With the start of a new semester comes a new group of our incredible Service-Learning Student Leaders! Learn more about this semester's cohort with a flip through our Fall 2018 S-LSL Lookboook complete with student photos, bios and some insight on their favorite (or not so favorite) treats! Click the link below to see the... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Service-Learning faculty member, Professor Lucy Bunning for her featured article in the latest issue of The Reading Matrix, an international online journal published semi-annually! The article, co-written with Professor Ilka Kostka, features Professor Bunning's research from her Community Learning classes with The Center for Advanced Teaching and Learning Through Research (CATLR) Faculty Scholars... Continue Reading →
By Spring 2018 Service-Learning Teaching Assistant for Education in the Community Lauren Silva Exploring Boston's Neighborhoods This spring, students in the Education in the Community Service-Learning course, taught by Polly Attwood, completed a neighborhood walk, individual reflection, and group presentation for their Exploring Boston’s Neighborhoods project. The neighborhoods included Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, South End, The... Continue Reading →
Name: Kelsie O'Flanagan Role within Service-Learning: Service-Learning Program Assistant, Service-Learning Team Manager, and Service-Learning Teaching Assistant for Community Learning How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? I value working in the community in which I live and study, to ensure I'm stepping outside of the college bubble and interact with... Continue Reading →
By Service-Learning Program Assistant Asta MacKie In continuation of our #CapturingCommunity series, this month we're highlighting service-learning course Community Learning, part of Northeastern University's American Classroom program in the College of Professional Studies, by speaking to several of the faculty members, S-LTAs (Service-Learning Teaching Assistants), and community partners involved! Read on to see how faculty members... Continue Reading →
By Bree Hussong, Fall 2017 S-L Street Team Northeastern has always been dedicated to providing as many extraordinary experiences as possible, across all colleges, and service-learning is no different! Regardless of your major, there is a chance for any Northeastern student to take a service-learning course. The above graphic provides a mere sampling of... Continue Reading →
Written by Service-Learning Team Manager, Anika Krause Education in the Community was my first introduction to service-learning. It was my very first class on my very first day of my freshman year, and I’ve been hooked ever since. Education in the Community was the first class I was an S-LTA for and, this past semester,... Continue Reading →
Role within service-learning: Service-Learning Fellow and Faculty Member in the Foundation Year Program for English Did you find service-learning or did service-learning find you? I have always incorporated days of service into my courses, as I've discovered that my students become their best versions of themselves when they are untethered from the classroom and engaging in the... Continue Reading →
By Olivia Zou Olivia is an international student in the America Classroom Program in the College of Professional Studies. She served as a weekly tutor at Boston Scholar Athletes in Fall 2016 as part of her Community Learning course. I go to Boston Scholar Athletes every Monday to help out high school students with their... Continue Reading →
