Name: Rebekah Moore Role in Service-Learning: Faculty College: College of Art, Media and Design How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? By engaging alongside students in Service-Learning work through my Music and Social Justice course, I am privileged to uphold my own ethical responsibility—and that I believe all scholars should... Continue Reading →
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 →
Written by S-L Street Team member, Cloe Grace Considering that many of Northeastern’s freshmen now start their college experience participating in study abroad, the term “NUin bubble” is becoming more prevalent than ever before. NUin is a Northeastern program, giving freshmen the opportunity to take classes abroad for their first semester with other students before... Continue Reading →
Looking for something to do in November? Check out these awesome events in the neighborhood! ABCD Community Heroes Celebration What? Come join Service-Learning community partner Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) as they celebrate 22 exceptional volunteers with Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Audra McDonald. These individuals share their skills, time, and compassion to... 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: Nancy Ho Role in Service-Learning: S-L Teaching Assistant, S-L Team Manager Major: Combined Math and Finance Major What is one thing everyone should know about Service-Learning? Service-Learning is beyond "classic" experiential learning. No matter if you are a student or an S-LTA, you are part of the Service-Learning family and you are never alone... Continue Reading →
Name: Kevin Wong Role within Service-Learning: Community Partner Organization: Family Gym - Foundation for BCYF How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? I feel that I learned a lot about myself during my first semester as a graduate student at Northeastern. Dr. Li's Intro to Assessment class was my first... Continue Reading →
Looking for something to do in October? Check out these awesome events in the neighborhood! Rivermoor Urban Wild Cleanup What? Help us preserve Boston’s nature! A major component of the clean-up will be the picking up and disposing of trash in the surrounding area. Another component will involve the physical removal and disposal of invasive... Continue Reading →
Name: Mollie McEvoy Roles in Service-Learning: Service-Learning Teaching Assistant. Service-Learning Team Manager Major: Human Services, with a concentration in Family and Child Services What is one thing everyone should know about Service-Learning? Service-Learning is for everyone! When I first started taking Service-Learning classes I thought they only existed in my major. However I soon learned... Continue Reading →
