By S-L Street Team Member Tyler Nicholson As a longtime part of the S-L family (3 years and counting!) sometimes it can be difficult to take a step back and think about how, and why, I ended up here in the first place. I’ve occupied different student-leader roles throughout my time in the program, some… Continue reading Becoming a Part of the S-L Family
By Service-Learning Program Assistant Asta MacKie Throughout the years, the Center of Community Service (CCS) has been so lucky to have so many amazing Program Assistants and Co-ops, so this semester we reached out to a few of them to see where they now! Read on to learn more about their time working in the office… Continue reading Where Are They Now? Reflections from Former Center of Community Service Co-ops
By Service-Learning Program Assistant Asta MacKie Northeastern University is well known for encouraging students to gain learning experiences abroad, and Service-Learning plays an important role in this opportunity. Read on to learn from some of the faculty members and past and present Service-Learning Student Leaders in our network about their own experiences participating in Service-Learning… Continue reading Travel the World with Service-Learning: Zambia
By Kelsie O'Flanagan and Jenny Chan, Fall 2017 Street Team Happy December everyone! Our names are Kelsie O’Flanagan and Jenny Chan and we are both Service-Learning Street Team Members for this fall semester. We have both been S-LTA’s in former semesters and also happen to both be business majors here at Northeastern. We are following… Continue reading Service-Learning in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business
Written by Mufan Xu, service-learning publication arts student Mufan served with 826 Boston's Writers Room at Burke High school through the First-Year Writing course with Sebastian Stockman in Spring 2017 My service-learning experience at the Burke High School has been a unique and memorable experience. In the past month, I have grown from an insecure… Continue reading Reflection from a Tutor at 826 Boston
By Megan Fowler I don’t know about you but I’ve never really paid much attention to hyphens; they come off as pretty small and insignificant, not to mention that English grammar and punctuation was never my favorite topic. My respect for and acknowledgement of the hyphen didn’t start until I served as a Service-Learning Teaching… Continue reading The Importance of the Hyphen
By Emily Breen In the world of service-learning, reflection is incredibly important. And I don’t mean the reflection one sees in a mirror or in a body of water – the concept I taught my preschoolers at Jumpstart last week. That reflection is important too, but not what this post is about. My Jumpstart team… Continue reading The Role of Reflection in Service-Learning
By Suzie Kim You know that famous line from Forrest Gump, " Life is like a box of chocolates- you never know what you're going to get?" It's so true. I’m continuously surprised by what I find in my own box and with so much variety in the choices, it’s hard to figure out which… Continue reading Mentors Make Life Sweeter!
By Emily Breen When I started attending admitted students days at various colleges, I tried to keep an open mind. However, I knew that Northeastern was my top choice. Surprisingly, one of the driving decisions for me to attend Northeastern was not its fantastic location in Boston or the co-op program. While of course I join… Continue reading Emily Breen Reflecting from the Street Team
As an outsider, I must respect the space that has already been created while recognizing my place to contribute. By Akiro Duey Service-Learning has provided me with a different view of my learning in the classroom, especially based on my own placement. During my work with Boston Scholar Athletes, I have gained a significant amount… Continue reading My Place to Contribute: A Reflection on First-Year Writing
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