Name: Julia Barnes-BrownRole within Service-Learning: S-L Teaching Assistant, CCS Co-op (S-L Program Assistant) College Affiliation: College of Social Sciences and Humanities Major: Combined Human Services & International Affairs How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? I've had an interest in a vague notion of "helping people" for as long as I... 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 →
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 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 →
Video Interview by S-L Street Team Member Joy Tang https://youtu.be/G5r941blqrU Learn more about Service-Learning Street Team member Lauren Silva in this video installment of our #CapturingCommunity series! Excerpt by S-L Street Team Member Arunkumar Prabhakaran Lauren was first introduced to Service-Learning during her time in the N.U.in program in Greece during Fall 2016. When she... Continue Reading →
Written by Service-Learning Program Assistant Ruthanne Bandy This year the Eastern Regional Campus Compact (ERCC) brought together campus executives, scholars, practitioners, students, and community partners to engage in the region’s biannual conference from March 25 - 27, in Providence, Rhode Island. The theme, “Education for Democracy: Innovating in Complex Times,” provided framing for keynote and... Continue Reading →
