By Mackenzie Montgomery Before I entered Northeastern University I had never heard of service-learning. But as a freshman I learned that I would not only be studying abroad my first semester in London through the N.U.in program, but I would also be doing something known as service-learning. Little did I know that this part of… Continue reading My Service-Learning Journey
By Dilan Kurt Last week, as I was trying to get used to the weather of Boston, I got really sick and missed my shift at the Writer’s Room. My sickness made me realize one thing, one thing only: tutoring at the Writer’s Room is an indispensable part of my life! I never would have… Continue reading Week 4 in the Writer’s Room
By Noa Golan As a Service-Learning Street Team member, I had the chance to accompany some students from Seeing Theater with an Enlightened Eye to their first day of community service at the Yawkey Club of Roxbury. It happened to be a few days before Halloween, and the kids at Yawkey set up this amazing… Continue reading My Trip to the Yawkey Club of Roxbury
Emily Blackwell, a fourth-year Service-Learning student in Human Services Professions, participated in "Make a Difference Day" last Friday with her community partner, Boston Cares. Emily serves with the organization's Service Works program, and spent the day working on a project titled "Bed Build," painting toddler bed frames to be donated to families in need. The frames… Continue reading Service-Learning student Emily Blackwell participates in Make a Difference Day
What is it? Phillips and Pittman (2009) defined asset-based community development as: "The idea is to build capacity within a community--to build and strengthen a community's assets. In contrast to focusing on problems and needs, this alternative approach...is focused on a community's capacity rather than on its deficits." Why is it important? Becca Berkey writes,"Asset-based… Continue reading #ShowMeYourAssets; What is asset-based community development?
Since opening in June, Daily Table has welcomed volunteers from a variety of places and programs. As of this Fall, that includes Service-Learning at Northeastern. By Lisa Randall The recipe for Daily Table is simple: combine donations of fresh, delicious food with dedicated volunteers, to serve up affordable groceries and meals to a neighborhood where healthy food… Continue reading New partner spotlight: Daily Table
By Lisa Randall Third year math major Jordan Perras loved the Human Services professions service-learning class she took last fall, knew she wanted to stay involved with the program, but wasn’t sure what sort of time commitment she could make. “I'm involved in a bunch of organizations around campus, so my schedule is always changing,”… Continue reading Introducing the Service-Learning Street Team!
Being the newest staff member to join Service-Learning at Northeastern, it only made sense for David to take on the most recent addition to the program: the Street Team. By Lisa Randall David joins the team as a graduate student in the College Student Development & Counseling Master’s program and will complete his second-year practicum requirement during… Continue reading Meet David Draper
The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) Annual Conference will take place from November 16-18, 2015 in Boston, MA. In collaboration with Massachusetts Campus Compact, Northeastern University is proud to be the institutional host for the 2015 IARSLCE annual conference. Research to be presented by Northeastern faculty & staff is as… Continue reading IARSLCE: Featured Research by Northeastern Faculty
The Service-Learning EXPO is a science-fair-style event that highlights the scope of the semester's student scholarship, learning outcomes, faculty research, and community partnerships. The theme this fall is the kaleidoscope that these collaborations form as we think about the ways perspective and engagement shape what we see. Visit the Facebook Event Page and add the event… Continue reading Save the Date for the Fall 2015 EXPO!
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