It's that time of year again! To help you prepare for another semester of service, we've decided to share these seven pro tips for volunteering from our four video series at the Center of Community Service to ensure that both you and your community partners get the most out of your service! Be sure to… Continue reading Center of Community Service Informational Videos: Volunteering 101
Role within service-learning: Service-Learning Program Associate What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? Once you start service-learning, you never go back to "regular" learning! I often used to say this as a joke but after going through a multitude of positions in the S-L program, I recognize that being part of S-L caused… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Suzie Kim
Role within service-learning: Service-Learning Teaching Assistant Did you find service-learning or did service-learning find you? Service-Learning definitely found me. I was taking a class in the spring and my professor asked anyone if they would would like to be a teaching assistant for her class happening in the fall and that's when I learned about service-learning. I've always loved… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Sadiya Gurhan
Role within service-learning: Director of Massachusetts Promise Fellowship Did you find service-learning or did service-learning find you? I’d say service-learning and I found each other simultaneously! After starting work in the Center of Community Service at the Massachusetts Promise Fellowship, I quickly realized that service-learning could play a great role in building the capacity of our program. I’ve since had… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Colleen Holohan
Role within service-learning: Service-Learning Team Manager What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? It is a two way street! Meaning, the relationship between the student and the community partner/population served is mutually beneficial. The student is learning from the community partner they serve with in a way that helps them concretely develop understandings… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Mackenzie Montgomery
Role within service-learning: Program Manager at Little Brothers--Friends of the Elderly What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? Service-Learning is an opportunity and a chance to learn about your community! How are your values expressed through your community engagement and service-learning work? At Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly we value community and connection. Our service-learning work offers students the… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Cynthia Wilkersen
Role within service-learning: Director of the Service-Learning Program What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? Service-Learning is an experiential pedagogical approach that looks for meaningful partnership at the intersection of two questions: 1) What should the students learn through the experience(s)? and 2) What are the community’s goals? In this way, there is… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Becca Berkey
Role within service-learning: Massachusetts Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? Service-Learning can be a fantastic resource for community organizations. Generation Citizen has benefited hugely from partnering with NU Service-learning. We've gained traditional program volunteers as well as talented Computer Science majors who have developed tech far beyond what we… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Amy Stahl
Written by Service-Learning Program Assistant and Co-op Jasmine Cheung Pictured above (Top photo from left to right): Dr. Becca Berkey with her students hard at work shoveling, planting and dropping scallion seeds. On a sunny Wednesday afternoon two weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to tag along with the Food Justice and Community Development class… Continue reading Hungry to learn about The Food Project?
Role within service-learning: Service-Learning Teaching Assistant What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? Service-Learning should be incorporated into every course, in every school, period. Can you tell I have strong opinions about this? In a nutshell, I believe it is crucial for students to step outside the confines of a classroom… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Katy Davis
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