Visualizing Chester Square Businesses

Creators: Edward Li, Eninam Takougnadi, John Steinbrecher, & Joshua Paul Rodriguez Course: Information Presentation & Visualization (Borkin) Our artifact is a video demo of an interactive data visualization we created for our DS4200 class in partnership with Chester Square Neighbors. They are an organization dedicated to promoting the health, well-being, and security of the Chester…

Our FSEM Reflection Cloud

Creator: Pippa Lenderking Course: 1000 Connections & Decisions (Community Organizing and Mutual Aid) – Chelsea Lauder Our course chose to make a word cloud because we wanted the chance to collaborate as a class for our final reflection. We reflected on our experiences working with the South End Community Fridge and wrote down words that…

Community Fridge Observation Review

Creator: Brady Duncan Course: 1111 First Year Writing (Garrett) I made a short video describing what I did for my service project, what I observed, and any recommendations for anyone in the future that may take on the same project. View video here: https://youtu.be/RGd3IR85IJ4…

What Do You Want Your Impact To Be?

Creators: Students from FSEM1000 Course: Connections & Decisions (Leavitt) This artifact contains a word cloud based upon students reflections on what they want their impact to be on the world, and how their service- learning role fits into this. Our class’s service theme was youth development and student’s partnered with EV Kids, Hyde Square Task…

Health & Wellness Map

Creators: Kay Fleischner, Charlotte Dinsmore, & Vania Sulley Course: The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, & Social Change (Riccio) Our map visualizes our emerging understandings of the systems that impact access to physical health and wellness. This includes but is not limited to access to physical activities, access to green space, nutrition education, and so on. These…

Music and Social Justice Collaboration with the Roxbury Cultural District

Creators: Angela Deluca, Joseph Franjieh, and Katie Dowell Course: 3351 Music and Social Justice (Moore) This artifact contains a presentation given by three students who worked with the Roxbury Cultural District. The students interviewed local artists who participated in the RCD’s annual event “Nubian Nights.” They also completed background research on the event’s origin and…

Reflecting on Service with Hong Lok House

Creator: Emily Chiasson Course: Psychosocial Aspects of Healthcare (Golub-Victor) This reflection provides an overview of both the barriers and benefits that service-learning provides for students. This student reflected on things such as the language barrier, using verbal and non-verbal cues, as well as how service-learning introduced her to a population she had never worked with…