By Katie Elliot Who are you and what are you doing here? This past week the faculty member who teaches the First-Year Writing section I am the Service-Learning Teaching Assistant for asked his students this question. Furthermore, Mark Edmundson asks all college students this question. Edmundson proclaims: “You can get a terrific education in America now—there… Continue reading Who are you and what are you doing here?
As so often happens with service, I came into this experience expecting to help an organization better their service, and instead the service ended up bettering me. By Kaela Chevalier This fall I had the opportunity to participate in my first service-learning project at Northeastern. As a graduate student, I am taking an elective course… Continue reading The Importance of Undergraduate Service
By Adrianna Graziano Ever since joining the Northeastern community, I have been an active participant in community service: first, exploring S-L my first semester in Professor Begley’s Inquiries in Cell and Molecular Biology course, then serving with the Americorps program Jumpstart, and now working as an S-L TA. After being an S-L student, the opportunity… Continue reading Transitioning from S-L student to an S-LTA
By Xin Sheena Zhou The organization I chose is Vibrant Boston. Vibrant Boston (VB) is a community-based non-profit organization; they offer many programs in art, education, sports and wellness that influence youth to become well-rounded, educated, and productive citizens by exposing them to positive after-school activities. Their mission is to engage the youth and their… Continue reading Learning Skills through Service
I am fortunate that my group was assigned Vibrant Boston because not only do we have a lot to offer them, but also they have a lot to offer us. By Alexina Prather For the Strategic Communications for Non Profit Organizations course, I am currently partnered with Vibrant Boston as a service-learning organization. Vibrant… Continue reading Working with Vibrant Boston
By Madeline DuBois When I was given my service-learning assignment, I was very excited to be taking on a challenge. That excitement has not diminished, but my expectations have been adjusted. I initially thought the position would be very structured with specific tasks to be accomplished each time, but there is actually a lot of freedom… Continue reading Friends of the Children, Boston
By Kyle Rossini I am writing my reflection for my service-learning with Boston Scholar Athletes as I sit on the Red Line on the T, coming back from my first tutoring session, because I have so much stuff fresh in my mind that I wouldn’t want to hold off the reflection and forget it all. … Continue reading Getting in the Zone
By Claire Bergsten I am currently working with Hostelling International, an organization that runs hostels worldwide and has one in downtown Boston by the Theatre District. By the end of the semester, my service-learning group and I will have designed a strategic communications plan as our project. We are focusing on increasing attendance at their… Continue reading Service-Learning and the Real World
By Kristopher Fernandez As any middle-school teacher will attest, teaching twelve-year olds is challenging. Commanding respect and attention is difficult under any circumstances, and it is even more difficult if they speak a different language. It is this situation in which I found myself when tutoring at the Wang YMCA. My task was seemingly very… Continue reading Practicing Language in the Community
By Carmen Costa I help serve at the Boston Rescue Mission on Kingston Avenue. About three weeks ago when I volunteered on October 12th, I got a behind-the-scenes look at the ways in which the Mission truly saves people that are close to or have hit rock bottom. There was another volunteer there that day… Continue reading My Experiences at the Boston Rescue Mission
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