Many students perceive Service-Learning as something for Humanities majors, but little do STEM majors know, S-L is for everyone and is especially important for STEM majors. In this next installment of Connecting S-L and STEM, we will address confidence. Confidence-- It is not something that can be taught, and it can only be gained from... Continue Reading →
Name: Javier Apfeld Role within Service-Learning: S-L Faculty Member College: College of Science Department: Bioengineering How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? I love that my students have a chance to connect the concepts about the new science of aging they are learning in the classroom with the life experiences... Continue Reading →
Written by S-L Street Team member, Cassandra Barrett Many students perceive service-learning as something for Humanities majors, but little do STEM majors know, S-L is for everyone and is especially important for STEM majors. As a biology major, the core curriculum focuses on building our scientific and technical skillset. Often, our classes fail to explore... Continue Reading →
Name: Shiko Githere Role in Service-Learning: S-L Street Team Member Major: Behavioral Neuroscience What is one thing everyone should know about Service-Learning? I think that everyone should know that there are a lot of different sides to Service-Learning at NU and a lot of different ways to get involved! Regardless of whether you have plenty... Continue Reading →
Name: Taylor Drysdale Role within Service-Learning: S-L Student, Teaching Assistant, & Alumni College Affiliation: College of Science, College of Professional Studies Major: Psychology (and candidate for Masters in Elementary Education) Minor: Spanish How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? I've always tried my best to keep my life centered around... Continue Reading →
Name: Alexandra Castillejo Role within Service-Learning: S-L Teaching Assistant College Affiliation: College of ScienceMajor: Environmental Science How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work?I believe in focusing on and utilizing the assets of those we're serving in any situation, whether that be in direct service of a community organization or in... Continue Reading →
Name: Rebecca GreenRole within Service-Learning: S-L Teaching Assistant College Affiliation: College of Social Sciences & HumanitiesMajor: SociologyMinor: Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work?As a university with a tremendous share of resources, and significant impact in Boston, we as an institution have an ethical obligation... Continue Reading →
Written by S-L Co-op and Program Assistant Julia Barnes-Brown On Thursday, April 18th, Service-Learning at Northeastern hosted the Spring 2019 Service-Learning Reception & Virtual EXPO. This was the service-learning program’s second showcase of their re-imagined signature event. Over 200 people viewed artifacts from this semester's service-learning collaborations, hosted on the Virtual EXPO website, at viewing... Continue Reading →
Written by S-L Street Team Member Shiko Githere I had the pleasure of checking back in with Elizabeth Pier again after her Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trip to Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. Elizabeth is a second-year Behavioral Neuroscience major, Service-Learning Teaching Assistant (S-LTA), and first-time ASB Trip Leader. If you missed part one... Continue Reading →
