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Full-Text Articles in Sociology
Building Civic Participation Of Undergraduates: Umass Boston’S Civic Engagement Scholars Initiative (Cesi), Rajini Srikanth, Aminah Pilgrim, Office Of Faculty Development, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Office Of Community Partnerships, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Building Civic Participation Of Undergraduates: Umass Boston’S Civic Engagement Scholars Initiative (Cesi), Rajini Srikanth, Aminah Pilgrim, Office Of Faculty Development, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Office Of Community Partnerships, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
The Civic Engagement Scholars Initiative (CESI) is a professional development program that supports faculty and community partners to effectively engage undergraduate students in service-learning and community-based research activities. CESI aims to reinforce classroom learning, foster civic habits and skills, and address community-identified needs.
Community University Project For Literacy (Cupl), Carol Chandler-Rourke
Community University Project For Literacy (Cupl), Carol Chandler-Rourke
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
The Community-University Project for Literacy (CUPL), now in its third decade of service, provides an academic structure for UMB students to provide 40 hours of service each semester as tutors at community-based learning centers while attending a credit-bearing seminar at UMass/Boston.
Harbor Point Partnership, Office Of Athletics And Recreation, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Harbor Point Apartments Company
Harbor Point Partnership, Office Of Athletics And Recreation, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Harbor Point Apartments Company
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
Harbor Point Outreach Partnership (HPOP) is a community-university tutoring and afterschool youth enrichment program based on the work of students in service-learning classes and volunteers from UMass Boston. Currently, there are 50 UMass Boston students and 10 community residents working with 70 students at the Walther Denney Center.
Beacon Voyages For Service: 2013 Alternative Spring Break Trip To The Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, Sherrod Williams
Beacon Voyages For Service: 2013 Alternative Spring Break Trip To The Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, Sherrod Williams
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
This March, fourteen UMass Boston students traveled to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to address the pressing issues of poverty faced by the Oglala Lakota people by assisting in construction efforts such as repairing stairwells, building children’s bunk beds, and installing protective skirting around mobile homes to help increase the overall quality of life on the reservation. In conjunction with the service work, special attention was placed on fostering relationships and participating in a cultural exchange with the Oglala Lakota community that has created awareness about the tribulations faced by the United States of America’s most disadvantaged …
Social Equality And Environmental Education In Brazil, Sherrod Williams
Social Equality And Environmental Education In Brazil, Sherrod Williams
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
Beacon Voyages for Service (BVS) is a program within the Office of Student Leadership and Community Engagement that coordinates Alternative Break programs. BVS Brazil traveled to Porto Alegre. This group of students partnered with “The Brazilian Association of Cultural Exchange (ABIC)” and the Center for Environmental Education to learn about the social problems that affect the citizens of Brazil and tackle issues of waste management. The students work alongside community members in a recycling unit and spend many hours working with local youth.
Building Sustainability In Rural Puerto Rico, Sherrod Williams
Building Sustainability In Rural Puerto Rico, Sherrod Williams
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
Beacon Voyages for Service (BVS) is a program within the Office of Student Leadership and Community Engagement that coordinates Alternative Break programs. BVS Puerto Rico traveled to Las Marias, Puerto Rico. This group of students partnered with Plenitud Eco-Educational Initiatives to learn about sustainability through organic farming and permaculture practices in rural areas of Puerto Rico.
Urban Partnerships Promoting Academic Excellence, Amy L. Cook, Laura A. Hayden, Robert A. Gracia
Urban Partnerships Promoting Academic Excellence, Amy L. Cook, Laura A. Hayden, Robert A. Gracia
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
Boston Public Schools (BPS) and the University preparation programs have developed a collaborative partnership that shares a vision for charting bright futures for all students. This program aims that incorporating service learning in curricula will prepare school counseling students to promote educational excellence and equity among urban youth, and Co-creating school counseling interventions between UMass Boston faculty and BPS personnel will foster communication and meet student needs.
Community Health Nursing Service Learning, Joyce K. Edmonds, Diane Coste
Community Health Nursing Service Learning, Joyce K. Edmonds, Diane Coste
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
Through the Service Learning Course, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, RN-BS Online Program, Senior Level Course, Community Health for RN’s and NU 461, 6 credits Student Body Registered Nurses (70-105 each semester) throughout the state seeking to obtain a Bachelor in Science of Nursing. The Institute of Medicine, Future of Nursing Report recommends increasing the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020. Instructional Aim Students obtain a better understanding of public health and nursing theory and practice as they further develop their professional and civic identities through meaningful service to their communities. Service Learning Requirement …
Harbor Point Outreach Partnership, Walter Derney Center, Joan Arches, Kim Bomba
Harbor Point Outreach Partnership, Walter Derney Center, Joan Arches, Kim Bomba
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
The Harbor Point Outreach Partnership is a community-university tutoring and afterschool youth enrichment program based on the work of students in service-learning classes, volunteers and work study students from UMass Boston and the Community. We are part of the UMASS Boston-Harbor Point Apartment Community Memorandum of Agreement. Our primary partner is the Walter Denney Youth Center and most activities take place at this location. We also partner with the Dever-McCormack School.
Service Works!: Collaboration Between Vocational Rehabilitation And National Service Programs As An Avenue Towards Employment For Vr Clients, Sheila Fesko, Allison Hall, Institute For Community Inclusion, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Service Works!: Collaboration Between Vocational Rehabilitation And National Service Programs As An Avenue Towards Employment For Vr Clients, Sheila Fesko, Allison Hall, Institute For Community Inclusion, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
Volunteering and engaging in community service are effective avenues for personal and professional development, service participants actively contribute and to strengthen their communities. For people with limited vocational experience, national service can be part if a long-range employment plan. Service can allow VR clients to develop vocational skills, gain work experience, engage in career exploration build professional networks.