Faculty Resources and Partnerships
Welcome to the engagement activities resource webpage for faculty!
We encourage all faculty to embed co-curricular engagement activities in their courses. Engagement promotes a sense of community, experiential learning, and meaningful conversations that shape the whole college student. Research shows that "students who are actively involved in activities outside the classroom tend to do better academically then their uninvolved peers." (Kuh, 2001)
Staff are available to assist faculty in brainstorming ideas or implementing an activity
in a course. For best results, we suggest planning ahead and including the activity
as part of the course syllabus. Activities that are done early in the semester are
more successful in retaining students as they support relationship building between
students and faculty from the start.
To coordinate a partnership opportunity, please fill out the Partnership form on Engage.
Pozen Community College Access Program
We are also excited to be part of the Pozen Community College Access Program. Faculty and Staff can arrange to bring classes or clubs to the MFA for free. The
trip must be organized in advance through the Office of Student Engagement. Please
email studentengagement@middlesex.mass.edu to arrange a trip for your class. To get free and discounted tickets individually
online, use code UM-1603830.
Below are some key updates regarding the MFA's reopening plans for the coming year.
- All MFA visitors need to reserve timed-entry tickets online in advance, including University Members. The promo code for Middlesex Community College is: UM-1603830.
- While general admission will continue to be free for all University Members, there will be a $5 additional surcharge for special temporary exhibitions, including “Writing the Future” and “Monet and Boston”. University members will be able to access tickets at this rate with the same promo code used for their general admission. Please note, at this time we will not be able to accommodate any group visits.
University Members are also invited to engage with our new online programming including:
- Expanding Narratives: These 10-15-minute asynchronous video-based learning modules offer unexpected cross-cultural perspectives on works from the MFA’s collections from MFA educators and curators.
- Video Library: Visit the newly updated MFA YouTube channel to view a range of playlists where previously recorded lectures, talks, and events including Museum Career Panels and other discussions can be found.
- Faculty Workshops: Join us for one or all of this live, online, interactive series:
For more information on all these programs, please visit www.mfa.org/collegeprograms.