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Faculty Author Talks: Reconceptualizing Faculty Development in Service-Learning/Community Engagement

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Written by Sophia LaCortiglia, Service-Learning Graduate Assistant On Tuesday, October 9th, Dr. Becca Berkey, Director of Service-Learning at Northeastern kicked off this semester's Faculty Author Talk series with a vivacious description of her latest publication “Reconceptualizing Faculty Development in Service-Learning/Community Engagement,” a book that delves into the intersection between educational/faculty development professionals and service-learning/community engagement… Continue reading Faculty Author Talks: Reconceptualizing Faculty Development in Service-Learning/Community Engagement

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Top 5 Posts to Help Prepare for Service-Learning!

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Start the Fall Semester off right with a few tips and tricks to make the most of your Service-Learning course. Below are the top 5 posts, hand-picked to help you have a great S-L experience! 1. "What You Can Expect to Learn at Your Service Site" Everyone knows the most basic approach to gathering information… Continue reading Top 5 Posts to Help Prepare for Service-Learning!

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S-Love Your Roommates!

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By Service-Learning Program Assistant Asta MacKie Did you know that there are five pairs of roommates within the Service-Learning Student Leader Program this spring and summer? While some of these pairings were coincidental, others have known each other for years, and several even met through their positions at Service-Learning! Read on to learn more about… Continue reading S-Love Your Roommates!

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#CapturingCommunity: Sara Garrard

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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

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Lasting Visuals: Artifacts of Service-Learning Partnerships

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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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Fall 2017 Service-Learning EXPO Recap

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By Service-Learning Program Assistant & Co-op Mike Henetz On Thursday, December 7th the Curry Student Center Ballroom was full of students, faculty, representatives of community organizations and members of the local / NU community. All were there to learn from student presenters about their experiences with S-L this semester. The theme of this semesters EXPO was A… Continue reading Fall 2017 Service-Learning EXPO Recap

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Service-Learning in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business

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By Kelsie O'Flanagan and Jenny Chan, Fall 2017 Street Team Happy December everyone! Our names are Kelsie O’Flanagan and Jenny Chan and we are both Service-Learning Street Team Members for this fall semester. We have both been S-LTA’s in former semesters and also happen to both be business majors here at Northeastern. We are following… Continue reading Service-Learning in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business

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Service-Learning in the College of Engineering

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By Kalon Goonetilleke, S-L Street Team At Northeastern, there are many methods set in place so that engineering students can apply and enhance technical skills that they have learned in classrooms. A prime example of this would be the co-op program, where students gain experience by apply their skills to a job, be it coding… Continue reading Service-Learning in the College of Engineering

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Partnership Spotlight: Catholic Charities of Boston, Labouré Center

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By Service-Learning Program Assistant & Co-op Asta MacKie Creating Partnerships in Service-Learning Service-Learning is, first and foremost, a relationship constructed to meet the goals of a community organization and the learning goals of a course.  A successful partnership is one in which students are able to perform meaningful service with a community organization while simultaneously… Continue reading Partnership Spotlight: Catholic Charities of Boston, Labouré Center