Written by S-L Street Team member Shiko Githere At first glance, Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trips and Service-Learning seem pretty different. During an ASB trip, one usually leaves the Boston area for another state or country to immerse themselves in volunteer work for one week. Whereas for Service-Learning (S-L), students partner with local organizations for... Continue Reading →
#CapturingCommunity: Waverly Jackson
College Affiliation: COS & CSSHMajor: PsychologyMinor: Cultural Anthropology & Global Social Entrepreneurship Name: Waverly JacksonRole within Service-Learning: S-L Teaching Assistant How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work?I have strong values in being empathetic, working hard, and fostering inclusion. Service-Learning, a pathway to community engagement, has allowed me to further strengthen... Continue Reading →
Becoming a Part of the S-L Family
By S-L Street Team Member Tyler Nicholson As a longtime part of the S-L family (3 years and counting!) sometimes it can be difficult to take a step back and think about how, and why, I ended up here in the first place. I’ve occupied different student-leader roles throughout my time in the program, some... Continue Reading →
Meet the Spring 2019 Service-Learning Student Leaders!
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 Spring 2019 Service-Learning Student Leader Lookbook complete with student photos, bios and some insight into what animals they relate to most! Click the link below to see... Continue Reading →
Community Events Recap- November 2018
Written by S-L Street Team Member Vishrut Gupta With the Fall semester winding down and finals coming up, here is a quick recap of the community events that happened in November from the Service-Learning Street Team! Camp Harbor View Citython 5K - November 17th, 2018 This event took participants through the iconic Boston neighborhoods of... Continue Reading →
Service-Learning Faculty in the News: Fall 2018
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 →
Questioning Service-Learning and Community Engagement: A Workshop
Written by S-L Graduate Assistant Sophia LaCortiglia For the past few years, members of Northeastern's Service-Learning community have attended an annual Service-Learning conference hosted by Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Using the knowledge and information they learned from these conferences, a group of Service-Learning faculty hosted a Service-Learning workshop. This workshop centered on the research... Continue Reading →
S-L Myths Busted: Katarina Radisic
Written by S-L Street Team Member Cassandra Barrett While many people love taking Service-Learning courses, some other students may find it daunting for a number of reasons. In this new series of articles, S-L Myths Busted, follow along as S-L Student Leader Cassandra tackles some S-L myths with former and current S-L students. Katarina Radisic... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Round Table
Written by S-L Student and Graduate Assistant Courtney Woodman This semester marks the second year of Service-Learning at Northeastern’s involvement with Round Table Inc., a long-time community partner of Northeastern University’s Center of Community Service. Founded and run by George Benner and situated in the heart of the Mary Ellen McCormack housing project, Round Table... Continue Reading →
S-L Myths Busted: Tyler Hill
Written by S-L Street Team Member Cassandra Barrett While many people love taking Service-Learning courses, some other students may find it daunting for a number of reasons. In this new series of articles, S-L Myths Busted, follow along as S-L Student Leader Cassandra tackles some S-L myths with former and current S-L students. Tyler Hill... Continue Reading →