Fall 2015
Category: Archive
S-L at NU goes to IARSLCE
On Tuesday, November 17th, Becca Berkey, director of Service-Learning at Northeastern, Lisa Roe, assistant director of Service-Learning at Northeastern, Hilary Schuldt, associate director of the Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning through Research at Northeastern, and Gail Begley, director of the University PreHealth Program, presented their preliminary research on the second day of the International… Continue reading S-L at NU goes to IARSLCE
From S-L student, to S-LTA, to the Street Team
Jaclyn Hunter knows S-L at NU from all sides. By Jaclyn Hunter Over the past few years, I have had the pleasure of getting to know the Service-Learning program at Northeastern inside and out. In my first semester with Service-Learning, I applied to be a Service-Learning Teaching Assistant and then found out that one of… Continue reading From S-L student, to S-LTA, to the Street Team
My Service-Learning Journey
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
Week 4 in the Writer’s Room
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
My Trip to the Yawkey Club of Roxbury
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
Service-Learning student Emily Blackwell participates in Make a Difference Day
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
#ShowMeYourAssets; What is asset-based community development?
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?
New partner spotlight: Daily Table
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
Introducing the Service-Learning Street Team!
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!
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