By Emma Clouse This semester, students in Dr. Sarah Finn’s First-Year writing course, Science, Technology, and Human Values, have been serving on-campus student groups advocating for change ranging from local to global action. The course is structured to bring fresh and current perspectives from these groups on campus into the classroom discussions and assignments, while… Continue reading Dr. Sarah Finn’s First-Year Writing Students Partner with on-campus Groups
Six Semesters of Service-Learning with Professor Bret Keeling
By Megan Fowler Street Team member Megan Fowler sat down with First-Year Writing faculty members Bret Keeling and Chris Featherman to talk about how Service-Learning is integrated into two different sections of the same course. Professor Keeling's students are partnered with seven community-based organizations (826 Boston, X-Cel, BalletRox, Boston Scholar Athletes, Let's Get Ready, the Hurley School, and EMK), while… Continue reading Six Semesters of Service-Learning with Professor Bret Keeling
Chris Featherman uses his First-Year Writing course as a vehicle to explore literacy issues
By Megan Fowler Street Team member Megan Fowler sat down with First-Year Writing faculty members Chris Featherman and Bret Keeling to talk about how Service-Learning is integrated into two different sections of the same course. Professor Featherman's students serve as writing tutors in the John D. O'Bryant School of Math & Science Writer's Room, a space run by… Continue reading Chris Featherman uses his First-Year Writing course as a vehicle to explore literacy issues
Becoming a Global Leader through Service-Learning
By Jordan Perras As a leading expert in the field of Organizational Psychology, Dr. Paula Caligiuri has focused her studies on how to develop culturally competent employees. With the help of the Service-Learning program, her class ‘Becoming a Global Leader’ puts that into practice for Northeastern’s MBA students. Throughout the semester, students discuss varied topics… Continue reading Becoming a Global Leader through Service-Learning
A Reflection on the Street Team
By Suzie Kim If there’s one characteristic Northeastern University students share, it’s that we are very busy people. Very busy. Being involved in at least two student organizations outside of classes, plus part-time jobs/work-study jobs seems to be an underlying standard for us Huskies. Service-Learning has always been an integral part of my experience here… Continue reading A Reflection on the Street Team
Tutoring Tips Tuesday: Tyler Nicholson
Many of the community needs in Boston center around the city’s youth and the desire for additional academic support. As such, a significant number of service-learning students are engaged in service that involves tutoring at after or in-school programs throughout the city. Building resources for our students to use so that they can serve confidently is an… Continue reading Tutoring Tips Tuesday: Tyler Nicholson
Meet S-LTM Anika Krause
ANIKA KRAUSE Service-Learning Team Manager Year/major/minor(s): Third Year, English/Secondary Education Hometown: Port Chester, NY Did you find S-L, or did S-L find you? S-L found me the first semester of my freshman year when I took Professor Attwood’s class, Education in the Community! It was s-love at first sight when I began to volunteer at 826… Continue reading Meet S-LTM Anika Krause
A Reflection from the Street Team: Noa Golan
By Noa Golan As a freshman, I was lucky enough to find myself in Dr. Begley’s biology service-learning class. Initially, I didn’t quite understand what community service had to do with cell and molecular biology- that changed as soon as I started serving. I was a part of a group that was tasked with creating… Continue reading A Reflection from the Street Team: Noa Golan
Tutoring Tips Tuesday: Jonathan Miller
Many of the community needs in Boston center around the city’s youth and the desire for additional academic support. As such, a significant number of service-learning students are engaged in service that involves tutoring at after or in-school programs throughout the city. Building resources for our students to use so that they can serve confidently is an… Continue reading Tutoring Tips Tuesday: Jonathan Miller
Author and Activist Susan Naimark visits Education in the Community
By Sarah Meakin As Service-Learners in the field of education, we seek not only to serve the students of Boston as tutors, but also to learn from them and the community. Our S-L class, Education in the Community, had the privilege of learning from Bostonian activist and author Susan Naimark, who lead a lecture and discussion… Continue reading Author and Activist Susan Naimark visits Education in the Community
