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S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: Madhavi Venkatesan

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Name: Madhavi Venkatesan Role within Service-Learning: 2018-2019 Service-Learning Fellow and S-L Faculty Member College: College of Social Sciences and Humanities Department: Economics How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? Service-Learning (S-L) provides a tangible learning opportunity to students that classroom instruction alone cannot provide. Through a curriculum integrated S-L project, students can gain… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Madhavi Venkatesan

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Questioning Service-Learning and Community Engagement: A Workshop

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Written by S-L Graduate Assistant Sophia LaCortiglia For the past few years, members of Northeastern's Service-Learning community have attended an annual Service-Learning conference hosted by Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Using the knowledge and information they learned from these conferences, a group of Service-Learning faculty hosted a Service-Learning workshop. This workshop centered on the research… Continue reading Questioning Service-Learning and Community Engagement: A Workshop

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

Enabling Engineering: A Reflection

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Written by S-L Graduate Assistant Courtney Woodman & S-LTA Julia Hayward On December 4th, 2018, students in Professor Waleed Meleis' Enabling Engineering course, along with members of the student group, gave their final presentations on the progress on their projects. What is Enabling Engineering? In the words of Julia Hayward, Service-Learning Teaching Assistant for the… Continue reading Enabling Engineering: A Reflection

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Fall 2018 Service-Learning Reception & Virtual EXPO: Here’s What You Missed and How You Can Still Get Involved!

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Written by S-L Co-op and Program Assistant, Chelsea Lauder The Service-Learning Program at Northeastern really decided to switch some things up this semester with their signature event. The Fall 2018 Service-Learning Reception & Virtual EXPO on Thursday, December 6th, from 10-11:30, brought together over 200 people. Community partners, faculty, S-L students, Northeastern community members, and… Continue reading Fall 2018 Service-Learning Reception & Virtual EXPO: Here’s What You Missed and How You Can Still Get Involved!

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

2018 Robotics Showcase Reflection

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Written by Service-Learning Teaching Assistant Alex Spak "Cornerstones of Engineering," is one of the first classes required of all freshman students in the college of engineering. Professor Susan Freeman is one of several professors who teach this course. The noticeable difference, however, is that Professor Freeman incorporates Service-Learning into her Cornerstone class by partnering with… Continue reading 2018 Robotics Showcase Reflection

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S-L Myths Busted: Katarina Radisic

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Written by S-L Street Team Member Cassandra Barrett While many people love taking Service-Learning courses, some other students may find it daunting for a number of reasons. In this new series of articles, S-L Myths Busted, follow along as S-L Student Leader Cassandra tackles some S-L myths with former and current S-L students. Katarina Radisic… Continue reading S-L Myths Busted: Katarina Radisic

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: Yao Xiao

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Name: Yao Xiao Role within Service-Learning: Center for Community Service Co-op and Program Assistant Major: Informatics Minor: Analytics How are your values expressed through your community engagement and community service work? I was a business student, and all I care was profit and efficiency until I am work with CCS, I start to feel more related to… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Yao Xiao

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T’was the night before the Virtual EXPO

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T'was the Night Before the Virtual EXPO Written by S-L Street Team Member Kelsie O'Flanagan T’was the night before the EXPO, when all through our network, Not a poster was present, not even just one. The site was set up by Program Assistant Chelsea with care, In hopes that the students projects will soon be… Continue reading T’was the night before the Virtual EXPO

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Welcome to the Round Table

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Written by S-L Student and Graduate Assistant Courtney Woodman This semester marks the second year of Service-Learning at Northeastern’s involvement with Round Table Inc., a long-time community partner of Northeastern University’s Center of Community Service. Founded and run by George Benner and situated in the heart of the Mary Ellen McCormack housing project, Round Table… Continue reading Welcome to the Round Table

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A Weekend at the Boston Book Festival

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Written by S-L Street Team Member Kelsie O’Flanagan Earlier this semester, the Street Team promoted the Boston Book Festival - an annual event that allows book-worms across Boston to join together for a day to celebrate both reading and 826 Boston (one of our beloved Community Partners). I had a chance to connect with Executive… Continue reading A Weekend at the Boston Book Festival