Because they do field learning every year, and not just their senior or junior year, Keuka students become experts at learning from experience. They are able to accomplish more sophisticated internships each year and thus become workplace savvy. Field work does not end with students' time off campus. The experiences, shared by all students, are regularly brought into the classroom by faculty steeped in experiential education methodology. Likewise, students are trained to apply their academic learning during their Field Period to the experiences at hand.
Faculty understand and are committed to experiential education.
Regular professional development opportunities keep them on the cutting edge of experiential strategies and techniques. Experiential learning involves risks and it requires students to take control of their own learning. The faculty recognize this and so provide firm student support, particularly in the first year or two of college. At Keuka College experiential techniques are taught as a basic learning strategy to help students become life-long learners. This approach is introduced in freshman seminars and subsequently reinforced as students learn to apply the methodology during Field Periods, in co-curricular activities, and in the classroom.