director Jennifer Victor awaits at the top. Photo by Olivia Hollenbach/Democracy Lab</figcaption></figure><figure role="group"><div> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2022-09/EDGE-professors-web.jpg" width="700" height="431" alt="Four people in tee shirts pose for a group selfie." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <figcaption>Associate Professors Jennifer Victor, Eric McGlinchey, Matthew Scherer, and Assistant Professor Christopher Berk didn’t just watch, they climbed with the students.</figcaption></figure><figure role="group"><div> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/2022-09/EDGE-ending-web.jpg" width="700" height="473" alt="A group of cheering students." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> </div> <figcaption>Celebrating survival with an intense “rock-paper-scissors” competition. Photo by Eric McGlinchey/Schar School of Policy and Government</figcaption></figure><p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/13021" hreflang="en">Democracy Lab</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/13031" hreflang="en">International Relations Policy Task Force</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16846" hreflang="en">EDGE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16836" hreflang="en">Science and Technology Campus</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/16761" hreflang="en">Schar School News September 2022</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/17756" hreflang="en">Democracy Lab Learning Community</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:57:30 +0000 Andrew J Schappert 95791 at