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Lessons From Lived Experience: From Fresh Insights To Effective Action, Lisa Deangelis, Maureen A. Scully, Andrea Wight Jun 2014

Lessons From Lived Experience: From Fresh Insights To Effective Action, Lisa Deangelis, Maureen A. Scully, Andrea Wight

Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects

The 34 fellows in the 2014 Emerging Leaders Program worked with community partners to generate the theme, “Learning from Lived Experience: From fresh insights to effective action." Each year, the projects draw upon a theme or lesson from the prior year. Last year and this year, fellows saw how the lived experiences of both their stakeholders and themselves generated nuanced and appropriate approaches to problem-solving. The fellows worked with six community partners, giving their time and professional skills to understand how to frame complex social challenges, engage new partners and resources, and sharpen strategic plans. They conducted surveys, interviews, open …


The Value Of Teamwork, Oderra Jones Apr 2014

The Value Of Teamwork, Oderra Jones

Office of Community Partnerships Posters

Beacons Academy is a collaboration between UMass Boston Athletics, Codman Academy, Dorchester YMCA and the Walter Denney Youth Center to expose students in our local community to sports they may or may not have played through instructional sessions with our intercollegiate coaches and athletes. The goal is to teach the sport while also promoting the value of education, hard work, and teamwork.


Healthy Teen Scholars, Kristely Bastien, Alexandra Bradley, Katherine Brady, Sara Chun, Dara Fulstone, Semira Kassashun, Nick Ryan, Mills Wallace, Merissa Zeman Jan 2014

Healthy Teen Scholars, Kristely Bastien, Alexandra Bradley, Katherine Brady, Sara Chun, Dara Fulstone, Semira Kassashun, Nick Ryan, Mills Wallace, Merissa Zeman

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Wonder Drugs To Hot New Diets: Knowledge Is Power! Adult Health Literacy, Adnan Ahmeduddin, Mary Grace Bowring, Kelly Davis, Indra Gomez, Sarah Halle, Courtney Middlebrook, Molly Sadowsky, Lauren Shauger, Lauren Violette Jan 2014

Wonder Drugs To Hot New Diets: Knowledge Is Power! Adult Health Literacy, Adnan Ahmeduddin, Mary Grace Bowring, Kelly Davis, Indra Gomez, Sarah Halle, Courtney Middlebrook, Molly Sadowsky, Lauren Shauger, Lauren Violette

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Guardian Engagement, Rachel Baywal, Jessica Carag, Laura Johns, John-Hanson Machado, Sarah Rothenberg, Indira Singh, Christie Toolin, Meghana Vijaysimha Jan 2014

Guardian Engagement, Rachel Baywal, Jessica Carag, Laura Johns, John-Hanson Machado, Sarah Rothenberg, Indira Singh, Christie Toolin, Meghana Vijaysimha

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Senior Wellness: Young At Heart, Feda Al Sanonah, Joshua Bagley, Morgan Byrne, Erin Capina, Mamta Chaudhari, Nesreen Gusbi, Ghazal Kango, Sarah Kehl, Ashley Mills, Shaunak Mulani, Erin Prendergast Jan 2014

Senior Wellness: Young At Heart, Feda Al Sanonah, Joshua Bagley, Morgan Byrne, Erin Capina, Mamta Chaudhari, Nesreen Gusbi, Ghazal Kango, Sarah Kehl, Ashley Mills, Shaunak Mulani, Erin Prendergast

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