Even as the world stopped with the onslaught of COVID-19 - the research, scholarship, and spotlighting of our community-engaged faculty network has not. This post shares the scholarship and news features of our 2020-2021 service-learning course faculty members. While it is only a sampling, it is an incredible list that showcases the innovative and important... Continue Reading →
S-L Street Team Member Salil KhannaAs a faculty member at Northeastern, you’ve been engaged with service-learning for a long time…. Can you tell me more about the program you organized, Healthy Kids Healthy Future? A decade ago, in 2009, a group of organizers and I created Healthy Kids Healthy Futures. We worked within Northeastern University... Continue Reading →
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 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 →
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 →
Let’s take a moment to recognize how Service-Learning faculty members have been highlighted throughout the Fall 2018 semester in the news on campus and across Boston! Books Reconceptualizing Faculty Development in Service-Learning/Community Engagement: Exploring Intersections, Frameworks, and Models of Practice July 31st, 2018 Stylus Publishing Becca Berkey- College of Social Sciences and Humanities The Urban... Continue Reading →
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 →
By Service-Learning Program Assistant Kelsie O’Flanagan As the Spring 2018 semester wraps us, many of the pieces of our Service-Learning puzzle had a chance to come together to celebrate another successful semester at our Spring 2018 Service-Learning EXPO! To see details on presenters, Spring 2018 community partners, and more, explore our Spring 2018 Service-Learning EXPO... Continue Reading →
By Program Assistant & Co-op Amanda Tompkins and Program Assistant Asta MacKie Each year, the Service-Learning Program asks our community to nominate any student, faculty member, community partner, or Service-Learning Student Leader who goes above and beyond in their role within Service-Learning. This year, we received a record number of nominations, and were so pleased... Continue Reading →
By Service-Learning Program Assistant & Co-op Asta MacKie Let’s take a moment to recognize how Service-Learning faculty members have been highlighted throughout 2017 in the news on campus and across Boston! 1/20/17 - Best Posts of the Week: Jan. 15 to Jan. 20 – featuring S-L faculty member and Director of Service-Learning Becca... Continue Reading →
