Written by CETR Program Associate, Chelsea Lauder For Community-Engaged Teaching and Research (CETR) at Northeastern, our Spring 2020 semester was interrupted, alongside the rest of the world, by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has highlighted existing issues for food access and security in our Boston communities. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boston Food... Continue Reading →
Wondering who made up the building blocks of service-learning this fall? Take a look below to explore more! Click here to view a list of the 50+ service-learning course sections taught by faculty across 8 different colleges at Northeastern. Click here to view a list of our 70+ community partners. Click here to meet our... Continue Reading →
In addition to supporting 50+ service-learning courses, faculty, and associated community partnerships each semester, our team has been working nonstop behind the scenes to continue to build upon the portfolio of resources and opportunities we provide to those across our network. Here are some highlights we're particularly excited about: Self-Guided Faculty Onboarding Module – This was... 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 →
Photo courtesy of S-L Teaching Assistant, Lauren Scornavacca Written by S-L Teaching Assistant Lauren Scornavacca The showcase is an end of the semester gathering of all of Professor Sue Freeman's Cornerstones of Engineering students along with the kids that they worked with throughout the community. The showcase is a place to show family, friends, and... 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 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 →
Written by Stephenie Hou, S-L Community Partner Hi everyone! My name is Stephenie Hou and I am the Intergenerational Program Manager at Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly, a community partner with Service-Learning (S-L) at Northeastern. I have a great appreciation for S-L and was actually first introduced to the idea as an incoming freshman at... Continue Reading →
Name: Jennifer LewisRole within Service-Learning: Community Member What Organization do you Represent?: Roxbury Tenants of Harvard How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? I value collaboration and partnerships which allow youth to experience different perspectives and grow beyond their expectations. Bringing together youth from the community and youth in colleges... Continue Reading →
The Service-Learning staff and Advisory Board would like to extend their thanks to all who joined us for our inaugural event Publicly Engaged Scholar-in-Residence: A Discussion Series featuring Dr. Timothy K. Eatman. This event took place from Thursday, January 31st to Friday, February 1st, 2019. A special thank you to the incredible Dr. Eatman for... Continue Reading →
