Name: Caitlin Thornbrugh Role within Service-Learning: Faculty member for Service-Learning courses First-Year Writing and First-Year Writing for Multilingual Learners How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? In every class I teach, I try not to shy away from difficult conversations while at the same time making sure all voices are… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Caitlin Thornbrugh
Name: Missy McElligott Role within Service-Learning: Professor for Service-Learning course Inquiries in Biology What is one thing everyone should know about Service-Learning? I think that it is important for students and faculty to know that Service-Learning not only enriches the learning experience in the classroom, it also gives students an opportunity to develop skills that are… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Missy McElligott
By S-L Street Team Member Meiling Zhang Looking for something to do in the upcoming weeks? Check out these awesome events in the neighborhood! South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade WHAT: The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council (SBAWVAC) hosts the annual St. Patrick's Day/Evacuation DayParade, which will include an appearance by the USS Cole, a Navy… Continue reading Current Events 3/15/18-3/28/18
Name: Sara Garrard Role within Service-Learning: Community Partner and Pastor at Old West Church (OWC) How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? One of the main aspects and values of my job is not only doing works of equity and justice, but empowering and equipping others to do the same.… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Sara Garrard
Name: Tyler Nicholson Role within Service-Learning: Service-Learning Team Manager and Service-Learning Teaching Assistant for First-Year Writing with Bret Keeling Did you find Service-Learning or did Service-Learning find you? Service-Learning found me! I was in a S-L section of First-Year Writing, and I wasn't aware it was a S-L section until I got to class on… Continue reading #Capturing Community: Tyler Nicholson
By S-L Street Team Member Chung-Ping Chou Looking for something to do in the upcoming weeks? Check out these awesome events in the neighborhood! IN THE NAME OF CONFUCIUS CC-Official FB Event Page WHAT IN THE NAME OF CONFUCIUS is a one-hour documentary about the Chinese government’s multi-billion dollar Confucius Institute (CI) program and… Continue reading Current Events 3/1/18-3/13/18
By Service-Learning Program Assistant Asta MacKie Take a few minutes to learn about Becca Berkey, Lisa Roe, Amanda Tompkins, Kelsie O'Flanagan, and Asta MacKie - the Service-Learning team behind this semester's partnerships (and meet their furry friends!). Name: Becca Berkey Role within Service-Learning: Director of Service-Learning and faculty member for Food Justice & Community… Continue reading Meet the Spring 2018 Service-Learning Program Staff!
By Service-Learning Program Assistant Asta MacKie In continuation of our #CapturingCommunity series, this month we're highlighting service-learning course Community Learning, part of Northeastern University's American Classroom program in the College of Professional Studies, by speaking to several of the faculty members, S-LTAs (Service-Learning Teaching Assistants), and community partners involved! Read on to see how faculty members… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Community Learning
By S-L Street Team Member Anna Moore Looking for something to do in the upcoming weeks? Check out these awesome events in the neighborhood! Empowered 002: A Night of Poetry What? In support of Girls’ LEAP, an organization that aims to end cycles of violence by teaching girls they have the right to be safe… Continue reading Current Events 2/15/18-2/28/18
By Service-Learning Program Assistant & Co-op Asta MacKie Service-Learning can take many forms depending on the goals of the community partner and learning goals of the course. While many courses and groups on campus took place in weekly service this past semester, such as tutoring or office support, others spent their service time creating… Continue reading Lasting Visuals: Artifacts of Service-Learning Partnerships
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