S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: Yao Xiao

Name: Yao Xiao Role within Service-Learning: Center for Community Service Co-op and Program Assistant Major: Informatics Minor: Analytics How are your values expressed through your community engagement and community service work? I was a business student, and all I care was profit and efficiency until I am work with CCS, I start to feel more related to… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Yao Xiao

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: Sophia LaCortiglia

Name: Sophia LaCortiglia Role within Service-Learning: Graduate Assistant Program of Study: JD/MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? I highly value community advocacy and through my work in Service-Learning I can become a better advocate for future clients. What is one thing everyone should know… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Sophia LaCortiglia

Community Partner Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: David Meshoulam

Name: David Meshoulam Role within Service-Learning: Community Partner What organization do you represent: Speak for the Trees How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? We aim to connect residents to their community through appreciating and inventorying trees as a way to connect people to space and neighbors. What is one thing… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: David Meshoulam

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: Lauren Scornavacca

Name: Lauren Scornavacca Role within Service-Learning: Service-Learning Teaching Assistant for Cornerstone of Engineering Did you find Service-Learning or did Service-Learning find you? Service-Learning found me! The summer before my freshman year I received an email from Professor Freeman. She is in charge of Service-Learning in the Cornerstone of Engineering course (which would later become the… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Lauren Scornavacca

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: Chelsea Lauder

Name: Chelsea Lauder Role within Service-Learning: Service-Learning Team Manager and Service-Learning Teaching Assistant for First-Year Writing Did you find Service-Learning or did Service-Learning find you? I would say I found Service-Learning... Freshman year I was trying to decide if I wanted to change my major and what classes I wanted to take and when I… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Chelsea Lauder

Community Partner Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: Barak Soreff

Name: Barak Soreff Role within Service-Learning: Administrative Assistant for Camp Harborview Did you find Service-Learning or did Service-Learning find you? Service-Learning found me...then found me again...and seems to continue finding me in really meaningful ways. My introduction to the practice was in an English course that I took at community college. At the time I… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Barak Soreff

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: Shan Mohammed

Name: Shan Mohammed Role within Service-Learning: Service-Learning Advisory Board Member What is one thing everyone should know about Service-Learning? The rewards of Service-Learning are well worth the hard work, dedication and patience needed to be successful. Having the support of the Service-Learning Office helps immensely. I have grown as a faculty member and person from… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Shan Mohammed

Community Partner Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: Sheyla Carew

Name: Sheyla Carew Role within Service-Learning: Volunteer Interpreters Program Coordinator at Boston Housing Authority How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? The Center for Community Engagement and Civil Rights started the Volunteer Interpreters Program as an initiative "from the community to the community". Students assist Boston Housing's clients who speak limited English… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Sheyla Carew

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: Cassandra Barrett

Name: Cassandra Barrett Role within Service-Learning: Service-Learning Teaching Assistant for Inquiries in Biology What is one thing everyone should know about Service-Learning? Service-Learning is one of the most fulfilling things you can do at Northeastern. We pride ourselves on experiential learning and the S-L program is my favorite form of experiential learning. It is a… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Cassandra Barrett

S-L Student & Faculty Reflections

#CapturingCommunity: Caitlin Thornbrugh

Name: Caitlin Thornbrugh Role within Service-Learning: Faculty member for Service-Learning courses First-Year Writing and First-Year Writing for Multilingual Learners How are your values expressed through your community engagement and Service-Learning work? In every class I teach, I try not to shy away from difficult conversations while at the same time making sure all voices are… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity: Caitlin Thornbrugh