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Rewards & Recognitions

Congratulations to Our 2018-2019 Course-Community Collaboration Award Recipients!

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The Course-Community Collaboration Award celebrates excellence within the Service-Learning Program at Northeastern University. The award is meant to acknowledge collaborations between individuals or groups who went above and beyond the expectations of their role to contribute to a meaningful partnership that benefits the community while enhancing student learning and/or faculty scholarship. Each year the Service-Learning… Continue reading Congratulations to Our 2018-2019 Course-Community Collaboration Award Recipients!

Rewards & Recognitions

Congratulations to the Northeastern Students4Giving Grant Recipient!

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Congratulations to the Northeastern Students4Giving (NS4G) Grant recipient, City Life/Vida Urbana! The grant was awarded in collaboration with Professor Rebecca Riccio's course, The Non-Profit Sector, Philanthropy and Social Change. This grant was awarded in connection with this year's NS4G's funding priority: Uplifting Community Voice and Public Participation in Civic Decision Learn more about City Life/ Vida… Continue reading Congratulations to the Northeastern Students4Giving Grant Recipient!

News & Events

Spring 2019 Robotics Showcase

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Photo courtesy of S-L Teaching Assistant, Lauren Scornavacca Written by S-L Teaching Assistant Lauren Scornavacca The showcase is an end of the semester gathering of all of Professor Sue Freeman's Cornerstones of Engineering students along with the kids that they worked with throughout the community. The showcase is a place to show family, friends, and… Continue reading Spring 2019 Robotics Showcase

News & Events

Here’s What You Missed: Spring 2019 Reception & Virtual EXPO

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Written by S-L Co-op and Program Assistant Julia Barnes-Brown On Thursday, April 18th, Service-Learning at Northeastern hosted the Spring 2019 Service-Learning Reception & Virtual EXPO. This was the service-learning program’s second showcase of their re-imagined signature event. Over 200 people viewed artifacts from this semester's service-learning collaborations, hosted on the Virtual EXPO website, at viewing… Continue reading Here’s What You Missed: Spring 2019 Reception & Virtual EXPO

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

Service in Bloom: Connecting S-L & Alternative Spring Break

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Written by S-L Street Team Member Shiko Githere I had the pleasure of checking back in with Elizabeth Pier again after her Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trip to Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. Elizabeth is a second-year Behavioral Neuroscience major, Service-Learning Teaching Assistant (S-LTA), and first-time ASB Trip Leader. If you missed part one… Continue reading Service in Bloom: Connecting S-L & Alternative Spring Break

News & Events

Service-Learning Faculty in the News: Spring 2019

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Let’s take a moment to recognize how Service-Learning faculty members have been highlighted throughout the Spring 2019 semester in the news on campus and across Boston! December Sustainability Education: It's All Fun and GamesDecember 14th, 2018, Northeastern University College of EngineeringKathryn Schulte-Grahame- College of Engineering Student Work: Writing with a Camera in Ecuador, Summer II,… Continue reading Service-Learning Faculty in the News: Spring 2019

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: Lauren Silva

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Video Interview by S-L Street Team Member Joy Tang https://youtu.be/G5r941blqrU Learn more about Service-Learning Street Team member Lauren Silva in this video installment of our #CapturingCommunity series! Excerpt by S-L Street Team Member Arunkumar Prabhakaran Lauren was first introduced to Service-Learning during her time in the N.U.in program in Greece during Fall 2016. When she… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Lauren Silva

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What You Missed: 2019 Eastern Regional Campus Compact (ERCC) Conference

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Written by Service-Learning Program Assistant Ruthanne Bandy This year the Eastern Regional Campus Compact (ERCC) brought together campus executives, scholars, practitioners, students, and community partners to engage in the region’s biannual conference from March 25 - 27, in Providence, Rhode Island. The theme, “Education for Democracy: Innovating in Complex Times,” provided framing for keynote and… Continue reading What You Missed: 2019 Eastern Regional Campus Compact (ERCC) Conference

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

Service in Bloom: Connecting S-L and Alternative Spring Break (Part One)

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Written by S-L Street Team member Shiko Githere At first glance, Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trips and Service-Learning seem pretty different. During an ASB trip, one usually leaves the Boston area for another state or country to immerse themselves in volunteer work for one week. Whereas for Service-Learning (S-L), students partner with local organizations for… Continue reading Service in Bloom: Connecting S-L and Alternative Spring Break (Part One)

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

My Service-Learning Journey: Stephenie Hou

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Written by Stephenie Hou, S-L Community Partner Hi everyone! My name is Stephenie Hou and I am the Intergenerational Program Manager at Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly, a community partner with Service-Learning (S-L) at Northeastern. I have a great appreciation for S-L and was actually first introduced to the idea as an incoming freshman at… Continue reading My Service-Learning Journey: Stephenie Hou